Giant Oceanic Manta Ray vs Gorila Occidental

Manta birostris compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is Endangered while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is omnivore while Gorila Occidental is herbivore.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is 8.8x heavier than Gorila Occidental.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray lives longer (50 years vs 40 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rhincodontidae (Whale Sharks)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Rhincodon (Whale Sharks)	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Manta birostris	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray and Gorila Occidental share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray	Gorila Occidental
Diet	Omnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	50 years	40 years
Average Length	5.0 m	1.7 m
Average Weight	1.4 t	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Ecuador, Maldives, Mexico, and Mozambique. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

La manta raya gigante oceánica (Manta birostris) es la especie de raya más grande, con una envergadura de hasta 7 metros. Son animales filtradores que se alimentan de plancton.

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.