mountain gorilla vs Pashford Pot Beetle

Gorilla beringei compared with Cryptocephalus exiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Pashford Pot Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Cryptocephalus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Cryptocephalus exiguus

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and Pashford Pot Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Pashford Pot Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Pashford Pot Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pashford Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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