Cross River gorilla
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The Cross River gorilla is a critically endangered subspecies of western gorilla found in a small, fragmented range along the Nigeria–Cameroon border.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cross River gorilla canonical | 7 |
| Gorilla gorilla diehli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12834778 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cross River gorilla Context triple: [Mbe Mountains Community Forest, habitatFor, Cross River gorilla]
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A.
Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee
The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee is a critically endangered subspecies of chimpanzee native to forested regions along the Nigeria–Cameroon border in West Africa.
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B.
Silverback Gorilla
Silverback Gorilla is a studio album by American rapper Sheek Louch, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and street-oriented lyricism.
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C.
Gorilla
Gorilla is a large, predominantly herbivorous great ape native to the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa and known for its strength, complex social groups, and close genetic relationship to humans.
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D.
Bonobos
Bonobos is a menswear-focused clothing brand and retailer known for its well-fitting pants and modern, casual-professional apparel.
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E.
Tapanuli orangutan
The Tapanuli orangutan is a critically endangered great ape species native to a small forest region in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, and is one of the rarest and most recently identified orangutan species.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cross River gorilla Target entity description: The Cross River gorilla is a critically endangered subspecies of western gorilla found in a small, fragmented range along the Nigeria–Cameroon border.
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A.
Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee
The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee is a critically endangered subspecies of chimpanzee native to forested regions along the Nigeria–Cameroon border in West Africa.
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B.
Silverback Gorilla
Silverback Gorilla is a studio album by American rapper Sheek Louch, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and street-oriented lyricism.
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C.
Gorilla
Gorilla is a large, predominantly herbivorous great ape native to the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa and known for its strength, complex social groups, and close genetic relationship to humans.
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D.
Bonobos
Bonobos is a menswear-focused clothing brand and retailer known for its well-fitting pants and modern, casual-professional apparel.
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E.
Tapanuli orangutan
The Tapanuli orangutan is a critically endangered great ape species native to a small forest region in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, and is one of the rarest and most recently identified orangutan species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gorilla subspecies
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mammal ⓘ primate ⓘ |
| averageInterbirthInterval | about 4 to 5 years ⓘ |
| bodySizeComparison | slightly smaller than other western gorillas ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| countryOfConservationAction |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| estimatedPopulationSize | fewer than 300 individuals ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
Cameroon Highlands forests
ⓘ
linked to:
Cameroon highlands forests
Cross River headwaters region ⓘ Nigeria–Cameroon border region ⓘ
linked to:
Nigeria–Cameroon border
|
| genus | Gorilla ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 8.5 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
gallery forest
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ submontane forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasConservationProgram |
community-based conservation initiatives
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protected areas network in Nigeria–Cameroon border region ⓘ |
| IUCNRedListCategoryCode | CR ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
narrower palate
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shorter skull ⓘ smaller dentition ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cross River ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | western gorilla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| populationStatus | severely fragmented ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decreasing ⓘ |
| recognizedAsDistinctSubspeciesSince | early 2000s ⓘ |
| reproduction | slow life history ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Gorilla gorilla diehli
ⓘ
linked to:
Cross River gorilla
|
| socialStructure |
group-living
ⓘ
one-male multi-female groups ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat fragmentation
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habitat loss ⓘ human–wildlife conflict ⓘ poaching ⓘ small population size ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cross River gorilla Description of subject: The Cross River gorilla is a critically endangered subspecies of western gorilla found in a small, fragmented range along the Nigeria–Cameroon border.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cross River gorilla