American Royal Fern vs gorilla

Osmunda spectabilis compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

  • American Royal Fern is Least Concern while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Royal Fern gorilla
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Osmundales (紫萁目) Primates (灵长目)
Family Osmundaceae Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus Osmunda Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species Osmunda spectabilis Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

American Royal Fern

LC — Least Concern

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Royal Fern gorilla
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 1.7 m
Average Weight 160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Royal Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.

American Royal Fern

The American Royal Fern (Osmunda spectabilis) is a species in the genus Osmunda. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

gorilla

西部大猩猩是世界上最大的灵长类动物,体重可达180千克,栖息于赤道非洲的热带和亚热带森林。主要为草食性,以保护族群并调解社会冲突的银背雄性为首形成家族群体。由于森林砍伐、丛林肉偷猎和埃博拉病毒疾病暴发,被列为极度濒危(CR)。

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