chimpanzee vs Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

Pan troglodytes compared with Bombus sylvestris

Key Differences

• chimpanzee is Endangered while Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chimpanzee	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Pan (Chimpanzees)	Bombus
Species	Pan troglodytes	Bombus sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

chimpanzee and Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chimpanzee

EN — Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chimpanzee	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	45 years	—
Average Length	1.2 m	—
Average Weight	50.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chimpanzee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (DRC), Guinea, Tanzania, and Uganda. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

chimpanzee

Humanity's closest living relative, sharing approximately 98.7% of DNA, chimpanzees inhabit tropical forests and savanna woodlands across central and West Africa. Highly intelligent, social primates that use and make tools, display cultural traditions, and communicate with rich vocalizations including the distinctive pant-hoot. Endangered, with populations declining due to deforestation, bushmeat hunting, and disease transmission from humans.