gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Peniophorella echinocystis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Peniophorella
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Peniophorella echinocystis

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

CR — Critically Endangered

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

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.

Peniophorella echinocystis e um fungo corticiado classificado como Criticamente Ameacado (CR), refletindo extrema raridade e ocorrencia altamente restrita. Cresce como uma crosta resupinada fina em madeira morta em habitats de florestas maduras ou antigas. Seu status criticamente ameacado destaca a urgente necessidade de conservacao de florestas primarias com madeira morta em pe e caida.