Olive Baboon

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Yellow Baboon
LC

Yellow Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio cynocephalus

Insufficient data
Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

30–40% · Possible
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

30–40% · Possible
Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza

Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus caudatus

Insufficient data
Northern Lesser Galago
LC

Northern Lesser Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Galago senegalensis

Insufficient data
Small-eared Greater Galago
LC

Small-eared Greater Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Otolemur garnettii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Olive Baboon sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 257 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Olive Baboon in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

August has the highest sighting rate for Olive Baboon in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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