Cross River gorilla
E1011999
The Cross River gorilla is a critically endangered subspecies of western gorilla found in a small, fragmented range along the Nigeria–Cameroon border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cross River gorilla canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gorilla subspecies
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ primate ⓘ |
| averageInterbirthInterval | about 4 to 5 years ⓘ |
| bodySizeComparison | slightly smaller than other western gorillas ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfConservationAction |
Cameroon
GENERATED
ⓘ
Nigeria GENERATED ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| estimatedPopulationSize | fewer than 300 individuals ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
Cameroon Highlands forests
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cross River headwaters region ⓘ Nigeria–Cameroon border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Gorilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 8.5 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
gallery forest
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ submontane forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasConservationProgram |
community-based conservation initiatives
ⓘ
protected areas network in Nigeria–Cameroon border region ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategoryCode | CR ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
narrower palate
ⓘ
shorter skull ⓘ smaller dentition ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cross River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Primates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | western gorilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationStatus | severely fragmented ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| recognizedAsDistinctSubspeciesSince | early 2000s ⓘ |
| reproduction | slow life history ⓘ |
| scientificName | Gorilla gorilla diehli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
group-living
ⓘ
one-male multi-female groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ human–wildlife conflict ⓘ poaching ⓘ small population size ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.