Asian netvein hollyfern vs Gorila Occidental

Cyrtomium fortunei compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Asian netvein hollyfern is Not Evaluated while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian netvein hollyfern	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Cyrtomium	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Cyrtomium fortunei	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Asian netvein hollyfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian netvein hollyfern	Gorila Occidental
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian netvein hollyfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Gorila Occidental

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.

Asian netvein hollyfern

The Asian netvein hollyfern (Cyrtomium fortunei) is a species in the genus Cyrtomium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Gorila Occidental

El primate más grande del mundo, los gorilas occidentales pesan hasta 180 kg y habitan los bosques tropicales y subtropicales del África ecuatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, viven en grupos familiares liderados por un macho de espalda plateada que protege la tropa y media en los conflictos sociales. En Peligro Crítico, con poblaciones amenazadas por la deforestación, la caza furtiva para la venta de carne de monte y los brotes del virus del Ébola.