Field Thistle vs mountain gorilla

Cirsium discolor compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Field Thistle is Not Evaluated while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Thistle	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cirsium	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cirsium discolor	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Thistle	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.