mountain gorilla vs Taiga tick

Gorilla beringei compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Ixodidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Ixodes
Species	Gorilla beringei	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.