mountain gorilla vs short-stem iris

Gorilla beringei compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Iris
Species	Gorilla beringei	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.