mountain gorilla vs Sand Violet

Gorilla beringei compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Violaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Viola
Species	Gorilla beringei	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Sand Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.