Awl-Fruited Oval Sedge vs gorilla

Carex tribuloides compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

Awl-Fruited Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awl-Fruited Oval Sedge	gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Cyperaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Carex	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Carex tribuloides	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Awl-Fruited Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awl-Fruited Oval Sedge	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awl-Fruited Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Awl-Fruited Oval Sedge

The Awl-Fruited Oval Sedge (Carex tribuloides) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Carex tribuloides contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

gorilla

O maior primata do mundo, os gorilas ocidentais pesam até 180 kg e habitam as florestas tropicais e subtropicais da África equatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, vivem em grupos familiares liderados por um macho dominante (silverback) que protege o bando e medeia conflitos sociais. Criticamente Em Perigo, com populações ameaçadas pelo desmatamento, caça ilegal para carne de caça e surtos de doença pelo vírus Ebola.