brittle maidenhair fern vs gorilla

Adiantum concinnum compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

  • brittle maidenhair fern is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank brittle maidenhair fern gorilla
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (cordados)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Primates (primatas)
Family Pteridaceae Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus Adiantum Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species Adiantum concinnum Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

brittle maidenhair fern

NE — Not Evaluated

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittle maidenhair fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

brittle maidenhair fern

The Brittle maidenhair fern (Adiantum concinnum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.

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