mountain gorilla vs

Gorilla beringei compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Pinnularia
Species	Gorilla beringei	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.