Chacma Baboon vs Desert Thorn

Papio ursinus compared with Lycium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Solanaceae
Genus	Papio	Lycium
Species	Papio ursinus	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Thorn

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.