mountain gorilla vs Northern Emerald

Gorilla beringei compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Corduliidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Somatochlora
Species	Gorilla beringei	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Northern Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.