mountain gorilla vs slender thistle

Gorilla beringei compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	slender 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)	Carduus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.