mountain gorilla vs Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Gorilla beringei compared with Carollia perspicillata

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Seba's Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Carollia
Species	Gorilla beringei	Carollia perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and Seba's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Seba's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.