mouflon vs mountain gorilla

Ovis aries compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mouflon	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	Ovis	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Ovis aries	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mouflon

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mouflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.