vs Gorila Occidental

Enchylium bachmanianum compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Collemataceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Enchylium	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Enchylium bachmanianum	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Enchylium bachmanianum es un liquen cianobacteriano gelatinoso de color oscuro que forma pequeños lóbulos en forma de gelatina sobre superficies rocosas húmedas, suelos y musgos en hábitats húmedos. Contiene fotobiontes cianobacterianos en su talo, lo que le permite fijar nitrógeno. Clasificado como Casi Amenazado, este liquen inconspicuo es sensible al desecamiento del hábitat, las perturbaciones y la pérdida de microhábitats estables y húmedos en su área de distribución europea.

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.