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Mountain gorilla
subspecies of the eastern gorilla / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mountain gorillas are gorillas from Eastern Africa. Some live in the Virunga Mountains of Central Africa, within three national parks. The other lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park of Uganda.
Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Mountain gorilla | |
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Male | |
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Female and juvenile | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hominidae |
Subfamily: | Homininae |
Genus: | Gorilla |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | G. b. beringei[2] |
Trinomial name | |
Gorilla beringei beringei[2] Matschie, 1903 | |
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Distribution range in blue |
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