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Pan (genus)
genus of mammals, includes 2 species: common chimpanzee and bonobo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The genus Pan is made up of two living species: the chimpanzee and the bonobo. Taxonomically, these two ape species are called panins;[3][4] however, both species are more commonly called chimpanzees or chimps. Together with gorillas, orangutans and humans, they are part of the family Hominidae.
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...
Pan[1] | |
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Members of the genus Pan: chimpanzee (left) and bonobo (right) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hominidae |
Subfamily: | Homininae |
Tribe: | Hominini |
Subtribe: | Panina |
Genus: | Pan Oken, 1816 |
Type species | |
Simia troglodytes = Pan troglodytes | |
Species | |
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Distribution of Pan troglodytes (common chimpanzee) and Pan paniscus (bonobo, in red) | |
Synonyms | |
Troglodytes E. Geoffroy, 1812 (preoccupied) |
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