mountain gorilla vs Red-Banded Polypore

Gorilla beringei compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Fomitopsis
Species	Gorilla beringei	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).