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Western Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes verus

Classification

Family
Hominidae

The western chimpanzee or West African chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) is a critically endangered subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It inhabits western Africa, specifically Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, but has been extirpated in three countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, and Togo. Etymology The taxonomical genus Pan is derived from the Greek god of fields, groves, and wooded glens, Pan.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2