Exidia glandulosa vs Gorila Occidental

Exidia glandulosa compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

Exidia glandulosa is Least Concern while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Exidia glandulosa	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Exidia	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Exidia glandulosa	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Exidia glandulosa

LC — Least Concern

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Exidia glandulosa	Gorila Occidental
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Exidia glandulosa

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Exidia glandulosa

The Black Witches' Butter (Exidia glandulosa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.