mountain gorilla vs Southern Cut Grass

Gorilla beringei compared with Leersia hexandra

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Southern Cut Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Southern Cut Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Leersia
Species	Gorilla beringei	Leersia hexandra

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Southern Cut Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Southern Cut Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Cut Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).