gorilla vs Little Wood Elf

Gorilla gorilla compared with Sciotropis cyclanthorum

Key Differences

• gorilla is Critically Endangered while Little Wood Elf is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	Little Wood Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Megapodagrionidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Sciotropis
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Sciotropis cyclanthorum

Evolutionary Relationship

gorilla and Little Wood Elf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Little Wood Elf

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	Little Wood Elf
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.

Little Wood Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.