Gorille de l'Ouest vs Rafflesia

Gorilla gorilla compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• Gorille de l'Ouest is Critically Endangered while Rafflesia is Endangered.
• Gorille de l'Ouest is herbivore while Rafflesia is parasite.
• Gorille de l'Ouest is 14.5x heavier than Rafflesia.
• Gorille de l'Ouest lives longer (40 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorille de l'Ouest	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

Gorille de l'Ouest

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorille de l'Ouest	Rafflesia
Diet	Herbivore	Parasite
Average Lifespan	40 years	5 years
Average Length	1.7 m	1.0 m
Average Weight	160.0 kg	11.0 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.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, up to 1 meter in diameter. It is a parasitic plant with no roots, stems, or leaves.