gorilla vs

Gorilla gorilla compared with Tomentella badia

Key Differences

gorilla is Critically Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gorilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Tomentella
Species	Gorilla gorilla	Tomentella badia

Conservation Status

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

LC — Least Concern

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Tomentella badia e um fungo corticiode da familia Thelephoraceae, avaliado como Preocupacao Menor (LC). Forma corpos frutiferos resupinados com uma superficie marrom e aveludada em madeira em decomposicao e solo em habitats florestais. Como outras especies de Tomentella, forma associacoes ectomicorrizicas com arvores e esta envolvida no ciclo de nutrientes.