gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Penicillium expansum

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) Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order Primates (primatas) Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family Hominidae (Great Apes) Aspergillaceae
Genus Gorilla (Gorillas) Penicillium
Species Gorilla gorilla Penicillium expansum

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

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Penicillium expansum e um bolor verde-azulado ubíquo tristemente célebre por causar o bolor azul em maçãs, peras e outras frutas de caroço. Habita solos, material vegetal em decomposição e frutas armazenadas em todo o mundo em regiões temperadas e subtropicais. Este fungo saprotrófico produz a micotoxina patulina e decompõe compostos orgânicos complexos em alimentos e material vegetal.

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