📷 (c) bureaubenjamin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
📷 (c) Hélène Maire, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
📷 (c) mlanguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
IUCN: Endangered
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderPrimates›FamilyHominidae›GenusPan
About
Chimpanzees live in fission-fusion communities where smaller parties split and rejoin throughout the day. They make and use tools to fish for termites, crack nuts, and access honey. Habitat loss, hunting, disease, and the illegal wildlife trade continue to endanger wild populations.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Tropical rainforest, woodland, savanna mosaic, and gallery forest
🍃Diet Omnivore — fruit, leaves, seeds, insects, honey, eggs, and small mammals
📏Size & Weight Standing height about 1–1.7 m
•weight 26–70 kg
⏳Lifespan 30–40 years wild
🗺Range West and Central Africa, with fragmented eastern populations
MammalPrimate
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Tropical rainforest, woodland, savanna mosaic, and gallery forest
🍃Diet Omnivore — fruit, leaves, seeds, insects, honey, eggs, and small mammals
📏Size & Weight Standing height about 1–1.7 m
•weight 26–70 kg
⏳Lifespan 30–40 years wild
🗺Range West and Central Africa, with fragmented eastern populations
Photo Credits
#1(c) bureaubenjamin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#2(c) Hélène Maire, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#3(c) mlanguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
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