Chacma Baboon vs Shoebutton

Papio ursinus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Primulaceae
Genus	Papio	Ardisia
Species	Papio ursinus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.