Mexican cedar vs mountain gorilla

Cedrela odorata compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Mexican cedar is Endangered while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cedar	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meliaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cedrela	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cedrela odorata	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cedar	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cedar

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 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.