mountain gorilla vs toque macaque

Gorilla beringei compared with Macaca sinica

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while toque macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	toque macaque
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 sinica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

toque macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	toque macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toque macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.