gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Sellaphora elorantana

Key Differences

  • gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank gorilla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order Primates (primatas) Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family Hominidae (Great Apes) Sellaphoraceae
Genus Gorilla (Gorillas) Sellaphora
Species Gorilla gorilla Sellaphora elorantana

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Sellaphora elorantana e uma diatomea penada da familia Sellaphoraceae, caracterizada pela sua frustula siliciosa linear a lanceolada e pelo seu sistema de rafe distintivo. Habita ambientes benticos de agua doce e e utilizada como bioindicador da qualidade da agua. O seu estado de conservacao nao e avaliado.

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