Eastern Cape Dwarf Cycad vs gorilla

Encephalartos caffer compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Eastern Cape Dwarf Cycad is Near Threatened while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cape Dwarf Cycad	gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Zamiaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Encephalartos	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Encephalartos caffer	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Eastern Cape Dwarf Cycad

NT — Near Threatened

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cape Dwarf Cycad	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cape Dwarf Cycad

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

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.