Chimpanzees (sometimes cried chimps) are ane o the twa species o the genus Pan, the ither bein the bonobo. Thegither wi gorillas, they are the anerly exclusively African species o great ape that are currently livin. Hamelt in sub-Saharan Africae, baith chimpanzees an bonobos are currently foond in the Congo jungle.
Quick Facts Chimpanzees Temporal range: Middle Pliocene – Recent, Scientific classification ...
Chimpanzees[1]
Temporal range: Middle Pliocene – Recent |
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| Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) |
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Scientific classification  |
| Kinrick: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Cless: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Primates |
| Suborder: |
Haplorhini |
| Faimily: |
Hominidae |
| Subtribe: |
Panina |
| Genus: |
Pan
Oken, 1816 |
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| Teep species |
Pan troglodytes
Blumenbach, 1775 |
| Species |
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Pan troglodytes
Pan paniscus |
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| Distribution o Pan troglodytes (common chimpanzee) an Pan paniscus (bonobo, in red) |
| Synonyms |
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Troglodytes E. Geoffroy, 1812 (preoccupied)
Mimetes Leach, 1820 (preoccupied)
Theranthropus Brookes, 1828
Chimpansee Voight, 1831
Anthropopithecus Blainville, 1838
Hylanthropus Gloger, 1841
Pseudanthropus Reichenbach, 1862
Engeco Haeckel, 1866
Fsihego DePauw, 1905 |
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