Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
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Common name
Species name
Gorilla beringei beringei
ARKive fact
The largest of the living apes, male silverback gorillas can reach a height of up to 1.7 metres.
Conservation status
Endangered
Distribution
The best known of the eastern gorillas, the mountain gorilla, is found in two isolated populations. One is in the Virunga Volcanoes region, situated on the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The other occurs in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda. The eastern lowland gorilla is found only in eastern DRC, and is significantly more abundant than the mountain gorilla.
Habitat
The eastern gorilla inhabits tropical forest. Mountain gorillas are found at altitudes between 1,160 and 4,100 metres while eastern lowland gorillas occur between 600 and 2,900 metres above sea level.
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