gorilla vs large flying fox

Gorilla gorilla compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

• gorilla is Critically Endangered while large flying fox is Near Threatened.
• gorilla is 145.5x heavier than large flying fox.
• gorilla lives longer (40 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	large flying fox
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	Primates (灵长目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

gorilla and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	large flying fox
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	15 years
Average Length	1.7 m	30 cm
Average Weight	160.0 kg	1.1 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.

large flying fox

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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）。

large flying fox

世界最大蝙蝠物种，翼展可达1.5米，栖息于从东南亚至菲律宾和印度尼西亚的热带森林。尽管名字令人生畏，但其完全以果实和花蜜为食，是热带森林树木不可或缺的授粉者和种子传播者。在数千只个体组成的大型群落中栖息。因猎取野味和栖息地破坏被列为易危物种。