Guinea baboons are found in grassy, rocky, and steppe habitats in western Africa. They live in troops of up to 200 individuals, each with a set place in a hierarchy. Group living provides protection from predators such as lions and hyenas.
Habitat
Guinea baboons prefer evergreen gallery forest and woodland savannah. They avoid tall grass, as this hinders their ability to spot predators.
Guinea baboons are considered small among their congeners. Although measurements for this species are not reported, they can be assumed to be on the small end of those reported by Nowak (1999) for all non-hamadryas baboons.
Guinea baboon (Papio papio)
Yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus)
Olive baboon (Papio anubis)
Grey-shanked douc (Pygathrix cinerea)
Preuss's red colobus (Procolobus preussi)
Golden-bellied mangabey (Cercocebus chrysogaster) ...
There is considerable variation in size and weight depending on species, the Guinea Baboon is 50 cm (20 inches) and weighs only 14 kg (30 lb) while the biggest Chacma Baboon can be 120 cm (47 inches) and weigh 40 kg (90 lb).
Sacred or Hamadryas Baboon, Papio hamadryas
Guinea Baboon, Papio papio
Olive Baboon, Papio anubis
Yellow Baboon, Papio cynocephalus
Chacma Baboon, Papio ursinus ...
Olive Baboon (P. anubis) Â- Yellow Baboon (P. cynocephalus) Â- Hamadryas Baboon (P. hamadryas) Â- Guinea Baboon (P. papio) Â- Chacma Baboon (P. ursinus)
Theropithecus
Gelada (T. gelada) ...
But they require rocky cliffs or tall trees to sleep in at night and access to water. Only a few are forest dwellers, such as the Guinea baboon from West Africa. A baboon has a lifespan of up to 20 to 30 years in captivity.
 See also: Baboons, Baboon, Monkey, Leopard, Olive Baboon
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