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Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Kibale National Park
111 Verified records at Kibale National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chimpanzee (; Pan troglodytes), commonly abbreviated to chimp, is a medium-sized great ape species found in the forests and savannas of equatorial Africa. It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed one. The chimpanzee shares the genus Pan with the bonobo. Evidence from fossils and DNA sequencing shows that the two species are humans' closest living relatives. The chimpanzee is bigger and more robust than the bonobo. It is covered in coarse black hair but has a bare face, fingers, toes, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Chimpanzee sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Ashy Red Colobus
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Ashy Red Colobus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Piliocolobus tephrosceles

70–80% · Very likely
Olive Baboon
LC

Olive Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio anubis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-tailed Monkey
LC

Red-tailed Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus ascanius

70–80% · Very likely
Mantled Guereza
LC

Mantled Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus guereza

60–70% · Likely
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
VU

grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lophocebus albigena

60–70% · Likely
L'Hoest's Guenon
VU

L'Hoest's Guenon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Allochrocebus lhoesti

30–40% · Possible
Tantalus Monkey
LC

Tantalus Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus tantalus

20–30% · Possible
East African Potto
LC

East African Potto

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Perodicticus ibeanus

20–30% · Possible
Spectacled Lesser Galago
LC

Spectacled Lesser Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Galago matschiei

Insufficient data
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

Insufficient data
Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Insufficient data
Demidoff's Dwarf Galago
LC

Demidoff's Dwarf Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Galagoides demidoff

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
80–90
Sep
60–70
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
3 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
30–40%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chimpanzee in Kibale National Park?

About 77% of wildlife watchers report a Chimpanzee sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chimpanzee in Kibale National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Chimpanzee in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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