gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Lasiobolus cuniculi

Key Differences

  • gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gorilla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order Primates (primatas) Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family Hominidae (Great Apes) Ascodesmidaceae
Genus Gorilla (Gorillas) Lasiobolus
Species Gorilla gorilla Lasiobolus cuniculi

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 and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Lasiobolus cuniculi é um pequeno fungo-xícara peludo que produz ascocarpos em forma de disco, de cor marrom-alaranjada, cobertos de pelos rígidos. Cresce sobre fezes de coelhos e outros herbívoros em pastagens temperadas e áreas arborizadas da Europa e América do Norte. Este fungo saprotrófico coprófilo decompõe a matéria orgânica nos excrementos dos animais.

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