mountain gorilla vs Tan Ear

Gorilla beringei compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Otideaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Otidea
Species	Gorilla beringei	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.