Gorille de l'Est vs Jonc du Nil

Gorilla beringei compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

• Gorille de l'Est is Critically Endangered while Jonc du Nil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorille de l'Est	Jonc du Nil
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Cyperus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Gorille de l'Est

CR — Critically Endangered

Jonc du Nil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorille de l'Est	Jonc du Nil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gorille de l'Est

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jonc du Nil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).