common fanflower vs Gorila Occidental

Scaevola aemula compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• common fanflower is Not Evaluated while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common fanflower	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Goodeniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Scaevola	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Scaevola aemula	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

common fanflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common fanflower	Gorila Occidental
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

common fanflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

common fanflower

The common fanflower (<em>Scaevola aemula</em>) is a flowering plant belonging to the genus Scaevola within the family Goodeniaceae. It is characterised by its fan-shaped flowers, which are distinctive in having all five petals arranged on one side of the bloom, giving the appearance of a half-flower. This morphology is typical of the Scaevola genus and results from a zygomorphic floral structure. The species is typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats ranging from tropical forests to temperate regions, and is distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Sweden, and Taiwan. It is native to Australia, where it often grows in coastal areas, sandy soils, and open scrublands. <em>Scaevola aemula</em> has not been evaluated under IUCN criteria. Biological traits of this species, including specific data on lifespan, body dimensions, and dietary requirements, remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental garden plant owing to its attractive and unusual flowers and tolerance of dry, sandy conditions.

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.