Chacma Baboon vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Papio ursinus compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Aotidae
Genus	Papio	Aotus
Species	Papio ursinus	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacma Baboon and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.