Forked Spleenwort vs gorilla

Asplenium septentrionale compared with Gorilla gorilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Spleenwort	gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (नरवानर गण)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Asplenium	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Asplenium septentrionale	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Forked Spleenwort

CR — Critically Endangered

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forked Spleenwort	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Spleenwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and boreal forests and taiga spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

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.