Cordulégastre Annelé vs Gorille de l'Ouest

Cordulegaster boltonii compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Cordulégastre Annelé is Endangered while Gorille de l'Ouest is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cordulégastre Annelé	Gorille de l'Ouest
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cordulegaster boltonii	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Cordulégastre Annelé and Gorille de l'Ouest share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cordulégastre Annelé

EN — Endangered

Gorille de l'Ouest

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cordulégastre Annelé	Gorille de l'Ouest
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cordulégastre Annelé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cordulégastre Annelé

Common Goldenring (Cordulegaster boltonii) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

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.