mountain gorilla vs Red Lauan

Gorilla beringei compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Shorea
Species	Gorilla beringei	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Red Lauan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.