Arraia-carimbada vs gorilla

Atlantoraja cyclophora compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Arraia-carimbada is Endangered while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia-carimbada	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Atlantoraja	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Atlantoraja cyclophora	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Arraia-carimbada and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Arraia-carimbada

EN — Endangered

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia-carimbada	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arraia-carimbada

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.

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.