thuya de Lobb vs Gorille de l'Ouest

Thuja plicata compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

thuya de Lobb is Not Evaluated while Gorille de l'Ouest is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	thuya de Lobb	Gorille de l'Ouest
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cupressaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Thuja	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Thuja plicata	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

thuya de Lobb

NE — Not Evaluated

Gorille de l'Ouest

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	thuya de Lobb	Gorille de l'Ouest
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

thuya de Lobb

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Gorille de l'Ouest

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.

thuya de Lobb

The Canoe Cedar (Thuja plicata) is a species in the genus Thuja. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Gorille de l'Ouest

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.