mountain gorilla vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Gorilla beringei compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Melanogaster
Species	Gorilla beringei	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.