mountain gorilla vs pygmy arrowhead

Gorilla beringei compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while pygmy arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Alismataceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Sagittaria
Species	Gorilla beringei	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	pygmy arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.