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Pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Foreign (Region 10)
Date Listed: Oct 19, 1976

  • Countries in which the the Pygmy chimpanzee is known to occur:  Congo (Zaire)

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 5 )
Date Citation Page Title
03/12/1990 55 FR 9129 9136 ETWP; Endangered Status for Chimpanzee and Pygmy Chimpanzee; 55 FR 9129 9136
02/24/1989 54 FR 8152 8157 ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for Chimpanzee and Pygmy Chimpanzee; 54 FR 8152 8157
03/23/1988 53 FR 9460 946 ETWP; Finding on Petition & Initiation of Status Review; 53 FR 9460-9461
10/19/1976 41 FR 45990 45994 Determination of 26 Species of Primates as Endangered (12) or Threatened (14); 41 FR 45990
04/19/1976 41 FR 16466 Proposal to List 27 species of Primates as Endangered (12) or Threatened (15) Species; 41 FR 16466

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

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» Critical Habitat

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» Conservation Plans

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» Petitions

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» Life History

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Last updated: February 9, 2010