mountain gorilla vs Rooting Polypore

Gorilla beringei compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Polyporus
Species	Gorilla beringei	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.