Guinea Baboon

Guinea Baboon

Papio papio

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Green Monkey
LC

Green Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Chlorocebus sabaeus

80–90% · Very likely
Western Red Colobus
EN

Western Red Colobus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Piliocolobus badius

60–70% · Likely
Patas Monkey
NT

Patas Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Erythrocebus patas

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
60–70
Apr
80–90
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
70–80%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Guinea Baboon in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 79% of visitor-days record a Guinea Baboon sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Guinea Baboon in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Guinea Baboon in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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