Black-billed Streamertail vs gorilla

Trochilus scitulus compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Black-billed Streamertail is Least Concern while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Streamertail	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Trochilidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Trochilus	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Trochilus scitulus	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Streamertail and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Streamertail

LC — Least Concern

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Streamertail	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Streamertail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

gorilla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-billed Streamertail

The Black-billed Streamertail (Trochilus scitulus) is a species in the genus Trochilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

gorilla

The world's largest primate, western gorillas weigh up to 180 kg and inhabit the tropical and subtropical forests of equatorial Africa. Primarily herbivorous, living in family groups led by a silverback male who protects the troop and mediates social conflicts. Critically Endangered, with populations threatened by deforestation, poaching for bushmeat, and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.