Biology:Mainland drill

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Short description: Subspecies of Old World monkey

Mainland drill[1]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Mandrillus
Species:
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

Wikidata ☰ Q5473029 entry