mountain gorilla vs spring cinquefoil

Gorilla beringei compared with Potentilla verna

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while spring cinquefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	spring cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Potentilla
Species	Gorilla beringei	Potentilla verna

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

spring cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	spring cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.