mountain gorilla vs Streamside Swordfern

Gorilla beringei compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Nephrolepis
Species	Gorilla beringei	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.