gorilla vs Te Manga Cyrtandra

Gorilla gorilla compared with Cyrtandra lillianae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	Te Manga Cyrtandra
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Gesneriaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Cyrtandra
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Cyrtandra lillianae

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Te Manga Cyrtandra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	Te Manga Cyrtandra
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.

Te Manga Cyrtandra

Habitat

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

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.