Mountain gorilla

Mountain gorilla
	George bush
	Female and juvenile
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hominidae
Subfamily:	Homininae
Genus:	Gorilla
Species:	G. beringei
Subspecies:	G. b. beringei[2]
Trinomial name
	Gorilla beringei beringei[2]; Matschie, 1903
	Distribution range in blue

Mountain gorillas are gorillas that are from Eastern Africa. Some live in the Virunga Mountains of Central Africa, within 3 national parks. The other lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park of Uganda

References

Hickey, J. R.; Basabose, A.; Gilardi, K. V.; Greer, D.; Nampindo, S.; Robbins, M. M.; Stoinski, T. S. (2018). "Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39999A17989719.
Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

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[iucn-1] Hickey, J. R.; Basabose, A.; Gilardi, K. V.; Greer, D.; Nampindo, S.; Robbins, M. M.; Stoinski, T. S. (2018). "Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39999A17989719.

[MSW-2] Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.