Hamadryas baboon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hamadryas baboon lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Papio hamadryas
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the hamadryas baboon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hamadryas baboon in 4 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hamadryas baboon endangered?

The hamadryas baboon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hamadryas baboon?

The hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Papio. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hamadryas baboon

The hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas ; Tigrinya: ጋውና, romanized: gawina; Arabic: رُبَّاح, romanized: rubbāḥ) is a species of baboon within the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons, being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern region of the Arabian Peninsula. These regions provide habitats with the advantage for this species of fewer natural predators than central or southern Africa where other baboons reside. The hamadryas baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians and appears in various roles in ancient Egyptian religion, hence its alternative name of sacred baboon.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hamadryas baboon (revision 1373262199), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q189484 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).