mountain gorilla vs southern elder

Gorilla beringei compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Sambucus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.