Gorila Occidental vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Key Differences

• Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Sphingobacterium
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Conservation Status

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobacterium yamdrokense es una varilla gramnegativa de pigmentación amarilla descrita por primera vez del lago Yamdrok en el Tíbet, China. Habita en sedimentos lacustres de alta altitud y ambientes de lagos fríos y alcalinos de la Meseta Tibetana. Este quimioheterótrofo aerobio está adaptado a las condiciones extremas de los lagos salinos de alta altitud.