Hamadryas baboon vs slender thistle

Papio hamadryas compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hamadryas baboon	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Papio	Carduus
Species	Papio hamadryas	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hamadryas baboon	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.