Where do chimpanzees live? Chimps have the widest geographic distribution of any great ape, with a range of more than 2.6 million kilometers. They can be found discontinuously from southern Senegal across the forested belt north of the Congo River to western Uganda and western Tanzania.

Are chimpanzees only found in Africa?

Chimpanzees are one of four types of “great ape.” The great apes are: chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans. Wild chimpanzees only live in Africa. Humans and chimpanzees share 95 to 98 percent of the same DNA.

Where can you find chimpanzees?

Chimpanzees have the widest range of any great ape. Though many populations live in tropical rainforests, they can also be found in woodlands and grasslands spanning from central to western Africa.