mountain gorilla vs willow-weed

Gorilla beringei compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	willow-weed
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)	Persicaria
Species	Gorilla beringei	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.