Cynocephalus mormon
Date 1751-1780
Source/Photographer [Diderot, Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers], pl. XV
Old Latin name Cynocephalus mormon
New Latin name Mandrillus sphinx
Common name Nederlands: Mandril
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The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Old World monkey family. Mandrills are found in southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. Mandrills mostly live in tropical rainforests. They live in very large groups. |
