7-Spot Ladybird vs Gorila Occidental

Coccinella septempunctata compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• 7-Spot Ladybird is Least Concern while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	7-Spot Ladybird	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Coccinellidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Coccinella	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Coccinella septempunctata	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

7-Spot Ladybird and Gorila Occidental share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

7-Spot Ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	7-Spot Ladybird	Gorila Occidental
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

7-Spot Ladybird

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Gorila Occidental

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.

7-Spot Ladybird

The 7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) is a species in the genus Coccinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Canada, Colombia, and 2 other countries, inhabiting Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Gorila Occidental

El primate más grande del mundo, los gorilas occidentales pesan hasta 180 kg y habitan los bosques tropicales y subtropicales del África ecuatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, viven en grupos familiares liderados por un macho de espalda plateada que protege la tropa y media en los conflictos sociales. En Peligro Crítico, con poblaciones amenazadas por la deforestación, la caza furtiva para la venta de carne de monte y los brotes del virus del Ébola.