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Gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Primates
family
Hominidae
genus
Gorilla
species
Gorilla gorilla

Name

Synonyms
Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847
Homonyms
Gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847)
Common names
Gorilla in language.
Gorilla in German
Western Gorilla in English
Western Gorilla in English
Western Gorilla in English
gorilla in English
gorilla in English
gorilla in language.
western gorilla in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Mittermeier, Rusell A., Anthony B. Rylands, and Don E. Wilson, eds. (2013) Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates
  2. Mittermeier, Rusell A., Anthony B. Rylands, and Don E. Wilson, eds. (2013) Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates
  3. Mittermeier, Rusell A., Anthony B. Rylands, and Don E. Wilson, eds., 2013: null. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates. 951.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
  5. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1
  6. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1
  7. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  8. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1. xxxv + 743.
  9. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World
  10. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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