Chimpanzee – Pan troglodytes. An ape in the family Hominidae. Our closest genetic relative sharing 98% of our DNA.
There are four accepted subspecies of chimpanzee:
- Central chimpanzee – P. t. troglodytes
- Western chimpanzee – P. t. verus
- Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee – P. t. ellioti
- Eastern chimpanzee – P. t. schweinfurthii
Eastern Chimpanzee – Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii:
