Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Pan
Species: Pan troglodytes
The Chimpanzee is classified into these specific groups for these reasons:
Eukarya : Multi-cellular
Animalia : Obtains nutrients by absorbing or eating other organisms, does not have a cell wall around its individual cells, is a motile organism, reproduces sexually, diploid cells with the exception of its haploid gametes.
Chordata : At some point during its life cycle, it has a dorsal hollow nerve chord, notochord, pharyngeal gill slits, and finally a muscular tail.
Mammalia : Facial muscles as well as lips, fur to insulate body, endothermic, mammary glands that allow for lactation, a jaw consisting of only one bone, and care for their young for a period of time after birth.
Hominadae : No tail, barrel shaped chest, shorter spines, shoulders and wrists built very mobile, better suited for sitting or standing upright.
Pan : Arms longer than legs and fingers longer than those of humans
Pan troglodytes : Larger build and bigger limbs than those of its genus counterpart, the Bonobo, or Pan paniscus
