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Pan paniscus MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


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
Registry Number
txid9597
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
Pan paniscus Preferred
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