Alpine Earwort vs gorilla

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

Alpine Earwort is Least Concern while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	gorilla
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (叶苔纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Jungermanniales (叶苔目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Diplophyllum	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Earwort	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.