MANDRILLS
MANDRILLS
The Mandrillus genus includes two species
Mandrillus leucophaeus
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The drill is a monkey species that occurs across three African countries: Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island. On the mainland, with a geographical range smaller than 7,722 square miles (20,000 sq km), their area of occupancy is slightly smaller than the state of West Virginia. Populations occur in…
Mandrillus sphinx
CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Mandrills mostly reside in the tropical rainforests of equatorial Africa. The largest population lives in Gabon, where they inhabit dense, lowland jungles that range from sea level to steep hilly terrain. Smaller groups inhabit the rain forests, upland slopes, and bush of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of.…