Bioko drill

Bioko 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 poensis
Zukowsky, 1922

The Bioko drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis) is a subspecies of the endangered drill living on the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea. It is distinguished by a brownish yellow crown with a black tip. It is otherwise like the mainland drill.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Oates, J. F. & Butynski, T. M. (2008). Mandrillus leucophaeus ssp. poensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.


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