Chacma Baboon vs Great Thick-knee

Papio ursinus compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Burhinidae
Genus	Papio	Esacus
Species	Papio ursinus	Esacus recurvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacma Baboon and Great Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Great Thick-knee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.