Olive baboon (Papio anubis)
Olive baboons live in a matriarchal society, with females leading the troop and males changing troops every few years.
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First fruits of the forest
Wild Africa
The ability to adapt and exploit has led to the success of the baboon.
About the Olive baboon
The Olive Baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis Baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys). The species is the most widely spread of all baboons: it is found in 25 countries throughout Africa, extending south from Mali to Ethiopia and to Tanzania. Isolated populations are also found in some mountainous regions of the Sahara. It inhabits savannahs, steppes, and forest areas.
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Scientific Classification
Family: Old World monkey (Cercopithecidae)
Genus: Papio
Species: Olive Baboon (anubis)
Common Names
Anubis baboon
The Olive baboon is
Adaptation data provided by Animal Diversity Web
Where can I see them?
This region contains the following habitats:
Species range provided by WWF's Wildfinder
Conservation Status
The Olive baboon is Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
- EX - Extinct
- EW
- CR - Threatened
- EN - Threatened
- VU - Threatened
- NT
- LC - Least concern
Population trend: Increasing
Year assessed: 2008
Elsewhere on the web
- Papio anubis (animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu)
- University of Wisconsin primate research centre: fact file (pin.primate.wisc.edu)
- IUCN Red List information (iucnredlist.org)
- Olive Baboon (wikipedia.org)
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