Chacma Baboon vs Desert Dandelion

Papio ursinus compared with Taraxacum desertorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Desert Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Papio	Taraxacum
Species	Papio ursinus	Taraxacum desertorum

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Desert Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Dandelion

Habitat

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

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.