Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs mountain gorilla

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Ganoderma	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.