Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn vs Westlicher Gorilla

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn is Least Concern while Westlicher Gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn	Westlicher Gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Dryopteris	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn

LC — Least Concern

Westlicher Gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn	Westlicher Gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

Westlicher Gorilla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lückiger Schuppen-Wurmfarn

The Alpine Male-fern (Dryopteris lacunosa) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Found in Belgium.

Westlicher Gorilla

The world's largest primate, western gorillas weigh up to 180 kg and inhabit the tropical and subtropical forests of equatorial Africa. Primarily herbivorous, living in family groups led by a silverback male who protects the troop and mediates social conflicts. Critically Endangered, with populations threatened by deforestation, poaching for bushmeat, and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.