mountain gorilla vs Splayed Deerfly

Gorilla beringei compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Splayed Deerfly
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)	Tabanidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Chrysops
Species	Gorilla beringei	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.