Common Cardinal vs Hamadryas baboon

Cardinalis cardinalis compared with Papio hamadryas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cardinal	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cardinalidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cardinalis	Papio
Species	Cardinalis cardinalis	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cardinal and Hamadryas baboon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cardinal	Hamadryas baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cardinal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Common Cardinal

Common Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.