Guinea Baboon
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Guinea Baboon

Papio papio

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
43 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Guinea baboon (Papio papio) is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. Some (older) classifications list only two species in the genus Papio, this one and the hamadryas baboon. In those classifications, all other Papio species are considered subspecies of P. papio and the species is called the savanna baboon. The Guinea baboon inhabits a small area in western Africa. Its range includes Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali. Its habitat includes dry forests, gallery forests, and adjoining bush savannas or steppes. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Guinea Baboon sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
80–90
Mar
60–70
Apr
80–90
May
60–70
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 75% of wildlife watchers report a Guinea Baboon sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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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