Chacma Baboon vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Papio ursinus compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
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 same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Papio	Pygathrix
Species	Papio ursinus	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacma Baboon and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.