Multiple species of chimpanzee Most people possessing any familiarity with our closest relatives know that there are two species of chimpanzees: Bonobos (Pan paniscus) and the common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Some researchers believe that bonobos and common chimps diverged around 0.9 million years ago (Won and Hey, 2002). Many may not know that taxonomies further divide common chimps into three subspecies, represented by three distinct populations separated by geographic divisions (e.g. distance, rivers). They are the Western, Central, and Eastern, known as Pan troglodytes versus, Pan troglodytes troglodytes, and Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, respectively (Groves, 2001). primatology.net/2007/03/21/genetic-study-confirms-three-chimpanzee-subspecies/
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