Black Dot of Potatoes vs gorilla

Colletotrichum coccodes compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

  • Black Dot of Potatoes is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Dot of Potatoes gorilla
Kingdom Fungi (mantar) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar) Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes) Mammalia (memeliler)
Order Glomerellales (Glomerellales) Primates (Primat)
Family Glomerellaceae Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus Colletotrichum Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species Colletotrichum coccodes Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Black Dot of Potatoes

NE — Not Evaluated

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Dot of Potatoes gorilla
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 1.7 m
Average Weight 160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Dot of Potatoes

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Black Dot of Potatoes

The Black Dot of Potatoes (Colletotrichum coccodes) is a species in the genus Colletotrichum. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

gorilla

The world's largest primate, western gorillas weigh up to 180 kg and inhabit the tropical and subtropical forests of equatorial Africa. Primarily herbivorous, living in family groups led by a silverback male who protects the troop and mediates social conflicts. Critically Endangered, with populations threatened by deforestation, poaching for bushmeat, and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.

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