Alpine Earwort vs mountain gorilla

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Alpine Earwort is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Diplophyllum	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.