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Mandrillus
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Mandrillus is a genus of large Old World monkeys distributed throughout central and southern Africa, consisting of two species: M. sphinx and M. leucophaeus, the mandrill and drill, respectively. Mandrillus, originally placed under the genus Papio as a type of baboon, is closely related to the genus Cercocebus. They are characterised by their large builds, elongated snouts with furrows on each side, and stub tails. Both species occupy the west central region of Africa and live primarily on the ground. They are frugivores, consuming both meat and plants, with a preference for plants. M. sphinx
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Mandrillus is a genus within the animal kingdom, classified under the phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Primates, and family Cercopithecidae. The common name for this taxon is Mandrill. It belongs to the primate order and is part of the Cercopithecidae family.
Records from various databases indicate the presence of Mandrillus in Congo and La RéPublique DéMocratique Du. Institutional collections holding records for this genus include FMNH, AMNH, and MNHN. While specific occurrence counts vary across different platforms, the taxon has been documented in multiple scientific and observational contexts.
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Species
Mandrill
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae
Mandrill-Schädel (männlich) Die Mandrillartigen (Mandrillus) sind eine Gattung aus der Primatenfamilie der Meerkatzenverwandten, die zwei Arten umfasst: den Mandrill (M. sphinx) und den Drill (M. leucophaeus). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Merkmale 2 Verbreitung 3 Systematik 4 Literatur 5 Einzelnachweise 6 Weblinks Merkmale Mandrillartige sind kräftig gebaute, äußerlich den Pavianen ähnelnde Affen mit langen Schnauzen und kurzen, nach oben getragenen Schwänzen und einem olivbraunen Fell. Charakteristisch für die Mandrillartigen sind knöcherne Furchen, die sich entlang des Nasenbeins nach unten ziehen. Mandrills haben sechs Furchen, die blau gefärbt sind und die rote Nase umrahmen, Drills haben zwei, bei ihnen ist das Gesicht schwarz gefärbt. Das Gesäß ist unbehaart und rosig und bläulich gefärbt. Weibchen bekommen in der Zeit ihrer Fruchtbarkeit eine große, auffällige Sexualschwellung. Unter allen Affen, wahrscheinlich auch unter allen Primaten, zeigen die Mandrillartige den größten Geschlechtsdimorphismus bezüglich des Gewichts und der Größe. Weibchen erreichen ein Gewicht von 6,5 bis 13 kg, die Männchen können mit einem Gewicht von 18 bis 45 kg mehr als dreimal schwerer werden. Damit sind
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Collections
- FMNH, AMNH, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Congo, La RéPublique DéMocratique Du
Research
312 papers- Sexual Selection and the differences between the sexes in Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx).American journal of physical anthropology · 2016
- The Mandrillus Face Database: A portrait image database for individual and sex recognition, and age prediction in a non-human primate.Data in brief · 2023
- Kin selection spreads.eLife · 2022
- Record of thanatology and cannibalism in drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus).Primates; journal of primatology · 2023
- The draft genome of mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx): An Old World monkey.Scientific reports · 2020
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Anatomy
- Sexual dimorphism
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour
- Diet
- Social systems
- Communication
- Conservation status
- References
- Sources
- External links
Mandrillus is a genus of large Old World monkeys distributed throughout central and southern Africa, consisting of two species: M. sphinx and M. leucophaeus, the mandrill and drill, respectively. Mandrillus, originally placed under the genus Papio as a type of baboon, is closely related to the genus Cercocebus. They are characterised by their large builds, elongated snouts with furrows on each side, and stub tails. Both species occupy the west central region of Africa and live primarily on the ground. They are frugivores, consuming both meat and plants, with a preference for plants. M. sphinx is classified as vulnerable and M. leucophaeus as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
== Taxonomy == Mandrillus is a genus within the tribe Papionini, which in turn is under the subfamily Cercopithecinae. This subfamily is classified under the family of Old World monkeys (Cercopithecidae) within the infraorder Simiiformes. The Papionini tribe contains six other genera: baboons (Papio), macaques (Macaca), crested mangabeys (Lophocebus), white-eyelid mangabeys (Cercocebus), the highland mangabey (Rungwecebus) and Theropithecus.
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