African dog tick vs gorilla

Haemaphysalis leachi compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• African dog tick is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African dog tick	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Ixodidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Haemaphysalis	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Haemaphysalis leachi	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

African dog tick and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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 dog tick

The African dog tick (Haemaphysalis leachi) is a species in the genus Haemaphysalis. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.