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Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
21 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
September 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Chimpanzee sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

L'Hoest's Guenon
VU

L'Hoest's Guenon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Allochrocebus lhoesti

80–90% · Very likely
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

60–70% · Likely
Angola Colobus
VU

Angola Colobus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus angolensis

50–60% · Likely
Olive Baboon
LC

Olive Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio anubis

50–60% · Likely
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
VU

grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lophocebus albigena

30–40% · Possible
Dent’s Monkey
LC

Dent’s Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus denti

30–40% · Possible
Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

20–30% · Possible
East African Potto
LC

East African Potto

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Perodicticus ibeanus

Insufficient data
Spectacled Lesser Galago
LC

Spectacled Lesser Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Galago matschiei

Insufficient data
Red-tailed Monkey
LC

Red-tailed Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus ascanius

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
70–80
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
60–70
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 Nyungwe National Park?

About 51% of wildlife watchers report a Chimpanzee sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Chimpanzee in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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