mountain gorilla vs Rafflesia

Gorilla beringei compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primat)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Gorilla beringei	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, up to 1 meter in diameter. It is a parasitic plant with no roots, stems, or leaves.