mountain gorilla vs yellowtop

Gorilla beringei compared with Flaveria linearis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while yellowtop is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	yellowtop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Flaveria
Species	Gorilla beringei	Flaveria linearis

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

yellowtop

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	yellowtop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellowtop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Taiwan.