chimpanzee vs Light Red Meranti

Pan troglodytes compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• chimpanzee is Endangered while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chimpanzee	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pan (Chimpanzees)	Shorea
Species	Pan troglodytes	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

chimpanzee

EN — Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chimpanzee	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.