Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PRIMATES |
HOMINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
Matschie, 1903 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Mountain Gorilla |
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| Synonym/s: |
Gorilla gorilla ssp. beringei Matschie, 1903
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
C1
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
Robbins, M., Gray, M., Kümpel, N., Lanjouw, A., Maisels, F., Mugisha, A., Spelman, L. & Williamson, L. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Mittermeier, R.A., Butynski, T.M. & Tutin, C. (Primate Red List Authority) |
Justification:
This assessment includes both the Virunga and the Bwindi subpopulations. There are only about 300 mature individuals of this subspecies in both subpopulations combined, closely approximating the threshold for criterion C under Critically Endangered. Given the loss of 1-2% of the subspecies in 2007 due to renewed poaching and illegal killings, the continuing political instability of the DRC region of the Virunga Volcanoes, and the risk of disease transmission by humans or unregulated incursions into the gorillas’ habitat, there is a distinct possibility that the subspecies could experience a 25% reduction in the next generation of ~20 years. However, as conservation efforts are re-established and political stability returns to the region, it is also possible that this subspecies would warrant down-listing to Endangered.
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| History: |
| 2000 |
– |
Critically Endangered
|
| 1996 |
– |
Critically Endangered
|
| 1996 |
– |
Critically Endangered
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| 1994 |
– |
Endangered
(Groombridge 1994)
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| 1990 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN 1990)
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| 1988 |
– |
Endangered
|
| 1988 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
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| 1986 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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