Gorilla gorilla Savage and Wyman 1847 (gorilla)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Alternative combination: Troglodytes gorilla

Synonym: Gorilla gigas Haeckel 1903

Belongs to Gorilla according to C. P. Groves 1970

See also Owen 1853 and Ruff 2003

Sister taxon: Gorilla beringei

Subtaxa: Gorilla gorilla gorilla Gorilla gorilla graueri

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Average measurements (in mm): femur circumference 101.6, humerus circumference 107.9

Estimated body mass: 185.4 kg based on femur circumference and humerus circumference

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gorilla gorilla in the database

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