Chacma Baboon vs Sun-tailed Monkey

Papio ursinus compared with Allochrocebus solatus

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Sun-tailed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Sun-tailed Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Papio	Allochrocebus
Species	Papio ursinus	Allochrocebus solatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacma Baboon and Sun-tailed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Sun-tailed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Sun-tailed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sun-tailed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.