Chacma Baboon vs Root-headed Centaury

Papio ursinus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Papio	Centaurea
Species	Papio ursinus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

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.