Chacma Baboon vs pignut

Papio ursinus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Papio	Mesosphaerum
Species	Papio ursinus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.