vs gorilla

Desulfurococcus mucosus compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		gorilla
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Thermoproteota (热变形菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Thermoproteia	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Sulfolobales (硫化叶菌目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Desulfurococcaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Desulfurococcus	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Desulfurococcus mucosus	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~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

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.

Desulfurococcus mucosus是Desulfurococcaceae科的超嗜热古菌，在80°C以上的温泉和热液喷口等高温无氧环境中繁殖。是一种以硫作为电子受体的专性厌氧生物。细胞表面覆盖着特征性黏液状S层，种名即源于此。

gorilla

西部大猩猩是世界上最大的灵长类动物，体重可达180千克，栖息于赤道非洲的热带和亚热带森林。主要为草食性，以保护族群并调解社会冲突的银背雄性为首形成家族群体。由于森林砍伐、丛林肉偷猎和埃博拉病毒疾病暴发，被列为极度濒危（CR）。