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Papio cynocephalus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Papio cynocephalus
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.199.120.610.150
Unique ID
D048548
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048548
Scope Note
A species of baboon in the family CERCOPITHECIDAE found in southern equatorial and east Africa. They are smaller than PAPIO ANUBIS and have a thinner mane.
Entry Term(s)
Central Yellow Baboon
Cercopithecus ochraceus
Choiropithecus rhodesiae
Cynocephalus babouin
Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus
Papio strepitus
Yellow Baboon
Registry Numbers
txid9556
txid106398
Related Numbers
txid106398
Previous Indexing
Haplorhini (1966-1971)
Papio (1972-2004)
Public MeSH Note
2005
History Note
2005
Date Introduced
2005/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Papio cynocephalus Preferred
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