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Pan paniscus

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Noun1.Pan paniscus - small chimpanzee of swamp forests in ZairePan paniscus - small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
genus Pan, Pan - chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
chimp, chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes - intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests


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That is, chimps and their close relatives, bonobos, would no longer be Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus, but Homo troglodytes, and Homo paniscus.
Scientists recognize two chimpanzee species, Pan troglodytes (common chimps) and Pan paniscus (pygmy chimps).
 
 
 
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