vs Gorila Occidental

Beggiatoa minima compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Beggiatoales (Beggiatoales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Beggiatoaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Beggiatoa	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Beggiatoa minima	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.

Beggiatoa minima is a species in the genus Beggiatoa. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Beggiatoa minima.

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.