The central chimpanzee, also called the tschego, is the subspecies of the common chimpanzee that lives across the forests of Central Africa, mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is found in tropical moist forest, wet savanna woodlands and the forest and savanna mosaics where the two meet, and it ranges from sea level up to about 3,000 metres. Males average around 60 kilograms and females around 46 kilograms, and the subspecies is told apart from its relatives by a less hairy face and by longer arms and fingers that suit life in the trees. Central chimpanzees live in large social groups under a male dominant hierarchy, use tools such as twigs to reach ants and termites, and act as important seed dispersers because most of their diet is fruit. The IUCN classes the subspecies as endangered, with Ebola outbreaks, hunting for bushmeat and habitat loss named as the main threats, and the subspecies also carries the simian virus from which HIV-1 evolved.
Facts
Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Hominidae (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pan troglodytes (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
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Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and Habitat, where it livesQuote, Lead and Habitat, where it lives
in the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, southeast Nigeria
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and HabitatQuote, Lead and Habitat
mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and Habitat, where it livesQuote, Lead and Habitat, where it lives
in the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, southeast Nigeria
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and HabitatQuote, Lead and Habitat
mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and Habitat, where it livesQuote, Lead and Habitat, where it lives
in the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, southeast Nigeria
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and HabitatQuote, Lead and Habitat
mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and Habitat, where it livesQuote, Lead and Habitat, where it lives
in the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, southeast Nigeria
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and HabitatQuote, Lead and Habitat
mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources
1. Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)
Conservation
classifies the central chimpanzee as endangered
Ecology, Diet
Central chimpanzees are opportunistic frugivores.
Habitat
Central chimpanzees are found predominantly in tropical moist forest and wet savanna woodlands
Habitat, living or extinct
The central chimpanzee mainly lives in Gabon, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo
Conservation, population trend
decline in the central chimpanzee population is expected to continue for another 30 to 40 years
Conservation, threats
Major threats to central chimpanzee populations include Ebola virus disease, poaching for bushmeat, and habitat destruction.
Conservation, threats (2)
The IUCN attributes this to increasing human presence (agriculture, de-forestation, development)
Conservation, relationship to people
poaching for bushmeat
Characteristics
The central chimpanzee averages 59.7 kilograms (132 lb) in males
Lead and Habitat
mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lead and Habitat, where it lives
in the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, southeast Nigeria
In Group: Primate Species, Lead
is a subspecies of chimpanzee
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pan troglodytes (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyAccount of the common chimpanzee, behavior
Chimpanzees are social, diurnal animals.
Account of the common chimpanzee, conservation status
listed as an Appendix I species by CITES
In Ecosystem: Forest, Habitat
Although they are typically thought of as living in tropical rainforests, they are also found in forest-savanna mosaic environments
View the Source 3. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Pan troglodytes
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolAnAge entry for Pan troglodytes, maximum longevityQuote, AnAge entry for Pan troglodytes, maximum longevity
68 years (captivity)
Hominidae (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Hominidae, Lead, family HominidaeQuote, Child Taxon Of: Hominidae, Lead, family Hominidae
Pan (the chimpanzee and the bonobo)
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