Black-legged Poison Dart Frog vs gorilla

Phyllobates bicolor compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Black-legged Poison Dart Frog is Endangered while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-legged Poison Dart Frog	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Amphibia (земноводные)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Anura (бесхвостые земноводные)	Primates (приматы)
Family	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Phyllobates	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Phyllobates bicolor	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

EN — Endangered

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-legged Poison Dart Frog	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

The Black-legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor) is a species in the genus Phyllobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

gorilla

The world's largest primate, western gorillas weigh up to 180 kg and inhabit the tropical and subtropical forests of equatorial Africa. Primarily herbivorous, living in family groups led by a silverback male who protects the troop and mediates social conflicts. Critically Endangered, with populations threatened by deforestation, poaching for bushmeat, and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.