The most serious threat posed to Pan troglodytes troglodytes is habitat loss and fragmentation. It is hunted for meat and a few animals are still captured for the export trade.
Pan troglodytes troglodytes is found throughout; Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Nigeria.
Pan troglodytes troglodytes is considered as "Endangered" by the IUCN. CITES lists the species as "Appendix 1".