mountain gorilla vs

Gorilla beringei compared with Tomentella badia

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Tomentella
Species	Gorilla beringei	Tomentella badia

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

LC — Least Concern

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

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Tomentella badia is a corticioid fungus in the family Thelephoraceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It forms resupinate fruiting bodies with a brown, felty surface on decaying wood and soil in forest habitats. Like other Tomentella species, it forms ectomycorrhizal associations with trees and is involved in nutrient cycling.