mountain gorilla vs Raposa

Gorilla beringei compared with Vulpes vulpes

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Raposa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Raposa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Gorilla beringei	Vulpes vulpes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Raposa

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Raposa
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	6.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raposa

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

Raposa

A raposa-vermelha (Vulpes vulpes) e o carnivoro selvagem de distribuicao mais ampla da Terra. Colonizou habitats que vao da tundra artica a ambientes urbanos em todo o hemisferio norte e em areas onde foi introduzida na Australia. Reconhecida pela pelagem ruiva, o ventre branco e a cauda espessa. Omnivora altamente adaptavel, a raposa-vermelha come de tudo, de coelhos e campanhois a frutos e restos humanos. Comunica-se com mais de 40 vocalizacoes distintas.