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Black mamba
Dendroaspis polylepis
Reptiles · Least concern
vs
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Boomslang
Dispholidus typus
Reptiles · Least concern
One clip names both of them
1,143 views between them.
Black mamba outweighs Boomslang 8.2× — 30.8 kg against 3.8 kg.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
31 kg
🐍 Black mamba · AnAge
3.77 kg
🐍 Boomslang · AnAge
Body length
4.25 m
🐍 Black mamba · ReptTraits
1.85 m
🐍 Boomslang · ReptTraits
Maximum lifespan
26 yr
🐍 Black mamba · AnAge
8.7 yr
🐍 Boomslang · AnAge
Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.
カメラがとらえた動物たち
このサイトに登場する動物の実際の映像——狩り、けんか、そしてふだんの暮らしぶりまでそろっています。
Shared ancestry
The closest group they share is Serpentes (infraorder), home to 4,156 species.
We know what their shared ancestor was, but not when it lived — no dated family tree spans both of them yet.