Yellow baboon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow baboon lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Papio cynocephalus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the yellow baboon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow baboon in 7 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 yellow baboon endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the yellow baboon?

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

About the yellow baboon

The yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the dog-like shape of the muzzle and head. Yellow baboons have slim bodies with long arms and legs along with yellowish-brown hair. They resemble the chacma baboon, but are somewhat smaller and with a less elongated muzzle. Their hairless faces are black, framed with white sideburns. Males can grow to about 84 cm (33 in), females to about 60 cm (24 in). They have long tails which grow to be nearly as long as their bodies. The average life span of the yellow baboon in the wild is roughly 15–20 years; some may live up to 30 years.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow baboon (revision 1360317963), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q751636 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).