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title: "Goryl górski"
description: "Gorilla beringei — Ssaki. The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/eastern-gorilla
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Goryl górski

> Gorilla beringei — Ssaki. The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate.

- Scientific name: *Gorilla beringei*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1328
- Wikidata: [Q307157](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307157)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68790](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68790)

## Names

- en: Eastern Gorilla
- de: Östlicher Gorilla
- es: Gorila oriental
- fr: Gorille de l’Est
- nl: Oostelijke gorilla
- pt: Gorila-do-oriente
- pl: Goryl górski

## Countries with the most observations

UG (806), RW (372), CD (71)

## Summary

The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies. There are 6,800 eastern lowland gorillas or Grauer's gorillas (G. b. graueri) and 1,000 mountain gorillas (G. b. beringei). Illegal hunting threatens the species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gorilla

## Photo

![Goryl górski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-gorilla/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chuck Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198896357

## Machine access

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