African lungfish vs gorilla

Protopterus annectens compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African lungfish	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Protopteridae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Protopterus	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Protopterus annectens	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African lungfish

LC — Least Concern

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African lungfish

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 lungfish

The African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) is a species in the genus Protopterus. 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.