gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Lecanographa lyncea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gorilla
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Fungi (菌界)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Arthoniomycetes (ホシゴケ菌綱)
Order Primates (サル目) Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family Hominidae (Great Apes) Lecanographaceae
Genus Gorilla (Gorillas) Lecanographa
Species Gorilla gorilla Lecanographa lyncea

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute gorilla
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 1.7 m
Average Weight 160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

gorilla

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

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

gorilla

世界最大の霊長類であるニシゴリラは体重が最大180kgに達し、赤道アフリカの熱帯・亜熱帯の森林に生息する。主に草食性で、群れを守り社会的な対立を仲裁するシルバーバック雄が率いる家族集団を形成する。森林破壊、食肉目的の密猟、エボラウイルス感染症の流行により脅威にさらされており、近絶滅種(CR)に指定されている。

Lecanographa lynceaは、原生林の古い老齢木の樹皮上に生育する希少な固着地衣類です。細長い線形子嚢盤を形成し、ヨーロッパにおいて未撹乱の長期継続性森林生態系を示す最も敏感な指標種の一つとされています。絶滅寸前(CR)に分類され、生息地の喪失、老齢木の衰退、大気汚染により深刻な脅威にさらされています。

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