Golden wattle vs Hamadryas baboon

Acacia pycnantha compared with Papio hamadryas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden wattle	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Acacia	Papio
Species	Acacia pycnantha	Papio hamadryas

Conservation Status

Golden wattle

LC — Least Concern

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden wattle	Hamadryas baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Libya, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.