mountain gorilla vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Gorilla beringei compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Dicksonia
Species	Gorilla beringei	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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