English Name:
Mandrills and Drills
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<div class="tree_txt_unlinked"><p>The genus <em>Mandrillus</em> contains two species: the Mandrill (<em>M. sphinx</em>) and the drills (<em>M.leucophaeus</em>),
both found in the dense forests of western Africa. These are
large-bodied cercopithecines, and males may weigh up to 30 kg. Both
species are extremely sexually dimorphic. Males also exhibit brightly
colored faces. Both species may be found in either single-male and
multi-male groups, reaching up to 250 individuals. Anatomically, males
of both species have maxillary ridges. Both sexes have fore- and
hindlimbs of nearly equal length.</p>
<p><strong>Citations</strong>: Fleagle 1999</p>
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