mountain gorilla vs Winged false buttonweed

Gorilla beringei compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Spermacoce
Species	Gorilla beringei	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Winged false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).