What do alligators and crocodiles have in common?

What do alligators and crocodiles have in common?

Reptiles. One obvious similarity between alligators and crocodiles is that both animals are reptiles. They are cold-blooded creatures that expend little energy when they move. They cannot regulate their own internal body temperature, and must rely on external heat sources such as the sun.

Which weighs more alligator or crocodile?

The two species of alligators, the American and the Chinese, tend to be slightly smaller than crocodiles when comparing size and weight. By contrast, the saltwater crocodile is pretty enormous, weighing in at 2,600 pounds and getting to an average length of 21 feet.

Can alligators mate with crocodiles?

aureus, and yes, they ALL can interbreed, and are fertile. Probably a “superspecies ring”, rather than discrete species. Now, notice that Alligators have their own genus, Alligator, and Crocodiles have their very own, Crocodylus. They are genetically too far apart, even though related, to produce “Crocogators”.