Broad Buckler Fern vs Gorila Occidental

Dryopteris expansa compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Broad Buckler Fern is Least Concern while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad Buckler Fern	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	Dryopteris	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Dryopteris expansa	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Broad Buckler Fern

LC — Least Concern

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad Buckler Fern	Gorila Occidental
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad Buckler Fern

Habitat

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

Range

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

Broad Buckler Fern

The Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris expansa) 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.

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.