mountain gorilla vs Reticulate Thistle

Gorilla beringei compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Reticulate Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Onopordum
Species	Gorilla beringei	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).