mountain gorilla vs North American porcupine

Gorilla beringei compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Erethizon
Species	Gorilla beringei	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.