Pan paniscus
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Pan paniscus, commonly known as the bonobo, is a great ape species native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, noted for its matriarchal social structure, high intelligence, and relatively peaceful, cooperative behavior.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great ape
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ primate ⓘ species ⓘ |
| averageGestationPeriod | about 240 days ⓘ |
| averageLifespanInCaptivity | over 50 years ⓘ |
| averageLifespanInWild | about 40 years ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| closestRelative | Pan troglodytes ⓘ |
| cognitiveAbility | high intelligence ⓘ |
| commonName |
bonobo
ⓘ
pygmy chimpanzee ⓘ |
| communication |
complex vocalizations
ⓘ
gestural communication ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedBy | Ernst Schwarz ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae ⓘ |
| genus | Pan ⓘ |
| groupName | community ⓘ |
| habitat |
secondary forest
ⓘ
swamp forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
bipedalism (occasional)
ⓘ
knuckle-walking ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Congo Rainforest
ⓘ
surface form:
Congo Basin
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeBoundedBy |
Congo River to the north
ⓘ
Kasai River to the south and east ⓘ |
| reproduction | live birth ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| sharesCommonAncestorWith | Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
female-bonded groups
ⓘ
highly cooperative ⓘ relatively peaceful ⓘ |
| socialStructure | matriarchal ⓘ |
| subfamily | Homininae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bushmeat hunting
ⓘ
civil conflict in range ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ |
| tribe | Hominini ⓘ |
| uses | tool use observed in wild ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1929 ⓘ |
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