The western lowland gorilla is a subspecies of western gorilla found in the lowland tropical forests and swamps of central Africa, the most numerous and widespread of all gorilla subspecies, and the one most commonly seen in zoos worldwide. It is generally smaller and has a shorter, more brownish-grey coat than the mountain gorilla, and troops are typically led by a mature male known as a silverback for the patch of silver-grey fur that develops on his back with age. Western lowland gorillas are largely herbivorous, feeding on fruit, leaves, stems and bark, and live in stable family groups. Poaching, disease outbreaks including Ebola, and habitat loss from logging have caused sharp population declines, and the species is classified as critically endangered.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceIt is the nominate subspecies of the western gorilla, and the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies. 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific NameGorilla gorilla gorilla 1 Conservation Status Connections
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1. Western Lowland Gorilla (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead sentence, scientific name in parentheses
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla).
Description section, physical appearance sentences
It is the nominate subspecies of the western gorilla, and the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies.
Introduction
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in montane, primary and secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa in Angola (Cabinda Province), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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- In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Wikipedia 'Western lowland gorilla': lives in montane, primary and secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa
- In Biome: Freshwater Swamp Forest, Wikipedia 'Western lowland gorilla': lives in montane, primary and secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Western lowland gorilla
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The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in montane, primary and secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa in Angola (Cabinda Province), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
system (entity description states it plainly, diet)
Western lowland gorillas are largely herbivorous, feeding on fruit, leaves, stems and bark, and live in stable family groups.
View the Source3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Gorilla gorilla (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix I
Wikidata: Western Lowland Gorilla
Wikidata Q876500, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: HominidaeView the Source World Wildlife Fund
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