mountain gorilla vs White Cheese Polypore

Gorilla beringei compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	White Cheese 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)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Tyromyces
Species	Gorilla beringei	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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