mountain gorilla vs Water medick

Gorilla beringei compared with Medicago littoralis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Water medick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Water medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Fabaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Medicago
Species	Gorilla beringei	Medicago littoralis

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Water medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Water medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).