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What taxonomy do gorillas belong to?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Gorillas belong to the eponymous genus Gorilla, within the family Hominidae. The Hominidae are also known as 'great apes' and comprise gorilla, chimpanzees, bonobos or pygmy chimpanzees, orangutans and humans. They are part of the order Primates, which also includes monkeys, and the class Mammalia.

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