mountain gorilla vs Onion Smut

Gorilla beringei compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Urocystis
Species	Gorilla beringei	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.