gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Listeria monocytogenes

Key Differences

  • gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gorilla
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Firmicutes (フィルミクテス門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Bacilli (バシラス綱)
Order Primates (サル目) Lactobacillales (ラクトバシラス目)
Family Hominidae (Great Apes) Listeriaceae
Genus Gorilla (Gorillas) Listeria
Species Gorilla gorilla Listeria monocytogenes

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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。

Listeria monocytogenesはグラム陽性の運動性細菌で、リステリア症の病原菌であり、妊婦、新生児、高齢者、免疫不全者に特に危険な深刻な食中毒を引き起こします。土壌、水、広範な食品中に見られる通性細胞内寄生菌で、冷蔵温度でも増殖可能です。汚染されたデリ肉、ソフトチーズ、生野菜などの即食食品に関連した集団発生が頻繁に報告されています。

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