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The Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is a great ape. Colloquially, it is often called the "chimpanzee" (or simply "chimp"), though technically this term refers to both species in the genus Pan: the Common Chimpanzee and the closely-related Bonobo, or Pygmy Chimpanzee.
Several subspecies of the Common Chimpanzee have been recognized:
- Pan troglodytes troglodytes, Central Common or Black-faced Chimpanzee, in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo also known as Middle Congo Congo-Brazzaville and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, which was also at one time known as the Republic of the Congo , is a former French colony o, and the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo called Zaire between 1971 and 1997, is a nation in central Africa. It is sometimes called Congo-Kinshasa after its capital, to distinguish it from the Republic of Congo, or Congo-Brazzaville''. It borders on Republic o;
- Pan troglodytes verus, Western Common or Pale-faced Chimpanzee, in GuineaRepublique de Guinee ( In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Travail, Justice, Solidarite(Work, Justice, Solidarity Official language French (official), Fula, Arabic, others Capital Conakry Capital's coordinates 9° 30' N, 13° 43' W Largest City Conakry P, MaliRepublique de Mali ( In Detail) National motto: Un peuple, un but, une foi(One people, one goal, one faith Official language French (official), Bambara, others Capital Bamako President Amadou Toumani Toure Prime Minister Ousmane Issoufi Maiga Area Total %, Sierra LeoneThe Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The country is bordered by Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Republic of Sierra Leone ( In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Unity Freedom Just, LiberiaLiberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire. The country has recently been afflicted by two civil wars ( 1989 1996 and 1999 2003) that have displaced hundreds of thousands of its citizens and destro, Côte d'IvoireThe Republic of Cote d'Ivoire ( French for Ivory Coast by which it is often rendered in English) is a country in West Africa. It borders Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana to the west, north, and east, and borders the Gulf of Guinea to its sou, Ghana, and Nigeria;
- Pan troglodytes vellerosus, West Nigerian/East Cameroon Chimpanzee, in Nigeria and Cameroon;
- Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, Eastern Common or Long-haired Chimpanzee, in the Central African Republic, the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Ruanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
