Educational resources on Mandrill

Mandrill or Mandrillus sphinx is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to A2cd. IUCN Profile of the Mandrill

Academic web links for the Mandrill.

ADW: Mandrillus sphinx: Information
Mandrill groups can range in size from a few head up to 50 individuals. Although the dominant male often strays from the group, he will return immediately upon any sign of danger.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mandrillus_sphinx.html

Mandrill
Common Name: Mandrill Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cercopithecidae Genus: Mandrillus Species: leucophaeus
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Mandrill
Mandrill foraging behavior is characterized when an individual picks through the dirt and ground for food (Mellen et al., 1981). They have been found to forage in both arboreal and
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Sherman/foragingbehavior.html

Mandrill
Taxonomy . Mandrills are the largest Ceropithecine primates (Wickings and Dixson, 1992) and because mandrills are similar to baboons morphologically, the Mandrillus species was
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Sherman/Morphology.html

Mandrill
Mating season . The mandrill mating season consists of the months from June through October represented by the presence of sexual swellings during these months (Abernethy et al
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Mandrill
Mandrills are ‘near-threatened’ primates, whose range is endangered by hunting and geographic pressures in Western and Central Africa. They are diurnal and almost entirely
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Social Grouping Studies on the social grouping and organization of mandrills remain inconsistent and inconclusive. Research suggests several options: (1) multi-leveled groups with
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Sherman/socialspacing.html

Mandrill
Abernethy, K. A., White, L.J.T. and Wickings, E.J. (2002). "Hordes of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx): extreme group size and season male presence."
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Solitary Behavior . Mandrills have the following solitary behaviors: autogrooming, bouncing, solitary playing, foraging and sternal gland scent marking.
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Habitat . The mandrill occupies a unique habitat of tropical rainforest in western, central Africa. Specifically, the mandrill is found from Cameroon, south of the Sanaga River
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2006/Sherman/Intro.html