Gorilla habitat
WHS where Gorillas live in the wild. Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa.
The eponymous genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorillas and the western gorillas, and either four or five subspecies:
- Western lowland gorilla (subspecies of western gorilla)
- Cross River gorilla (subspecies of western gorilla)
- Mountain gorilla (subspecies of eastern gorilla)
- Eastern lowland gorilla (subspecies of eastern gorilla)
- Bwindi gorilla (sometimes considered as a subspecies of the eastern gorilla)
Source: Wikipedia
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Bwindi gorilla | |
Dja Faunal Reserve | Western lowland gorilla | |
Ivindo National Park | Western Lowland Gorilla | |
Kahuzi-Biega National Park | Eastern lowland gorilla | |
Lopé-Okanda | Western lowland gorilla | |
Odzala-Kokoua | "one of the most important strongholds for Western Lowland Gorillas, Gorilla gorilla ssp. gorilla (CR)" (AB ev) | |
Sangha Trinational | Western Lowland Gorilla | |
Virunga National Park | Mountain gorilla and Eastern lowland gorilla |
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