Drill (animal)
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| Species: | M. leucophaeus
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| Mandrillus leucophaeus Linnaeus, 1758
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The Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae (Old-world Monkeys) family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the Mandrill.
The Drill is similar in appearance to the Mandrill, but lacks the colorful face. It is found only in Cameroon, Nigeria, north of the Sanaga River and on the coastal island of Bioko, part of Equatorial Guinea.
The Drill is one of Africa's most endangered primates.
There are two subspecies of Drill:
- Mainland Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus
- Bioko Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Endangered (EN A1acd+2cd v2.3)
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 165. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
External links
- ARKive - images and movies of the drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
- Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program page on the drill
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