{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "gorilla",
  "name": "Gorilla",
  "scientificName": "Gorilla gorilla",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "Gorillas are the largest living primates, with dominant males (silverbacks) weighing up to 200 kg (440 lb). They are gentle, highly intelligent herbivores native to the forests of central Africa, living in close-knit family groups. Wild gorillas typically live 35 to 40 years.",
  "conservationStatus": "Critically Endangered",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Primates",
    "family": "Hominidae",
    "genus": "Gorilla"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 200,
    "lengthM": 1.7,
    "topSpeedKmh": 40,
    "lifespanYears": 40
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Gorilla gorilla"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Herbivore (mostly)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Tropical and montane forest"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "35–40 years in the wild"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "70–200 kg (150–440 lb)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Height",
      "value": "Up to 1.8 m (6 ft) standing"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Critically Endangered (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "The tropical and montane rainforests of central Africa.",
    "continents": [
      "Africa"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "Hickey, J. R. et al. (2020). Gorilla gorilla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9404/136250858"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Schaller, G. B. (1963). The Mountain Gorilla: Ecology and Behavior. University of Chicago Press.",
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "citation": "Fossey, D. (1983). Gorillas in the Mist. Houghton Mifflin.",
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "citation": "Nowak, R. M. (1999). Walker's Mammals of the World (6th ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.",
      "url": null
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/gorilla/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/gorilla/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}