aurochs vs mountain gorilla

Bos taurus compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• aurochs is Not Evaluated while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aurochs	mountain gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Bos (Cattle & Bison)	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Bos taurus	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

aurochs and mountain gorilla share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

aurochs

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aurochs	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aurochs

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (8 countries).

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

aurochs

The Aurochs (Bos taurus) is a species in the genus Bos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.