mountain gorilla vs Western wallflower

Gorilla beringei compared with Erysimum capitatum

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Western wallflower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Western wallflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Erysimum
Species	Gorilla beringei	Erysimum capitatum

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Western wallflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Western wallflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western wallflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico and United States.