vs mountain gorilla

Limnothrix vacuolifera compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pseudanabaenaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Limnothrix	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Limnothrix vacuolifera	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		mountain gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.