gorilla vs Ribbon Fern

Gorilla gorilla compared with Pteris cretica

Key Differences

gorilla is Critically Endangered while Ribbon Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	Ribbon Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Pteridaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Pteris
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Pteris cretica

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ribbon Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	Ribbon Fern
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	1.7 m	—
Average Weight	160.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Ribbon Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.