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Chacma baboon

Papio ursinus (Kerr, 1792)

LCLeast Concernprimates

The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 13.9 kg to 23 kg and live up to 37.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus)
Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chacma baboon

Weight
13.9 kg – 23 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
37.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
45 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
179 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.01src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.38 years – 4.82 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.8src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chacma baboon live?

Not recorded

What is the chacma baboon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys. Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviours, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship pairings. These behaviors form parts of a complex evolutionary ecology. In general, the species is not threatened, but human population pressure has increased contact between humans and baboons. Hunting, trapping, and accidents kill or remove many baboons from the wild, thereby reducing baboon numbers and disrupting their social structure.

From the Wikipedia article “Chacma baboon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chacma_baboon&oldid=1383106598), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chacma baboon endangered?

The chacma baboon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the chacma baboon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusPapio
  7. SpeciesPapio ursinus (Kerr, 1792)

Synonyms Cercopithecus hamadryas ursinus, Simia hamadryas ursinus

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • KeesAfrikaans
  • AdoonsAfrikaans
  • BobbejaanAfrikaans
  • Kaapse BobbejaanAfrikaans
  • SekelstertAfrikaans
  • رباح شاكماArabic
  • بابون شاكماArabic
  • Мечи павианBulgarian
  • pavián čakmaCzech
  • ChacmabavianDanish
  • TschakmaGerman
  • BärenpavianGerman
  • Μπαμπουίνος ΤσάκμαGreek
  • Papión ChacmaSpanish
  • Babuino ChacmaSpanish
  • KarhupaviaaniFinnish
  • Babouin chacmaFrench
  • medvepáviánHungarian
  • Babbuino neroItalian
  • チャクマヒヒJapanese
  • 차크마개코원숭이Korean
  • Niamahundulch
  • Meškinis pavianasLithuanian
  • SvartfotbavianNorwegian Bokmål
  • BeerbaviaanDutch
  • Kaapse BaviaanDutch
  • CzakmaPolish
  • Pawian czakmaPolish
  • Pawian niedźwiedziPolish
  • Pawian niedźwiedziowyPolish
  • Babuíno-ChacmaPortuguese
  • Babuíno-do-caboPortuguese
  • ЧакмаRussian
  • Медвежий павианRussian
  • ipombwesbs
  • ลิงบาบูนชัคม่าThai
  • TshweneTswana
  • TsweneTswana
  • Павіан ведмежийUkrainian
  • 豚尾狒狒Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the chacma baboon

Other species in the same genus Papio.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chacma baboon?

An adult chacma baboon weighs 13.9 kg – 23 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chacma baboon endangered?

The chacma baboon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the chacma baboon live?

The chacma baboon has a recorded lifespan of 37.5 years.

How long is the chacma baboon pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 179 days.

What kind of animal is the chacma baboon?

The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chacma-baboon

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{chacma_baboon_2026,
  title = {Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chacma-baboon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}