mountain gorilla vs Weyns's Duiker

Gorilla beringei compared with Cephalophus weynsi

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Weyns's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Weyns's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Cephalophus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Cephalophus weynsi

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and Weyns's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Weyns's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Weyns's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weyns's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.