Chacma Baboon vs Meal Moth

Papio ursinus compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pyralidae
Genus	Papio	Pyralis
Species	Papio ursinus	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacma Baboon and Meal Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Meal Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.