Western gorilla

Gestation lasts 257 days, litters have 1 young, there are 0.3 litters per year, and sexual maturity is reached at 9.4 years. The IUCN Red List classifies the western gorilla as Critically Endangered, a threatened category.

Weight

126.2 kg – 134 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

50.2 years – 55.4 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

257 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1.01src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

7.75 years – 11 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

0.3src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

By day (diurnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The western gorilla is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderPrimates
5. familyHominidae
6. genusGorilla
7. SpeciesGorilla gorilla (Savage & Wyman, 1847)

Synonyms Troglodytes gorilla

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

CR, Critically Endangered

Eastern gorilla

Gorilla beringei

Hominidae

CompareWestern gorilla vs Eastern gorilla

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@misc{western_gorilla_2026,
  title = {Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/western-gorilla},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}