Chacma Baboon vs Platterbsen-Wicke

Papio ursinus compared with Vicia lathyroides

Key Differences

• Chacma Baboon is Least Concern while Platterbsen-Wicke is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacma Baboon	Platterbsen-Wicke
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primaten)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Fabaceae
Genus	Papio	Vicia
Species	Papio ursinus	Vicia lathyroides

Conservation Status

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Platterbsen-Wicke

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacma Baboon	Platterbsen-Wicke
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Platterbsen-Wicke

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chacma Baboon

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.