Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusPapio (Baboons)
- SpeciesPapio anubis (Olive Baboon)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Tantalus Monkey
Chlorocebus tantalus
Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Ashy Red Colobus
Piliocolobus tephrosceles
Angola Colobus
Colobus angolensis
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 11 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 14 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 21 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Olive Baboon in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 56% of visitor-days record a Olive Baboon sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 91 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Olive Baboon in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Olive Baboon in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.