Mainland drill
| Mainland drill[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Mandrillus |
| Species: | M. leucophaeus |
| Subspecies: | M. l. leucophaeus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus (F. Cuvier, 1807) | |
The mainland drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus) is a subspecies of the endangered drill. It is distinguished by ringed yellow and black coloring on its crown, and is otherwise similar to the Bioko drill.
References
- ↑ 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. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Oates, J. F. & Butynski, T. M. (2008). Mandrillus leucophaeus ssp. leucophaeus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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