Chacma Baboon vs Mountain yam

Papio ursinus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Papio	Dioscorea
Species	Papio ursinus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.