Chacma Baboon vs Meerkat

Papio ursinus compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Meerkat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Herpestidae
Genus	Papio	Suricata
Species	Papio ursinus	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacma Baboon and Meerkat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

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.