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Bonobo

Mammals

The bonobo is a great ape found only in the forests south of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, closely related to the chimpanzee and, along with it, one of the two species most closely related to humans. Bonobos are generally more slender than chimpanzees and are noted for social structures in which females often hold a central and cooperative role, with tension and conflict frequently defused through affiliative and sexual behavior rather than aggression. They are omnivorous, feeding mainly on fruit supplemented by other plant material and occasionally small animals. Restricted to a limited range and threatened by habitat loss, hunting and political instability in the region, the species is classified as endangered.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Bonobos are distinguished from common chimpanzees by relatively long limbs, pinker lips, a darker face, a tail-tuft through adulthood, and longer, parted hair on their heads. 1
Scientific Name
Pan paniscus 1
Conservation Status
Endangered 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hominidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Bonobo (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Congo Basin Rainforest, Ecosystems
Source World Wildlife Fund
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Bonobo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, opening sentence
    The bonobo (Pan paniscus), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee (less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee), is the smallest species of great ape and one of the two making up the genus Pan (the other being the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes).
  • Lead section, distinguishing-features sentence
    Bonobos are distinguished from common chimpanzees by relatively long limbs, pinker lips, a darker face, a tail-tuft through adulthood, and longer, parted hair on their heads.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Wikipedia 'Bonobo': inhabit primary and secondary forest, including seasonally inundated swamp forest, in the Congo Basin
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2. Wikipedia: Bonobo
  • threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The species is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is most threatened by habitat destruction, human population growth and movement (as well as ongoing civil unrest and political infighting), with commercial poaching being, by far, the most prominent threat.
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    As the two species are not proficient swimmers, the natural formation of the Congo River (around 1.
  • Lead section
    with commercial poaching being, by far, the most prominent threat
  • system (entity description states it plainly, diet)
    They are omnivorous, feeding mainly on fruit supplemented by other plant material and occasionally small animals.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = EN
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3. Bonobo (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
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Wikidata: Bonobo
Wikidata Q19537, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: HominidaeView the Source
World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife FundIn Ecosystem: Congo Basin RainforestView the Source
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