📷 (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
📷 (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY)
📷 (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY)
IUCN: Vulnerable
Mandrill
Mandrillus sphinx
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderPrimates›FamilyCercopithecidae›GenusMandrillus
About
The mandrill is the largest monkey species and adult males display vivid blue, red, and yellow facial and rump coloration. It lives in large social groups that forage through Central African forests. Mandrills are powerful omnivores, but hunting and habitat loss have reduced populations across much of their range.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Tropical rainforest and forest-savanna mosaic
🍃Diet Omnivore — fruit, seeds, roots, insects, fungi, and small animals
📏Size & Weight Body 55–95 cm
•weight Females 10–15 kg; males 20–35 kg
⏳Lifespan 20 years wild; up to 40 in care
🗺Range Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Republic of the Congo
MammalPrimate
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Tropical rainforest and forest-savanna mosaic
🍃Diet Omnivore — fruit, seeds, roots, insects, fungi, and small animals
📏Size & Weight Body 55–95 cm
•weight Females 10–15 kg; males 20–35 kg
⏳Lifespan 20 years wild; up to 40 in care
🗺Range Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Republic of the Congo
Photo Credits
#1(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#2(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#3(c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
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