Mandrillus sphinx Linnaeus 1758 (mandrill)
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Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Alternative combinations: Mandril sphinx, Simia sphinx
Synonyms: Papio mormon Alströmer 1766, Simia maimon Linnaeus 1766, Simia mormon Alströmer 1766
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Mandrillus according to G. M. Allen 1939
See also Groves 1968, Linnaeus 1758, Owen 1853 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxon: Mandrillus leucophaeus
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mandrillus sphinx in the database
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