Band-Winged Meadowhawk vs gorilla

Sympetrum semicinctum compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Band-Winged Meadowhawk is Least Concern while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Band-Winged Meadowhawk	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Libellulidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Sympetrum	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Sympetrum semicinctum	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Band-Winged Meadowhawk and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Band-Winged Meadowhawk

LC — Least Concern

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Band-Winged Meadowhawk	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Band-Winged Meadowhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Band-Winged Meadowhawk

The Band-Winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) is a species in the genus Sympetrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.