mountain gorilla vs water dock

Gorilla beringei compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	water dock
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Rumex
Species	Gorilla beringei	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).