chimpanzee vs gorilla

Pan troglodytes compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• chimpanzee is Endangered while gorilla is Critically Endangered.
• chimpanzee is omnivore while gorilla is herbivore.
• gorilla is 3.2x heavier than chimpanzee.
• chimpanzee lives longer (45 years vs 40 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chimpanzee	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Primates (灵长目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family same	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Pan (Chimpanzees)	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Pan troglodytes	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

chimpanzee and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Family level: Hominidae. (Great Apes)

Conservation Status

chimpanzee

EN — Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chimpanzee	gorilla
Diet	Omnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	45 years	40 years
Average Length	1.2 m	1.7 m
Average Weight	50.0 kg	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

chimpanzee

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 5 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 (DRC), Guinea, Tanzania, and Uganda. 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.

chimpanzee

黑猩猩是人类最近的现生亲属，与人类共享约98.7%的DNA，栖息于中非和西非的热带森林和稀树草原林地。高度智慧的群居灵长类动物，能使用和制造工具，展示文化传统，并以丰富的发声进行交流，包括独特的喘叫声。由于森林砍伐、丛林肉猎杀和人类传播疾病，黑猩猩被列为濒危物种，种群持续减少。

gorilla

西部大猩猩是世界上最大的灵长类动物，体重可达180千克，栖息于赤道非洲的热带和亚热带森林。主要为草食性，以保护族群并调解社会冲突的银背雄性为首形成家族群体。由于森林砍伐、丛林肉偷猎和埃博拉病毒疾病暴发，被列为极度濒危（CR）。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇲 Cameroon