Species group · Mammals
Baboons
WAnimals has 2 species of baboon, all in the family Cercopithecidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 26 countries
- 32 parks
- Weight
- 10 kg – 37 kg
- Length
- 60 cm – 76 cm
- Lifespan
- 30 – 35 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of baboons on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 26 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
In Ancient Egypt, baboons were held sacred and linked to the god Thoth.
From Olive Baboon
It feeds mainly on roots, grasses and fruit, supplemented with small invertebrates and vertebrates.
From Olive Baboon
It lives in savannah, grassland, steppe and tropical woodland across sub-Saharan Africa.
From Olive Baboon
Its society has four nested levels: the one-male unit with several females, the clan, the band and the troop, which can gather several hundred animals on the same cliff at nightfall.
From Hamadryas Baboon
It was a sacred animal in Ancient Egypt, associated with Thoth, god of writing and knowledge, and tens of thousands of individuals were mummified.
From Hamadryas Baboon