Mandrill
Mandrillus sphinx
Mammalia
VULNERABLE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 20-30 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Troop
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Central Africa
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Warning Colors
- Status
- Vulnerable
About
The mandrill is the world's largest monkey, native to the rainforests of Central Africa. Males sport vivid blue and red facial coloration that intensifies with social rank — the brighter the face, the more dominant the individual.
Life cycle
- 1.newbornA live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Mandrillus
- Species
- Mandrillus sphinx