Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada)

Geladas are not actually true baboons, although they look very similar. They live in big groups, which sometimes have as many as 600 members.

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  1. Group of gelada baboons

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About the Gelada baboon

The Gelada (Theropithecus gelada), sometimes called the Gelada Baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, with large populations in the Semien Mountains. Theropithecus is derived from the Greek root words for "beast-ape." Like its close relatives the baboons (genus Papio), it is largely terrestrial, spending much of its time foraging in grasslands.

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Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animal (animalia)

Phylum: Chordate (Chordata)

Class: Mammal (Mammalia)

Order: Primate (Primates)

Family: Old World monkey (Cercopithecidae)

Genus: Theropithecus

Species: Gelada (gelada)

Where can I see them?

Map showing the distribution of the Gelada baboon species

This region contains the following habitats:

Species range provided by WWF's Wildfinder

Conservation Status

The Gelada baboon is Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

  1. EX - Extinct
  2. EW
  3. CR - Threatened
  4. EN - Threatened
  5. VU - Threatened
  6. NT
  7. LC - Least concern

Population trend: Decreasing

Year assessed: 2008

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