Highland Mangabey vs olive baboon

Rungwecebus kipunji compared with Papio anubis

Key Differences

• Highland Mangabey is Endangered while olive baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highland Mangabey	olive 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	Rungwecebus	Papio
Species	Rungwecebus kipunji	Papio anubis

Evolutionary Relationship

Highland Mangabey and olive baboon share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

olive baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highland Mangabey	olive baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

olive baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.