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Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Also known as: western lowland gorilla • Western Lowland Gorilla • Western lowland gorilla
Kingdom: Animalia• Family: Hominidae• Order: Primates
Gorillas are large, primarily herbivorous, great apes that live in the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of humans, from 96 to 99% depending on what is included, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the bonobos and chimpanzees.
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Gorilla, western lowland gorilla, Western Lowland Gorilla, Western lowland gorilla
Class:
Mammalia
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Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
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