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[[File: Westlwgorilla stefano lucchesi.jpg | 400px | thumb| right | Western lowland gorilla © Stefano Lucchesi]]
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There are two species of gorilla, the western gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla'') and the eastern gorilla (''Gorilla beringei''). The western gorilla consists of two recognized subspecies: the western lowland gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') and the Cross River gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla diehli''). The western lowland gorilla, which comprises about 99% of all gorillas, is classified as Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Maisels et al. 2018), meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
There are two species of gorilla, the western gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla'') and the eastern gorilla (''Gorilla beringei''). The western gorilla consists of two recognized subspecies: the western lowland gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') and the Cross River gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla diehli''). The western lowland gorilla, which comprises about 99% of all gorillas, is classified as Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Maisels et al. 2018), meaning that it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.