African chimaera vs gorilla

Hydrolagus africanus compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• African chimaera is Least Concern while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African chimaera	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Chimaeridae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hydrolagus	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Hydrolagus africanus	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

African chimaera and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

African chimaera

LC — Least Concern

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African chimaera	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African chimaera

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.

African chimaera

The African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species in the genus Hydrolagus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

gorilla

O maior primata do mundo, os gorilas ocidentais pesam até 180 kg e habitam as florestas tropicais e subtropicais da África equatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, vivem em grupos familiares liderados por um macho dominante (silverback) que protege o bando e medeia conflitos sociais. Criticamente Em Perigo, com populações ameaçadas pelo desmatamento, caça ilegal para carne de caça e surtos de doença pelo vírus Ebola.