---
title: "Western Gorilla"
description: "Gorilla gorilla — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/western-gorilla
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Gorilla

> Gorilla gorilla — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Gorilla gorilla*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1917
- Wikidata: [Q737838](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737838)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43580](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43580)

## Names

- en: Western Gorilla
- de: Westlicher Gorilla
- es: Gorila Occidental
- fr: Gorille de l’Ouest
- nl: Westelijke gorilla
- pt: Gorila-do-ocidente
- pl: Goryl nizinny

## Countries with the most observations

CG (166), GA (160), CF (46), CM (20)

## Photo

![Western Gorilla](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-gorilla/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rebeccananonof · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorilla_at_Bwindi.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-gorilla?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).