Common Chimpanzee
Scientific Name:
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Pan troglodytes
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Common Name(s):
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Chimpanzee
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Chimp
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Status:
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Endangered
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Estimated Population:
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172,700-299,700
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Population Trend:
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Decreasing
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Threats:
Habitat destruction and degradation; poaching for meat, pet trade, medicinal
purposes; farmers, for crop protection; disease.
Range:
Chimpanzees occur solely in Africa: Angola; Burkina Faso; Burundi;
Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Congo, The Democratic
Republic of the;
Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea;
Liberia; Mali; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Tanzania, United
Republic of; Uganda.
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