Bird's-Eye Primrose Smut vs Gorila Occidental

Urocystis primulicola compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Bird's-Eye Primrose Smut is Not Evaluated while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's-Eye Primrose Smut	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Urocystis	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Urocystis primulicola	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Bird's-Eye Primrose Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's-Eye Primrose Smut	Gorila Occidental
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's-Eye Primrose Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gorila Occidental

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.

Bird's-Eye Primrose Smut

The Bird's-Eye Primrose Smut (Urocystis primulicola) is a species in the genus Urocystis. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Gorila Occidental

El primate más grande del mundo, los gorilas occidentales pesan hasta 180 kg y habitan los bosques tropicales y subtropicales del África ecuatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, viven en grupos familiares liderados por un macho de espalda plateada que protege la tropa y media en los conflictos sociales. En Peligro Crítico, con poblaciones amenazadas por la deforestación, la caza furtiva para la venta de carne de monte y los brotes del virus del Ébola.