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The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa. It is one of the most colorful mammals in the world, with red and blue skin on its face and posterior. The species is sexually dimorphic, as males have a larger body, longer canine teeth and brighter coloring. It is the largest monkey in the world.
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. [4] Mandrillus , originally placed under the genus Papio as a type of baboon , is closely related to the genus Cercocebus . [ 5 ]
There is no fixed definition of a large primate, it is typically assessed empirically. [1] Primates exhibit the highest levels of sexual dimorphism amongst mammals, [2] therefore the maximum body dimensions included in this list generally refer to male specimens. Mandrills and baboons are monkeys; the rest of the species on this list are apes.
The drill is a short-tailed monkey up to 70 cm (28 in) long, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacks the bright blue and red on the face of that species. It has high sexual dimorphism in weight, with males weighing up to 20 kg (44 lb) and females up to 12.5 kg (28 lb). [4] A close-up of face. The body is overall a dark grey-brown.
This is a list of African primates, containing all recent species of primates found in Africa including Madagascar. ... Mandrillus sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758) - mandrill;
The largest is the male mandrill, around 70 centimetres (28 in) in length, and weighing up to 50 kilograms (110 lb) [6] Old World monkeys have a variety of facial features; some have snouts, some are flat-nosed, and many exhibit coloration. Most have tails, but they are not prehensile.
The Cercopithecinae are a subfamily of the Old World monkeys, which comprises roughly 71 species, including the baboons, the macaques, and the vervet monkeys.Most cercopithecine monkeys are limited to sub-Saharan Africa, although the macaques range from the far eastern parts of Asia through northern Africa, as well as on Gibraltar.
Mandrill Mantled guereza. The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, ... Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx VU; Subfamily: Colobinae.