Edelkastanien-Stromabecherling vs Westlicher Gorilla

Ciboria americana compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

Edelkastanien-Stromabecherling is Not Evaluated while Westlicher Gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Edelkastanien-Stromabecherling	Westlicher Gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Ciboria	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Ciboria americana	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Edelkastanien-Stromabecherling

NE — Not Evaluated

Westlicher Gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Edelkastanien-Stromabecherling	Westlicher Gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Edelkastanien-Stromabecherling

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Westlicher Gorilla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Edelkastanien-Stromabecherling

Ciboria americana is a small, brown, cup-shaped discomycete growing on decaying plant substrates including catkins, acorns, and cones in temperate North American forests. It inhabits forest floors where mast material from oaks, alders, and related trees accumulates. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes hard, persistent plant reproductive structures.

Westlicher Gorilla

The world's largest primate, western gorillas weigh up to 180 kg and inhabit the tropical and subtropical forests of equatorial Africa. Primarily herbivorous, living in family groups led by a silverback male who protects the troop and mediates social conflicts. Critically Endangered, with populations threatened by deforestation, poaching for bushmeat, and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.