They are hunted and their habitat has been destroyed by mining and agriculture. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the Gorilla beringei species (mountain gorillas and Eastern lowland gorillas) as endangered on its Red List of Threatened Species. (Image credit: Photodynamic Shutterstock) Conservation status
Gorilla beringei beringei (Mountain gorilla).Gorilla beringei graueri (Eastern lowland gorilla).Gorilla gorilla diehli (Cross River gorilla).Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Western lowland gorilla).Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Bilateria Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Infraorder: Simiiformes Superfamily: Hominoidea Family: Hominidae Subfamily: Homininae Genus & species: Gorilla gorilla, Gorilla beringei Subspecies: The taxonomy of gorillas, according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System(ITIS), is: Gorillas can live around 35 years in the wild and more than 50 years in zoos, according to the WWF. At this point, the gorilla will leave its mother's group to find a mate.
From the time they're about 4 months to 2 or 3 years old, young gorillas ride on their mothers' backs as a form of transportation.Īt around 7 to 10 years, the young gorilla will become mature enough to have its own offspring. Like humans, female gorillas are pregnant for nine months and usually give birth to only one infant at a time. Mountain gorillas only weigh four pounds when they're born.
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