vs Westlicher Gorilla

Erysiphe symphoricarpi compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Westlicher Gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Westlicher Gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Erysiphaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Erysiphe	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Erysiphe symphoricarpi	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Westlicher Gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Erysiphe symphoricarpi is a powdery mildew fungus that parasitizes snowberry (Symphoricarpos) shrubs, forming characteristic white, powdery colonies of hyphae and conidia on the surfaces of leaves and stems. It is distributed across temperate regions in North America and Europe where its host plants occur. This obligate pathogen can cause aesthetic damage to ornamental snowberry plantings.

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.