mountain gorilla vs Sharp-lobed Dandelion

Gorilla beringei compared with Taraxacum mimulum

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Sharp-lobed Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Sharp-lobed Dandelion
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)	Taraxacum
Species	Gorilla beringei	Taraxacum mimulum

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Sharp-lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Sharp-lobed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.