The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018[update].[2]
There are two populations: One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central/East Africa, within three National Parks: Mgahinga, in southwest Uganda; Volcanoes, in northwest Rwanda; and Virunga, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The other population is found in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Some primatologists speculate the Bwindi population is a separate subspecies,[3] though no description has been finalized. As of June 2018, there were more than 1,000 individuals.[4]
^Groves, C. P. (2005). "Subspecies Gorilla beringei beringei". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
^ abcHickey, J. R.; Basabose, A.; Gilardi, K. V.; Greer, D.; Nampindo, S.; Robbins, M. M. & Stoinski, T. S. (2018) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39999A176396749. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^Stanford, C. (2001). "The subspecies concept in primatology: the case of mountain gorillas". Primates. 42 (4): 309–318. doi:10.1007/bf02629622. S2CID 30051620.
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