mountain gorilla vs rhesus monkey

Gorilla beringei compared with Macaca mulatta

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while rhesus monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	rhesus monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Macaca
Species	Gorilla beringei	Macaca mulatta

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and rhesus monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

rhesus monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	rhesus monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rhesus monkey

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Iran, Japan), Europe (Germany), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).