mountain gorilla vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Gorilla beringei compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Red-Root Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Cyperus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.