5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp vs Westlicher Gorilla

Cerceris quinquefasciata compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• 5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Westlicher Gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp	Westlicher Gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Crabronidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cerceris	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cerceris quinquefasciata	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp and Westlicher Gorilla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Westlicher Gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp	Westlicher Gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Westlicher Gorilla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

The 5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris quinquefasciata) is a species in the genus Cerceris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Westlicher Gorilla

The world's largest primate, western gorillas weigh up to 180 kg and inhabit the tropical and subtropical forests of equatorial Africa. Primarily herbivorous, living in family groups led by a silverback male who protects the troop and mediates social conflicts. Critically Endangered, with populations threatened by deforestation, poaching for bushmeat, and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.