mountain gorilla vs Spreading amaranth

Gorilla beringei compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Spreading amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Amaranthus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Spreading amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.