Common Star-apple vs gorilla

Diospyros dichrophylla compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

Common Star-apple is Least Concern while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Star-apple	gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Ericales (ツツジ目)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Ebenaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Diospyros	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Diospyros dichrophylla	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Common Star-apple

LC — Least Concern

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Star-apple	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Star-apple

Habitat

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

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.

Common Star-apple

<em>Diospyros dichrophylla</em>, commonly known as the common star apple or bladder nut, is a small deciduous tree or shrub in the family Ebenaceae, native to southeastern Africa. This species typically inhabits riverine forests, bushveld margins, rocky hillsides, and scrubby thickets in subtropical and tropical woodland regions. It is distributed across southern and eastern Africa, with populations recorded in South Africa (particularly KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo), Eswatini, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, <em>Diospyros dichrophylla</em> remains relatively widespread within suitable habitats across its range. The species produces small edible fruits that ripen to yellow or orange and are eaten by wildlife including birds and small mammals. The flowers are white and fragrant, and the plant is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental or for its edible fruit. Biological traits such as average lifespan, body dimensions, and dietary specifics remain poorly documented in the scientific literature for this plant species. The common name "star apple" in this context refers to the star-like pattern visible when the fruit is cut in cross-section. The species is ecologically important as a food and shelter resource for local fauna in its southeastern African range.

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。