Gelada  (Theropithecus gelada)

Facts

Also known as: Gelada baboon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae
GenusTheropithecus (1)
SizeMale head-and-body length: 69 – 74 cm (2)
Female head-and-body length: 50 – 65 cm (2)
Male tail length: 46 – 50 cm (2)
Female tail length: 30 – 41 cm (2)
Male weight: c. 20 kg (2)
Female weight: 12 – 16 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). Subspecies: the Northern gelada (T. g. gelada) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) and the Southern (also known as Eastern or Heuglin’s) gelada (T. g. obscurus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

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