Gorilla

Gorilla
Silverback male Western gorilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Hominidae
Subfamily:	Homininae
Tribe:	Gorillini
Genus:	Gorilla
Type species
Gorilla gorilla Savage, 1847
Distribution of gorillas

Gorilla is a genus of African apes commonly known as gorillas. They are divided into two species, the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) and the eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei).