bristled river shrimp vs mountain gorilla

Macrobrachium olfersii compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• bristled river shrimp is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristled river shrimp	mountain gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Palaemonidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Macrobrachium	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Macrobrachium olfersii	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

bristled river shrimp and mountain gorilla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bristled river shrimp

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristled river shrimp	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristled river shrimp

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in United States.

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bristled river shrimp

The Bristled river shrimp (Macrobrachium olfersii) is a species in the genus Macrobrachium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.