Baboons

 

 

 

 Five species of baboons commonly recognized, although there is some disagreement.

 Hamadryas baboon is behaviorally and physically distinct from other baboon species, and that this reflects a separate evolutionary history.

However, recent morphological and genetic studies show the Hamadryas baboon to be more closely related to the northern baboon species the Guinea and olive baboons than to the southern species ,the yellow and the chacma baboons.

Five species of baboon are given below :

• Hamadryas baboon – Horn of Africa and south-western Arabia

• Guinea baboon – far western Africa

• Olive baboon – north-central African savanna

• Yellow baboon – south-central and eastern Africa

• Chacma baboon, southern Africa