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Pan troglodytes troglodytes (central chimpanzee)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Pan troglodytes troglodytes was named by Blumenbach (1775). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Pan troglodytes troglodytes Blumenbach
1812Troglodytes niger Geoffroy p. 87
1853Troglodytes niger Owen p. 767
1862Troglodytes vellerosus Gray p. 181
1914Anthropopithecus ellioti Matschie p. 327
1996Pan troglodytes troglodytes Jones et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyHomininaeGray 1825
tribeHomininiGray 1825
subtribePaninaDelson 1977
genusPanOken 1816
speciestroglodytes(Blumenbach 1775)
subspeciestroglodytesBlumenbach 1775

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Pan troglodytes troglodytes Blumenbach 1775 [central chimpanzee]
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Invalid names: Anthropopithecus ellioti Matschie 1914 [synonym], Troglodytes niger Geoffroy 1812 [synonym], Troglodytes vellerosus Gray 1862 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available