Chacma Baboon vs cow-itch

Papio ursinus compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Papio	Mucuna
Species	Papio ursinus	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.