Olive baboon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the olive baboon lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Papio anubis
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the olive baboon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the olive baboon in 9 countries and territories across Africa.

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 olive baboon endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the olive baboon?

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

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 wide-ranging of all baboons, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia and Tanzania. Isolated populations are also present in some mountainous regions of the Sahara. It inhabits savannahs, steppes, and forests. The common name is derived from its coat colour, which is a shade of green-grey at a distance. A variety of communications, vocal and non-vocal, facilitate a complex social structure.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Olive baboon (revision 1379926213), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q208561 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).