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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Primates > Haplorhini > Catarrhini > Hominidae > Pan paniscus

Preferred term

Pan paniscus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bonobo
  • Bonobos
  • Chimpanzee, Pygmy
  • Chimpanzees, Pygmy
  • Pygmy Chimpanzee
  • Pygmy Chimpanzees

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  • diseases: coordinate with APE DISEASES + specific disease /vet

Scope note

  • The pygmy chimpanzee, a species of the genus Pan, family HOMINIDAE. Its common name is Bonobo, which was once considered a separate genus by some; others considered it a subspecies of PAN TROGLODYTES. Its range is confined to the forests of the central Zaire basin. Despite its name, it is often of equal size to P. troglodytes.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019974

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