mountain gorilla vs short-stem iris

Gorilla beringei compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Iris
Species	Gorilla beringei	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.