Guinea Baboon

Papio papio

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Mammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae

About

The Guinea baboon is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. Some (older) classifications list only two species in the genus Papio, this one and the hamadryas baboon. In those classifications, all other Papio species are considered subspecies of P. papio and the species is called the savanna baboon.

Fun Fact

The Guinea baboon is one of the smallest baboon species, weighing between 13 and 26 kg (28.

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Eat any available foods, but their main sources are fruits, roots, tubers, grass, seeds and leaves.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Hunting and Collection
Climate Change

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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