gorilla vs thin-necked bladderworm

Gorilla gorilla compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

• gorilla is Critically Endangered while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Platyhelminthes (Platelmintos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Taeniidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Taenia
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

gorilla and thin-necked bladderworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	thin-necked bladderworm
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.

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.