Chacma Baboon vs Shepherd's purse

Papio ursinus compared with Capsella bursa-pastoris

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Shepherd's purse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Shepherd's purse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Papio	Capsella
Species	Papio ursinus	Capsella bursa-pastoris

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Shepherd's purse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Shepherd's purse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shepherd's purse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.