gorilla vs Scaly Buckler-Fern

Gorilla gorilla compared with Dryopteris remota

Key Differences

• gorilla is Critically Endangered while Scaly Buckler-Fern is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla	Scaly Buckler-Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Dryopteris
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Dryopteris remota

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Scaly Buckler-Fern

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gorilla	Scaly Buckler-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.

Scaly Buckler-Fern

Habitat

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.