The ecoregion supports populations of the endangered western chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes verus"). Field studies of "Pan troglodytes" were pioneered by primatologist Jane Goodall. Chimpanzees ("Pan troglodytes") are smart, social animals. The eastern chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii") is a subspecies of the common chimpanzee. The current primate exhibit features chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Or possibly the chimpanzee's scientific name should be "Homo troglodytes" instead of "Pan troglodytes". Chimpanzees ("Pan troglodytes") are the closest genetic relatives to human, sharing 93.6% genetic similarity. In 2018, a study confirmed the presence of Common Chimpanzees ("Pan troglodytes") in the area. For instance "Pan troglodytes", the chimpanzee, and "Troglodytes troglodytes", the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers.