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Eastern gorilla
Eastern gorilla
(Gorilla beringei)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Hominidae
Genus
Gorilla
(1)
Size
Male height: up to 1.7 m
(2)
Female height: up to 1.5 m
(2)
Male weight: 160 kg
(2)
Female weight: 90 kg
(2)
Status
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
, and listed on Appendix I of CITES
(3)
.
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