gorilla vs Hortle's whipray

Gorilla gorilla compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• gorilla is Critically Endangered while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Primates (primatas)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Pateobatis
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

gorilla and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	Hortle's whipray
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	1.7 m	—
Average Weight	160.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Hortle's whipray

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.