Gorilla gorilla

(T. S. Savage in T. S. Savage & Wyman, 1847)

Western Gorilla

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Hominoidea
Family : Hominidae
Subfamily : Homininae
Genus : Gorilla

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Savage, T.S. and Wyman, J. 1847-12. Notice of the external characters and habits of _Troglodytes gorilla_, a new species of orang from the Gaboon River. Boston Journal of Natural History 5(4):417-443.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32267712

Original name as described

Troglodytes gorilla

Other common names

Lowland Gorilla · Cross River Gorilla · Western Lowland Gorilla

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9587

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:MAMM:BOM-9587

Type locality

Gabon: Mpongwe.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Angola

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000717

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Gorilla castaneiceps

Slack, 1862

Family

Hominidae

Root name

castaneiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1441

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

159-160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951631

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla gorilla matschiei

W. Rothschild, 1905

Family

Hominidae

Root name

matschiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.3405, BMNH:Mamm:1939.3406

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/02f4b275-d788-484b-a6df-f3620c7bc8ae https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6b6aed80-0d70-4acf-868b-369ab9ca83a1

Authority page

415

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207268

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla gorilla halli

W. Rothschild, 1927

Family

Hominidae

Root name

halli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.3415

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/05d92070-eb7b-4a88-8464-5380924b2516 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/48673f9e-5a80-4a36-ac74-5997ff64fdaf https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a2fb2736-45ec-4960-b0e7-ba3f4f17f7f3

Authority page

271

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Troglodytes gorilla

(T. S. Savage in T. S. Savage & Wyman, 1847)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

gorilla

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9587

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:MAMM:BOM-9587

Authority page

417

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32267712

Authority publication

Boston Journal of Natural History

Satyrus adrotes

(A. Mayer, 1856)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

adrotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9587

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:MAMM:BOM-9587

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083691

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Satyrus africanus

(A. Mayer, 1856)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

africana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9587

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:MAMM:BOM-9587

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083690

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla engena

Haeckel, 1866

Family

Hominidae

Root name

engena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BOM-9587

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:MAMM:BOM-9587

Authority page

cl (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15099147

Authority publication

Berlin

Gorilla mayéma

Alix & Bouvier, 1877

Family

Hominidae

Root name

mayema

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN LAC 9772

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

488

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11361550

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla gorilla uellensis

Schouteden, 1927

Family

Hominidae

Root name

uellensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 100

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

335

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla diehli

Matschie, 1904

Family

Hominidae

Root name

diehli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 12789

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7673816

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Gorilla hansmeyeri

Matschie, 1914

Family

Hominidae

Root name

hansmeyeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 17960, ZMB 17961

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

325

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608395

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla jacobi

Matschie, 1906

Family

Hominidae

Root name

jacobi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 28051

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

283

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7897374

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla zenkeri

Matschie, 1914

Family

Hominidae

Root name

zenkeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 15. 09. 1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

325

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608395

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla gorilla

R. Zimara, 1935

Family

Hominidae

Root name

gorilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Zimara (1935:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  7. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9404/136250858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gorilla gorilla diehli

Groves, 2005

Family

Hominidae

Root name

diehli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Groves, 2005

Family

Hominidae

Root name

gorilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

schwartzi

Groves, 2005

Family

Hominidae

Root name

schwartzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

182

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Troglodytes Savagei

(R. Owen, 1848)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

savagei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861869

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla gina

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1855

Family

Hominidae

Root name

gina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25103537

Authority publication

Archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus gesilla

(de Blainville, 1864)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

gesilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

pl. 2, 5 bis

Authority publication

Paris

Pongo gorilla

(Haeckel, 1866)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

gorilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

cl (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15099147

Authority publication

Berlin

Gorilla gigas

Haeckel, 1903

Family

Hominidae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla manyema

W. Rothschild, 1905

Family

Hominidae

Root name

manyema

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

415

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207268

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Gorilla gorilla schwarzi

Fritze, 1912

Family

Hominidae

Root name

schwarzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Jahrbuch des Provinzial-Museums, Hannover

Gorilla (Pseudogorilla) ellioti

Frechkop, 1943

Family

Hominidae

Root name

ellioti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Brussels

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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