Chacma Baboon vs Redstem Cassava

Papio ursinus compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Redstem Cassava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Papio	Manihot
Species	Papio ursinus	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Redstem Cassava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redstem Cassava

Habitat

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

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.