Western gorilla
The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is a great ape, closely related to chimpanzees, orangutans and humans. They are the type species as well as the most populous species of the genus Gorilla.[3] Nearly all of the individuals of this taxon belong to the western lowland gorilla subspecies.[4] The other subspecies are the Cross River gorilla.
| Western gorilla[1] | |
|---|---|
| |
| Male at Melbourne Zoo | |
| |
| Female with infant at the Bronx Zoo | |
| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Genus: | Gorilla |
| Species: | G. gorilla
|
| Binomial name | |
| Gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847)
| |
| Subspecies | |
| |
| Western gorilla range | |
Western lowland gorillas are generally lighter colored than eastern gorillas. Western lowland gorillas have black, dark grey or dark brown-grey hair with a brownish forehead. Measurements of wild individuals show that mature males average 155 cm (61 in) in height.
Western Gorilla Media
Male western lowland gorilla - taken at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Cross River gorilla, Limbe Wildlife Centre, Cameroon.*Photo taken by Arend de Haas, en:African Conservation Foundation
A Gorilla at the Rio Grande Zoo, North America. Octover 27, 2008.
Comparison with a 1.75-metre (5.7 ft) human (right)
_and_human.svg)
References
- ↑ Groves, Colin. Mammal Species of the World (16 November 2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 181–182. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Maisels, F.. 'Gorilla gorilla'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. p. e.T9404A17963949. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ↑ Planet Of No Apes? Experts Warn It's Close Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine CBS News Online, 12 September 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- ↑ Animal Info – GorillaAnimalInfo.org. Retrieved 12 September 2007.