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Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus (Kerr, 1792) — also called Namibian Chacma Baboon (ruacana), Southern Chacma Baboon, Southern Chacma Baboon (ursinus). Occurrence records of the Chacma Baboon are shared on GBIF from around 132 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (368 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernCercopithecidae

132reserves with records

3 836records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) — Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	368
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	281
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	261
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	231
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	206
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	129
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	112
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	110
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	109
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	101
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	99
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	97
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	74
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	70
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	64
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	62
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	58
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	57
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	56
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	51
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	47
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	46
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	46
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	45
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	44
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	41
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	38
Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	37
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	36
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	36
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	35
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	34
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	33
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	31
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	27
Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	26
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	25
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	24
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	24
Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	23
Hottentots Holland Nature ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	21
Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	20
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	20
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	19
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	18
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	17
Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	17
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	15
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	14
Plaatbos Nature ReserveForest reserve	EC Eastern Cape	14
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	14
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	13
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	12
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	12
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	11
Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
MakulekeProtected area	LP Limpopo	11
Mapungubwe National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	9
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	9
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	8

and 72 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 58 reserves
Limpopo: 18 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 17 reserves
Mpumalanga: 12 reserves
Eastern Cape: 12 reserves
North West: 5 reserves
Gauteng: 4 reserves
Free State: 3 reserves
Northern Cape: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Scientific name: Papio ursinus
GBIF taxon: 7262029
Wikidata: Q257670

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.