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title: "Groene baviaan"
description: "Papio anubis — Zoogdieren. The olive baboon, also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/olive-baboon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Groene baviaan

> Papio anubis — Zoogdieren. The olive baboon, also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys.

- Scientific name: *Papio anubis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 6978
- Wikidata: [Q208561](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208561)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74832)

## Names

- en: Olive Baboon
- de: Anubispavian
- es: Papión de Anubis
- fr: Babouin olive
- nl: Groene baviaan
- pt: Babuíno-anúbis
- pl: Pawian oliwkowy

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (2104), KE (2015), UG (943), BJ (426), ET (234), GH (208), RW (199), CF (129), NE (77), BF (58), CD (54), NG (42)

## Summary

The olive baboon, also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys. The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia and Tanzania. Isolated populations are also present in some mountainous regions of the Sahara. It inhabits savannahs, steppes, and forests. The common name is derived from its coat colour, which is a shade of green-grey at a distance. A variety of communications, vocal and non-vocal, facilitate a complex social structure.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_baboon

## Photo

![Groene baviaan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/olive-baboon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9364033

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/olive-baboon?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).