{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "baboon",
  "name": "Olive Baboon",
  "scientificName": "Papio anubis",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "The olive baboon is a large, ground-dwelling monkey found across the savannas, woodlands, and rocky hills of equatorial Africa. Highly intelligent and adaptable, it lives in big social troops, eats almost anything, and can run at up to 45 km/h (28 mph). Males can weigh around 30 kg, roughly twice the size of females. Olive baboons live 25 to 30 years in the wild and are listed as Least Concern.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Primates",
    "family": "Cercopithecidae",
    "genus": "Papio"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 30,
    "lengthM": 1.1,
    "topSpeedKmh": 45,
    "lifespanYears": 30
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Papio anubis"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Omnivore — grasses, seeds, insects, small mammals, and crops"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Savannas, woodlands, and rocky hills of equatorial Africa"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "25–30 years in the wild (longer in captivity)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "15–30 kg (33–66 lb); males twice female size"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Up to 45 km/h (28 mph)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Olive baboon across equatorial Africa from Mali and Ethiopia to Tanzania and northern South Africa in savanna and woodland.",
    "continents": [
      "Africa"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Papio anubis.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Papio%20anubis&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Papio anubis. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Papio_anubis/"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/baboon/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/baboon/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}