Olive Baboon

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Patas Monkey
NT

Patas Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Erythrocebus patas

70–80% · Very likely
Mantled Guereza
LC

Mantled Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus guereza

40–50% · Likely
Tantalus Monkey
LC

Tantalus Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus tantalus

30–40% · Possible
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
VU

grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lophocebus albigena

Insufficient data
Red-tailed Monkey
LC

Red-tailed Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus ascanius

Insufficient data
Chimpanzee
EN

Chimpanzee

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pan troglodytes

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
50–60
Feb
70–80
Mar
20–30
Apr
50–60
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
80–90%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
80–90%
3 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
10 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
11 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
12 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
13 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
15 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
17 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
20 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
21 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olive Baboon in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 65% of visitor-days record a Olive Baboon sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 82 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Olive Baboon in Murchison Falls National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Olive Baboon in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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