Figleaf gourd vs mountain gorilla

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cucurbita	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.