vs Östlicher Gorilla

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Östlicher Gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Östlicher Gorilla
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Braunalgen)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Chordariaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Asperococcus	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Östlicher Gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Östlicher Gorilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Östlicher Gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.