basket fern vs gorilla

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

  • basket fern is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank basket fern gorilla
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Polypodiales (ウラボシ目) Primates (サル目)
Family Nephrolepidaceae Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus Nephrolepis Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species Nephrolepis pectinata Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute basket fern gorilla
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 1.7 m
Average Weight 160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

basket fern

The Basket fern (Nephrolepis pectinata) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

gorilla

世界最大の霊長類であるニシゴリラは体重が最大180kgに達し、赤道アフリカの熱帯・亜熱帯の森林に生息する。主に草食性で、群れを守り社会的な対立を仲裁するシルバーバック雄が率いる家族集団を形成する。森林破壊、食肉目的の密猟、エボラウイルス感染症の流行により脅威にさらされており、近絶滅種(CR)に指定されている。

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