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Hominidae

Hominidae is a family in the order Primates. This database currently files 2 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 43 countries.

Species filed
2
Threatened
2
Countries recorded
43
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Hominidae?

2 genera filed directly under this family.

  1. Gorilla

    eastern gorilla

    1 species
  2. Pan

    chimpanzee

    1 species

Best-known members of Hominidae

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How threatened is Hominidae?

2 of 2 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered150%
ENEndangered150%

Where is Hominidae recorded?

Species on file in this family with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Tanzania: 2 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 2 speciesKenya: 1 speciesSudan: 1 speciesChad: 1 speciesRussia: 1 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesFrance: 1 speciesZimbabwe: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesSenegal: 1 speciesMali: 1 speciesNigeria: 1 speciesCameroon: 1 speciesGhana: 1 speciesCôte d'Ivoire: 1 speciesGuinea: 1 speciesGuinea-Bissau: 1 speciesLiberia: 1 speciesSierra Leone: 1 speciesCentral African Rep.: 1 speciesCongo: 2 speciesGabon: 1 speciesEq. Guinea: 1 speciesBurundi: 1 speciesGambia: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesDenmark: 1 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesMalaysia: 1 speciesCzechia: 1 speciesJapan: 1 speciesUganda: 2 speciesRwanda: 2 speciesS. Sudan: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Rwanda2
  2. Uganda2
  3. Congo - Brazzaville2
  4. Congo - Kinshasa2
  5. Tanzania2
  6. Liberia1
  7. Guinea1
  8. Cameroon1
  9. Gabon1
  10. Germany1
  11. United States1
  12. Côte d’Ivoire1
  13. Equatorial Guinea1
  14. Denmark1
  15. Sierra Leone1
  16. Ghana1
  17. Zimbabwe1
  18. Gambia1
  19. Nigeria1
  20. Brazil1

All species in Hominidae

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
ChimpanzeePan troglodytesHominidaeEndangeredNot recorded43
Eastern gorillaGorilla beringeiHominidaeCritically EndangeredNot recorded5