greater spot-nosed monkey vs Hamadryas baboon

Cercopithecus nictitans compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• greater spot-nosed monkey is Near Threatened while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greater spot-nosed monkey	Hamadryas baboon
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	Cercopithecus	Papio
Species	Cercopithecus nictitans	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

greater spot-nosed monkey and Hamadryas baboon share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

greater spot-nosed monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greater spot-nosed monkey	Hamadryas baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

greater spot-nosed monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.