vs Gorila Occidental

Biscogniauxia repanda compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Biscogniauxia repanda	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gorila Occidental
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 and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Biscogniauxia repanda es un hongo pirenomiceto que produce estromas planos en forma de costra con peritecios incrustados sobre la corteza de madera muerta. Habita bosques templados y mediterráneos, creciendo sobre ramas y tallos muertos de robles, castaños y otros árboles de hoja caduca. Este ascomiceto saprótrofo descompone la madera muerta y coloniza árboles estresados o dañados.

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.