iSpecies is a test of E O Wilson's idea of a web page for each species. The data displayed are generated "on the fly" by querying other data sources (learn how it works ). Send comments to r.page@bio.gla.ac.uk, or visit the iSpecies blog.
Gorillas are the largest of the living primates. They are ground-dwelling and predominantly herbivorous. They inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (still under debate as of 2008) either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of a human, between 95 and 99% depending on what is countedhttp://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v17/i1/DNA.asp, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two chimpanzee species. Gorillas natural habitats cover tropical or subtropical forests in Africa. Although their range covers a small percentage of Africa, gorillas cover a wide range...
TaxId: 499232 Gorilla beringei "Eastern Gorilla" [primates] Sequences: 122 nucleotide, 20 protein
TaxId: 9593 Gorilla gorilla "Western Gorilla" [primates] Sequences: 491205 nucleotide, 1823 protein
TaxId: 9592 Gorilla [primates] Sequences: 491327 nucleotide, 1843 protein
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