Back غوريلا السهول الشرقية Arabic غوريلا السهول الشرقيه ARZ Yiwol (Gorilla beringei graueri) AVK Goril·la de les planes oriental Catalan Gorila východní nížinná Czech Östlicher Flachlandgorilla German Eastern lowland gorilla English Orienta gorilo de malaltaj teroj Esperanto Gorilla beringei graueri Spanish Itäinentasankogorilla Finnish
| Eastern lowland gorilla | |
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| Silverback in Kahuzi-Biéga National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | Homininae |
| Genus: | Gorilla |
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| Subspecies: | G. b. graueri
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| Trinomial name | |
| Gorilla beringei graueri (Matschie, 1914)
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| Distribution range in green | |
The eastern lowland gorilla or Grauer's gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) is a subspecies of eastern gorilla. It is native to the mountainous forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies. It has jet black coats like the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), although the hair is shorter on the head and body. The male's coat, like that of other gorillas, greys as the animal matures, resulting in the designation "silverback".
- ↑ Plumptre, A.; Nixon, S.; Caillaud, D.; Hall, J. S.; Hart, J. A.; Nishuli, R.; Williamson, E. A. (2016). "Gorilla beringei ssp. graueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T39995A17989838. Retrieved 4 September 2016.