Chacma Baboon vs Foxtail

Papio ursinus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Papio	Amaranthus
Species	Papio ursinus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.