Gorila Occidental vs Loose Silky-bent

Gorilla gorilla compared with Apera spica-venti

Key Differences

• Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered while Loose Silky-bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorila Occidental	Loose Silky-bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Apera
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Apera spica-venti

Conservation Status

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Loose Silky-bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Loose Silky-bent

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.