mountain gorilla vs Paraguayan dock

Gorilla beringei compared with Rumex paraguayensis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Paraguayan dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Paraguayan dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Rumex
Species	Gorilla beringei	Rumex paraguayensis

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Paraguayan dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Paraguayan dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paraguayan dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.