mountain gorilla vs Richards' Greenbottle

Gorilla beringei compared with Lucilia richardsi

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Richards' Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Richards' Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Calliphoridae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Lucilia
Species	Gorilla beringei	Lucilia richardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and Richards' Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Richards' Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Richards' Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richards' Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.