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Eastern gorilla
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The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies. There are 6,800 eastern lowland gorillas or Grauer's gorillas (G. b. graueri)[4] and 1,000 mountain gorillas (G. b. beringei).[5] Illegal hunting threatens the species.[6][7]
Quick Facts Eastern gorilla Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent, Conservation status ...
Eastern gorilla[1] Temporal range: Pleistocene to recent | |
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Male | |
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Female with infant Both are mountain gorillas, photographed in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hominidae |
Subfamily: | Homininae |
Genus: | Gorilla |
Species: | G. beringei |
Binomial name | |
Gorilla beringei Matschie, 1903 | |
Subspecies | |
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Eastern gorilla range
Extant (resident)
Possibly extant (resident) |
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