gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Novosphingobium arabidopsis

Key Differences

• gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Sphingomonas
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Novosphingobium arabidopsis

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

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.

Novosphingobium arabidopsis e um bacilo aerobio gramnegativo isolado pela primeira vez das raizes da planta modelo Arabidopsis thaliana. Habita a endosfera radicular e a rizosfera de pequenas plantas com flores em regioes temperadas. Este quimio-heterotrofo pode formar associacoes beneficas com suas plantas hospedeiras e degradar compostos organicos derivados das raizes.