Castor canadien vs Gorille de l'Ouest

Castor canadensis compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Castor canadien is Not Evaluated while Gorille de l'Ouest is Critically Endangered.
• Gorille de l'Ouest is 6.4x heavier than Castor canadien.
• Gorille de l'Ouest lives longer (40 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor canadien	Gorille de l'Ouest
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Castor canadensis	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor canadien and Gorille de l'Ouest share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Castor canadien

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Gorille de l'Ouest

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor canadien	Gorille de l'Ouest
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	40 years
Average Length	1.0 m	1.7 m
Average Weight	25.0 kg	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor canadien

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Gorille de l'Ouest

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.

Castor canadien

The largest rodent in North America, Canadian beavers weigh up to 32 kg and are master ecosystem engineers inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands across Canada and the northern United States. By felling trees and constructing dams up to hundreds of meters long, beavers create ponds that provide habitat for hundreds of species. Their lodges and canals transform entire watersheds. Once nearly hunted to extinction for their fur, beaver populations have recovered strongly.

Gorille de l'Ouest

The world's largest primate, western gorillas weigh up to 180 kg and inhabit the tropical and subtropical forests of equatorial Africa. Primarily herbivorous, living in family groups led by a silverback male who protects the troop and mediates social conflicts. Critically Endangered, with populations threatened by deforestation, poaching for bushmeat, and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.