mountain gorilla vs Pencil Cedar

Gorilla beringei compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Araliaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Polyscias
Species	Gorilla beringei	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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