gorilla vs
Gorilla gorilla compared with Physarum viride
Key Differences
- gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | gorilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Protozoa (protozoário) |
| Phylum | Chordata (cordados) | Mycetozoa |
| Class | Mammalia (mamíferos) | Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) |
| Order | Primates (primatas) | Physarales (Physarales) |
| Family | Hominidae (Great Apes) | Physaraceae |
| Genus | Gorilla (Gorillas) | Physarum |
| Species | Gorilla gorilla | Physarum viride |
Conservation Status
gorilla
CR — Critically EndangeredPopulation: ~100.0K
Trend: Decreasing ↓
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | gorilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Herbivore | — |
| Average Lifespan | 40 years | — |
| Average Length | 1.7 m | — |
| Average Weight | 160.0 kg | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
gorilla
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.
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.
Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).
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.
Physarum viride e um mixomiceto vibrante (mofo limoso) que produz pequenos esporangios amarelo-verdes brilhantes em materia organica em decomposicao, incluindo madeira morta, folhas e detritos em habitats florestais. Como todas as especies de Physarum, passa parte de sua vida como um plasmodio multinucleado que rasteja pelos substratos para englobar particulas alimentares. Esta especie e encontrada em florestas umidas em zonas temperadas e tropicais.
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