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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
35–40 years
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Weight
120–220 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is a mammal indigenous to Uganda. It inhabits afromontane cloud forests of the virunga volcanoes and bwindi impenetrable forest.
Habitat
🌿 afromontane cloud forests of the virunga volcanoes and bwindi impenetrable forest
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Hominidae
Genus
Gorilla
Fun Facts
1
Mountain gorillas share 98.3% of their DNA with humans and are one of our closest living relatives
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Adult silverback males can weigh up to 220 kg (485 lbs) and are the leaders of gorilla family groups
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Mountain gorillas are the only great ape population that is increasing — a rare conservation success story
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Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park protect roughly half of all mountain gorillas
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Each gorilla has a unique nose print, just as humans have unique fingerprints, used by researchers to identify individuals