Chacma Baboon vs False Puffball

Papio ursinus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Papio	Reticularia
Species	Papio ursinus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.