Pan paniscus

E. Schwarz, 1929

Bonobo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Hominoidea
Family : Hominidae
Subfamily : Homininae
Genus : Pan

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 16, 4

Original name as described

Pan satyrus paniscus

Other common names

Dwarf Chimpanzee · Gracile Chimpanzee · Pygmy Chimpanzee

Type material

RMCA 9338

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

DR Congo, 30 km south of Befale, south of upper Maringa River.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000719

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pan satyrus paniscus

E. Schwarz, 1929

Family

Hominidae

Root name

paniscus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 9338

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines

Pan paniscus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Hominidae

Root name

paniscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  6. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15932/102331567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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