Species Name Papio cynocephalus

Family Cercopithecidae

Order Primates

Sub Order Anthropoidea

Distribution

The yellow baboon is found in Central Africa.

Habitat

The yellow baboon lives in sub-desert, light woodland and rainforest areas and cliffs. Baboons are very seldom seen in open grasslands.

Numbers

The yellow baboon is a relatively common species.

Related Species

There are five species of baboon including the olive baboon (Papio doguera), the brown or guinea baboon (Papio papio) and the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus). More distant relatives include the macaques, the mangabeys and the mandrills.