Babouin chacma vs Variable Flying Fox

Papio ursinus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Babouin chacma is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Babouin chacma	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Papio	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Papio ursinus	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Babouin chacma and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Babouin chacma

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Babouin chacma	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Babouin chacma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Babouin chacma

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