mountain gorilla vs umkokolo

Gorilla beringei compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Salicaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Dovyalis
Species	Gorilla beringei	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).