bastard waterwood vs gorilla

Cassipourea guianensis compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

bastard waterwood is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard waterwood	gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Rhizophoraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cassipourea	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cassipourea guianensis	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

bastard waterwood

NE — Not Evaluated

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard waterwood	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard waterwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

bastard waterwood

The Bastard waterwood (Cassipourea guianensis) is a species in the genus Cassipourea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its range includes Brazil and Colombia.

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.