gorilla vs meadow thistle

Gorilla gorilla compared with Cirsium dissectum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	meadow thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Cirsium
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Cirsium dissectum

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

meadow thistle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	meadow thistle
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	1.7 m	—
Average Weight	160.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gorilla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

meadow thistle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

gorilla

O maior primata do mundo, os gorilas ocidentais pesam até 180 kg e habitam as florestas tropicais e subtropicais da África equatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, vivem em grupos familiares liderados por um macho dominante (silverback) que protege o bando e medeia conflitos sociais. Criticamente Em Perigo, com populações ameaçadas pelo desmatamento, caça ilegal para carne de caça e surtos de doença pelo vírus Ebola.