Gorille de l'Ouest vs Little Corn Island Frog

Gorilla gorilla compared with Lithobates miadis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorille de l'Ouest	Little Corn Island Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Amphibia (amphibien)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Anura (anoures)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Ranidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Lithobates
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Lithobates miadis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gorille de l'Ouest and Little Corn Island Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Afficher Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Gorille de l'Ouest

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Little Corn Island Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorille de l'Ouest	Little Corn Island Frog
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	1.7 m	—
Average Weight	160.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Little Corn Island Frog

Habitat

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

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.