Mandrillus
| Mandrillus | |
|---|---|
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| Mandrill | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Tribe: | Papionini |
| Genus: | Mandrillus Ritgen, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Simia mormon & Simia maimon | |
| Species | |
Mandrillus is the genus of the mandrill and its close relative the drill. These two species are closely related to the baboons, and until recently were lumped together as a single species of baboon. Both Mandrillus species have long furrows on either side of their elongated snouts. The adult male mandrill's furrows are blue, while the furrows of the drill are black. Both species are terrestrial, living on the ground of the rainforests and occasionally grasslands of Central Africa.
Extant species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mandrillus sphinx | Mandrill | southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo |
.jpg) | Mandrillus leucophaeus | Drill | Cross River State in Nigeria, southwestern Cameroon (south to the Sanaga River), and on Bioko Island, part of Equatorial Guinea |
References
- Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 165. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
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