Rana Sureña de Ecuador vs Gorila Occidental

Noblella lochites compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Rana Sureña de Ecuador is Near Threatened while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rana Sureña de Ecuador	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Craugastoridae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Noblella	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Noblella lochites	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Rana Sureña de Ecuador and Gorila Occidental share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Rana Sureña de Ecuador

NT — Near Threatened

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rana Sureña de Ecuador

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.

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.