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How much does a gorilla weigh in kilograms?

Height 1.75 m and weighs 200 kg gorilla is gorilla, but the weight of half the male gorilla. Agorilla can be over 50 years. Gorilla of the word Greek word "gorillai" means "tribe of hairywomen" has been taken. It is interesting to know the gorillas, like humans have their ownfingerprints.


What is the scientific name for gorilla?

There are two species of Gorilla: Gorilla gorilla(Western Gorilla) and Gorilla beringei (Eastern Gorilla). There are four recognized subspecies:Western Lowlands Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli)Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri)The Bwindi Gorilla has been suggested as a third subspecies of Easter Gorilla. However, it has not yet been assigned a trinomen.


How many types of gorillas are there?

There are two species of gorilla and four or five subspecies of gorilla.


What gorilla is classified scientifically as Gorilla gorilla gorilla?

western lowland gorillaWestern lowland gorilla


What is the Latin name for a silverback gorilla?

A silverback gorilla is not a species of gorilla, but rather a name used to describe the male of the species whose fur appears silver in colour. since 2011, Gorillas have been divided into two species and four sub-species: The species 'Eastern Gorilla' (Gorilla Beringer), with the subspecies 'Eastern Lowland Gorilla' (Gorilla Beringer Graveri) and 'Mountain Gorilla' (Gorilla Beringer Beringel). And the species 'Western Gorilla' (Gorilla Gorilla), with the sub-species 'Western Lowland Gorilla' (Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla) and the 'Cross River Gorilla' (Gorilla Gorilla Diehli).