gorilla vs Shining Macromia Dragonfly

Gorilla gorilla compared with Macromia splendens

Key Differences

• gorilla is Critically Endangered while Shining Macromia Dragonfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	Shining Macromia Dragonfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Primates (サル目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Macromiidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Macromia
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Macromia splendens

Evolutionary Relationship

gorilla and Shining Macromia Dragonfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Shining Macromia Dragonfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	Shining Macromia Dragonfly
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	1.7 m	—
Average Weight	160.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gorilla

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.

Shining Macromia Dragonfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

gorilla

世界最大の霊長類であるニシゴリラは体重が最大180kgに達し、赤道アフリカの熱帯・亜熱帯の森林に生息する。主に草食性で、群れを守り社会的な対立を仲裁するシルバーバック雄が率いる家族集団を形成する。森林破壊、食肉目的の密猟、エボラウイルス感染症の流行により脅威にさらされており、近絶滅種（CR）に指定されている。