Black-headed Night Monkey vs Chacma Baboon

Aotus nigriceps compared with Papio ursinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Chacma Baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aotidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aotus	Papio
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Papio ursinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Night Monkey and Chacma Baboon share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Chacma Baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chacma Baboon

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.