Chacma Baboon vs Khakiweed

Papio ursinus compared with Alternanthera pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Khakiweed
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	Alternanthera
Species	Papio ursinus	Alternanthera pungens

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Khakiweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Khakiweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), 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.