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Mandrillus

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Synonyms
  • Mandril was named by Voigt (1831). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mandrillus by Allen (1939).
  • Drill was named by Reichenbach (1862). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mandrillus by Allen (1939).
  • Chaeropithecus was named by Gray (1870) [non Blainville 1839]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mandrillus by Allen (1939).
  • Mormon was named by Wagner (1839) [non Illiger 1811]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mandrillus by Allen (1939).
  • Maimon was named by Trouessart (1904) [non Maimon Wagner 1839]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mandrillus by Allen (1939).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Mandrillus Ritgen p. 33
1831Mandril Voigt
1839Mormon Wagner p. 164
1862Drill Reichenbach p. 162
1870Chaeropithecus Gray p. 35
1904Maimon Trouessart p. 21
2005Mandrillus Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyCercopithecoidea
familyCercopithecidae
subfamilyCercopithecinae
genusMandrillusRitgen 1824

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Mandrillus Ritgen 1824
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Mandrillus leucophaeus Cuvier 1807 [drill]
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Invalid names: Simia (Papio) cinerea Kerr 1792 [synonym], Simia (Papio) sylvicola Kerr 1792 [synonym], Simia (Papio) uvea Kerr 1792 [synonym], Simia (Papio) variegata Kerr 1792 [synonym], Simia silvestris Schreber 1800 [synonym], Simia sylvestris Link 1795 [synonym]
Mandrillus sphinx Linnaeus 1758 [mandrill]
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Invalid names: Simia maimon Linnaeus 1766 [synonym], Simia mormon Alströmer 1766 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chaeropithecus Gray 1870 [synonym], Drill Reichenbach 1862 [synonym], Maimon Trouessart 1904 [synonym], Mandril Voigt 1831 [synonym], Mormon Wagner 1839 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:20:00
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available