mountain gorilla vs spring groundsel

Gorilla beringei compared with Senecio vernalis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while spring groundsel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	spring groundsel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Senecio
Species	Gorilla beringei	Senecio vernalis

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

spring groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (22 countries), and South America (Ecuador).