mountain gorilla vs olive baboon

Gorilla beringei compared with Papio anubis

Key Differences

• mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered while olive baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain gorilla	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	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Gorilla (Gorillas)	Papio
Species	Gorilla beringei	Papio anubis

Evolutionary Relationship

mountain gorilla and olive baboon share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

olive baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain gorilla	olive baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

olive baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.