Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Fact Sheet: Distribution & Habitat

(Maisels et al. 2016)

Gorilla gorilla distribution

• Only remains in a few African countries
• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Nigeria
• Republic of Congo
• Subspecies separated by rivers

Elevational distribution

• Generally below 500 m above sea level
• Occur up to 1,900 m above sea level

• Submontane and lowland areas
• Prefer dense primary forests/undisturbed secondary forests with dependable, year-round food supply of high-quality herbs
• Visit open swampy areas ("bais") that are filled with aquatic and semi-aquatic sedges - different groups share bais
• May nest along savanna forest edges

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Tutin, (1997)
Taylor & Goldsmith, (2002)
Ferriss (2005)