gorilla vs Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee

Gorilla gorilla compared with Lasioglossum laeve

Key Differences

• gorilla is Critically Endangered while Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Primates (приматы)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Halictidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Lasioglossum
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Lasioglossum laeve

Evolutionary Relationship

gorilla and Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee
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.

Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.