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title: "Chimpansee"
description: "Pan troglodytes — Zoogdieren. The chimpanzee (; Pan troglodytes), commonly abbreviated to chimp, is a medium-sized great ape species found in the forests and savannas of equatorial Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/chimpanzee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chimpansee

> Pan troglodytes — Zoogdieren. The chimpanzee (; Pan troglodytes), commonly abbreviated to chimp, is a medium-sized great ape species found in the forests and savannas of equatorial Africa.

- Scientific name: *Pan troglodytes*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 2297
- Wikidata: [Q4126704](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4126704)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43577](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43577)

## Names

- en: Chimpanzee
- de: Gemeiner Schimpanse
- es: Chimpancé
- fr: Chimpanzé
- nl: Chimpansee
- pt: Chimpanzé-comum
- pl: Szympans zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

UG (787), CF (111), TZ (107), GA (75), RW (62), GM (56), CG (29), GN (28), CI (27), GW (19), CD (17), CM (16)

## Summary

The chimpanzee (; Pan troglodytes), commonly abbreviated to chimp, is a medium-sized great ape species found in the forests and savannas of equatorial Africa. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed one. The chimpanzee shares the genus Pan with the bonobo. Evidence from fossils and DNA sequencing shows that the two species are humans' closest living relatives. The chimpanzee is bigger and more robust than the bonobo. It is covered in coarse black hair but has a bare face, fingers, toes, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. 
The species lives in groups with up to 200 members, although individuals…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee

## Photo

![Chimpansee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chimpanzee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tapani Hopkins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144416131

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chimpanzee?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).