Fungus-feeding thrips vs gorilla

Haplothrips leucanthemi compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• Fungus-feeding thrips is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fungus-feeding thrips	gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Phlaeothripidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Haplothrips	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Haplothrips leucanthemi	Gorilla gorilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Fungus-feeding thrips and gorilla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fungus-feeding thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fungus-feeding thrips	gorilla
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fungus-feeding thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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

O maior primata do mundo, os gorilas ocidentais pesam até 180 kg e habitam as florestas tropicais e subtropicais da África equatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, vivem em grupos familiares liderados por um macho dominante (silverback) que protege o bando e medeia conflitos sociais. Criticamente Em Perigo, com populações ameaçadas pelo desmatamento, caça ilegal para carne de caça e surtos de doença pelo vírus Ebola.