Chacma Baboon vs parma wallaby

Papio ursinus compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Papio	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Papio ursinus	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	parma wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. 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.