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Ciboria rufofusca compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Leotiomycetes (두건버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Helotiales (고무버섯목)	Primates (영장목)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Ciboria	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Ciboria rufofusca	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 Denmark, 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.

Ciboria rufofusca is a small discomycete in the family Sclerotiniaceae, recorded from temperate Europe. The species is a saprotrophic cup fungus that fruits on fallen plant material, with records suggesting an association with catkins or mast of various deciduous trees, consistent with other members of the Ciboria genus. The fruiting bodies are stalked cups with a reddish-brown to ochre coloration, giving the species its name, which translates roughly as red-brown Ciboria. The species has not been formally assessed by the IUCN. As with many small discomycetes, Ciboria rufofusca is likely under-recorded due to its inconspicuous size, brief fruiting season, and the specialist knowledge required for identification. Microscopic features—spore morphology, paraphysis structure, and excipular anatomy—are essential for distinguishing this species from close relatives. The genus Ciboria belongs to Sclerotiniaceae, a family that also includes major plant pathogens, though Ciboria species themselves are saprotrophic decomposers rather than parasites. European temperate woodlands support a diverse community of substrate-specific discomycetes, many of which remain poorly documented. The conservation status and population trends of Ciboria rufofusca are unknown, as systematic surveys of small cup fungi across Europe are limited. It likely plays a role in decomposing woodland organic matter and cycling nutrients within forest floor ecosystems.

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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.