gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Methanofervidicoccus okinawensis

Key Differences

  • gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gorilla
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Methanobacteriota_A
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Methanococci (メタノコックス綱)
Order Primates (サル目) Methanococcales (Methanococcales)
Family Hominidae (Great Apes) Methanococcaceae
Genus Gorilla (Gorillas) Methanofervidicoccus
Species Gorilla gorilla Methanofervidicoccus okinawensis

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.

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。

Methanofervidicoccus okinawensis はMethanocaldococcaceae科の好熱性メタン生成古細菌で、日本の沖縄付近の熱水噴出口から最初に分離された。高温条件下で水素と二酸化炭素からメタンを生成する。保全状況は評価されていない。

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