mountain gorilla vs red-cedar

Gorilla beringei compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.