mountain gorilla vs Smooth Winterberry

Gorilla beringei compared with Ilex laevigata

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Smooth Winterberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Ilex
Species	Gorilla beringei	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Smooth Winterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.