The word chimpanzee is a rough approximation of the original Bantu name. The designation as "pan" was suggested by scientists as Pan was the Greek god of nature and wilderness.
The bonobo (Pan paniscus) is similar to the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
Chimpanzees comprise the genus Pan. The common chimpanzee is Pan troglodytes; the bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee is Pan paniscus.
The common chimpanzee's binomial nomenclature is Pan troglodytes.
Chimpanzee has three syllables: chim-pan-zee
There are two species of chimpanzees. They are the 'common' chimpanzee Pan troglodytes and the pygmy chimpanzee or bonobo Pan paniscus.
Pan troglodytes.
Pan troglodytes.
Pan troglodytes
Troglodytes or Pan
The word chimpanzee is pronounced [chim-pan-zee] (/ˌtʃɪmpænˈzi/ in IPA).
There are two types of chimpanzees. The common chimpanzee and the bonobo. The common chimpanzee's binomial nomenclature is Pan troglodytes, and the bonobo's is Pan paniscus.
Chimpanzees inhabit several regions of Africa. Three of the subspecies, Pan troglodytes vellerosus (the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee), Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii (the Eastern Chimpanzee), and Pan troglodytes troglodytes (the Central Chimpanzee) live in central Africa. A fourth subspecies, Pan troglodytes verus (the Western Chimpanzee), inhabits western Africa. They live mainly in jungles, feeding on plants and insects.