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Chrysolykos angulatus compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		gorilla
Kingdom	Chromista (크로미스타)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Chrysophyceae (황조류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Chromulinales (크로물리나목)	Primates (영장목)
Family	Dinobryaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Chrysolykos	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Chrysolykos angulatus	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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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.

Chrysolykos angulatus is a unicellular freshwater chrysophyte microalga in the genus Chrysolykos, class Chrysophyceae. The genus Chrysolykos is a small and specialized group within the golden algae, distinguished by its unique lorica structure — a rigid outer envelope enclosing the cell that bears distinctive angular or geometric features. The species epithet angulatus — angled or angular — directly references the characteristic angular profile of this species' lorica, distinguishing it from related species with more rounded forms. C. angulatus has been documented from Norwegian freshwater environments, consistent with the concentration of Chrysolykos species records in Scandinavian limnological surveys. These cold, typically nutrient-poor freshwater systems provide favorable conditions for chrysophyte diversity. The species inhabits the photic zone of freshwater lakes and ponds, where it contributes to primary production as a photoautotroph. Like other chrysophytes, C. angulatus possesses chloroplasts with chlorophylls a and c and fucoxanthin-type carotenoids, producing the golden-brown coloration typical of the group. Chrysolykos cells are small nanoplankton organisms whose exact ecological role in freshwater food webs is not well studied, though they likely participate in bacterial grazing and serve as food for small zooplankton. The genus is rarely encountered in high abundance and is considered a minor component of most phytoplankton communities. C. angulatus has not been evaluated under IUCN criteria and is listed as Not Evaluated, reflecting the general status of freshwater microalgal taxa for which detailed population data are unavailable.

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세계에서 가장 큰 영장류인 서부고릴라는 체중이 최대 180kg에 달하며 적도 아프리카의 열대 및 아열대 삼림에 서식한다. 주로 초식성이며, 무리를 보호하고 사회적 갈등을 중재하는 실버백 수컷이 이끄는 가족 집단을 이루어 생활한다. 삼림 벌채, 식육용 밀렵, 에볼라 바이러스 발병의 위협으로 인해 심각한 위기(CR) 종으로 지정되었다.