Papio cynocephalus Linnaeus 1766 (yellow baboon)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Alternative combination: Simia cynocephala

Belongs to Papio according to C. B. Ruff 2003

Sister taxa: Papio (Inuus), Papio anubis, Papio hamadryas, Papio izodi, Papio kindae, Papio papio, Papio porcarius, Papio quadratirostris, Papio robinsoni, Papio thoth, Papio ursinus

Subtaxa: Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus Papio cynocephalus ibeanus

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Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Kenya (2 collections), Sudan (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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