gavião-de-cara-preta vs mountain gorilla

Leucopternis melanops compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• gavião-de-cara-preta is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gavião-de-cara-preta	mountain gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Leucopternis	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Leucopternis melanops	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

gavião-de-cara-preta and mountain gorilla share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

gavião-de-cara-preta

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gavião-de-cara-preta	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gavião-de-cara-preta

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gavião-de-cara-preta

The Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops) is a species in the genus Leucopternis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.