The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee that lives in the rainforest along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. It has been recognised as the fourth subspecies of chimpanzee since 1997 and is the least studied of them. Adult males can weigh up to about 80 kilograms in captivity, while females are smaller, and individuals can live for 40 to 60 years. It occupies tropical rain forest and montane forest at elevations up to 2,750 metres, with some populations living mainly in savanna. Between 3,500 and 9,000 animals remain, in sites such as Gashaka-Gumti National Park in Nigeria and Ebo Wildlife Reserve in Cameroon, and a small population survives in forest reserves of southwestern Nigeria. The IUCN lists the subspecies as endangered, and it is described as the most threatened and least widely distributed of all the common chimpanzee subspecies.
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Classification
Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 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 Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Pan troglodytes (Animal Diversity Web)
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Source Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead, where it livesQuote, Lead, where it lives
along the border of Nigeria and Cameroon
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along the border of Nigeria and Cameroon
Sources
1. 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
Account of the common chimpanzee, food habits
Chimpanzees are broadly omnivorous.
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 2. Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Wikipedia)
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has been classified as Endangered by the IUCN
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inhabits the rainforest along the border of Nigeria and Cameroon
History
Its populations are falling across its limited natural range, with between 3500 and 9000 individuals remaining.
History, population trend
Its populations are falling across its limited natural range
Subpopulations
This population is on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss, disease, and human activities like hunting.
Subpopulations, relationship to people
human activities like hunting
Lead, body size band
Male Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees can weigh up to 80 kg
Lead, where it lives
along the border of Nigeria and Cameroon
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
The subspecies inhabits tropical rain forests and montane forests
View the Source3. 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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