Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey vs olive baboon

Cercopithecus petaurista compared with Papio anubis

Key Differences

• Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened while olive baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	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	Cercopithecus	Papio
Species	Cercopithecus petaurista	Papio anubis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey and olive baboon share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

olive baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey	olive baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

olive baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.