"pan troglodytes" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: great ape, pongid - any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
subtypes:
- pan troglodytes verus, western chimpanzee - masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species
- eastern chimpanzee, pan troglodytes schweinfurthii - long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees
- central chimpanzee, pan troglodytes troglodytes - black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees
- bonobo, pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee - small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
belongs to: genus pan, pan - chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

same as: chimp, chimpanzee