mountain gorilla vs Quinoa

Gorilla beringei compared with Chenopodium quinoa

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Quinoa is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Quinoa
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Chenopodium
Species	Gorilla beringei	Chenopodium quinoa

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Quinoa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Quinoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quinoa

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).