mountain gorilla vs scimitar-bean

Gorilla beringei compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Fabaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Canavalia
Species	Gorilla beringei	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).