vs Gorille de l'Est

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Gorille de l'Est is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gorille de l'Est
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Baeomyces	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Gorille de l'Est

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gorille de l'Est
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gorille de l'Est

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.