Ferny Azolla vs mountain gorilla

Azolla pinnata compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Azolla	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Azolla pinnata	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).