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MeSH Heading: Pan paniscus
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.400.600
Unique ID: D019974
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019974
Annotation: diseases: coordinate with APE DISEASES + specific disease /‌vet
Scope Note: The pygmy chimpanzee, a species of the genus Pan, family HOMINIDAE. Its common name is Bonobo, which was once considered a separate genus by some; others considered it a subspecies of PAN TROGLODYTES. Its range is confined to the forests of the central Zaire basin. Despite its name, it is often of equal size to P. troglodytes.
Entry Term(s): Bonobo; Chimpanzee, Pygmy; Pygmy Chimpanzee
Previous Indexing: Pan troglodytes (1972-1997); Pongidae (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0029673
Scope Note: The pygmy chimpanzee, a species of the genus Pan, family HOMINIDAE. Its common name is Bonobo, which was once considered a separate genus by some; others considered it a subspecies of PAN TROGLODYTES. Its range is confined to the forests of the central Zaire basin. Despite its name, it is often of equal size to P. troglodytes.
Terms: Pan paniscus Preferred Term
Term UI T059543
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Chimpanzee, Pygmy
Term UI T059541
Date03/21/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Pygmy Chimpanzee
Term UI T059542
Date03/21/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Bonobo
Term UI T059544
Date03/21/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

Pan paniscus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025