Chacma Baboon vs Ghostweed

Papio ursinus compared with Euphorbia marginata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Ghostweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Papio	Euphorbia
Species	Papio ursinus	Euphorbia marginata

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Ghostweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ghostweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, India, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.