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Chacma baboon

Photo:D. Gordon E. RobertsonCC BY-SA 3.0

Predators & furbearers

Chacma baboon

Papio ursinus

Group
Predators & furbearers
Size class
Medium (10–70 kg)
Family
Cercopithecidae

Range

  • Africa

Habitat

  • Savanna
  • Mountain

Range

Countries it is found in

9 countries

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05

Tracks of Chacma baboon

Field data

Tracks

A photograph of real sign left by Chacma baboon. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.

Track photo:le0p0ld_dCC BY