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How tall and heavy are adult chimpanzees?

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A common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) sits on a rock holding a long blade of grass in its mouth, with dense green foliage in the background. — chimpanzee The West African, or masked, chimpanzee (*Pan troglodytes verus*) is a critically endangered subspecies of chimpanzee.

Adult chimpanzees vary considerably in size, though they generally stand approximately 1–1.7 metres (3–5.5 feet) tall when standing erect and weigh about 32–60 kg (70–130 pounds). Males of the species tend to be larger and more robust than females.1