Mountain gorilla
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| Mountain gorilla | |
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| Male | |
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| Female and juvenile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | Homininae |
| Genus: | Gorilla |
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| Subspecies: | G. b. beringei[1]
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| Trinomial name | |
| Gorilla beringei beringei[1] Matschie, 1903
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| Distribution range in blue | |
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.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Hickey, J. R.; Basabose, A.; Gilardi, K. V.; Greer, D.; Nampindo, S.; Robbins, M. M.; Stoinski, T. S. (2018). "Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39999A17989719.
