The binomial name of the western gorilla is Gorilla gorilla, but
the western lowland gorilla is technically a subspecies of this,
and so has a trinomial name (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).
The binomial name of the western gorilla is Gorilla gorilla, but
the western lowland gorilla is technically a subspecies of this,
and so has a trinomial name (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).
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Western gorilla was created in 1847.
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Gorilla gorilla gorilla
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There are two species of gorillas: Gorilla gorilla, the Western Gorilla, and Gorilla beringei, the Eastern Gorilla. Western Gorillas have two subspecies, and Eastern Gorillas have three.