gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Pontibacter aurantiacus

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)	Bacteroidota (バクテロイデス門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bacteroidia (バクテロイデス綱)
Order	Primates (サル目)	Cytophagales (シトファーガ目)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Hymenobacteraceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Pontibacter
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Pontibacter aurantiacus

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。

Pontibacter aurantiacusはBacteroidetes門に属するオレンジ色色素のグラム陰性細菌で、黒海から最初に単離された。塩分のある沿岸および海洋堆積物環境に生息する。この好気性化学有機栄養生物はカロテノイド色素を産生し、塩分のある水生環境で有機物を分解する。