Mandrillus leucophaeus

(F. Cuvier, 1807)

Drill

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Tribe : Papionini
Genus : Mandrillus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 9, 477

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498009

Original name as described

Simia leucophaea

Other common names

Bioko Drill · Mainland Drill

Type material

MNHN-ZM-2005-987

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-987

Type locality

Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000626

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Simia leucophaea

(F. Cuvier, 1807)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2005-987

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-987

Authority page

477

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3498009

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Cynocephalus drill

(Lesson, 1838)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

drill

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN-ZM-2005-987

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-987

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Cynocephalus leucophæus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

46

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207477

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Cynocephalus leucopheus

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

leucopheus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Mormon drill

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

drill

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mandrillus leucophaeus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12753/17952490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Papio leucophæus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534734

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:237, 238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

poensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Simia Papio cinerea

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664080

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia Papio livea

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

liveus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664080

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia Papio sylvicola

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sylvicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664079

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia Papio variegata

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664080

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia Sylvestris

(Link, 1795)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sylvestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272937

Authority publication

Rostock

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia silvestris

(von Schreber, 1797)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

silvestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

pl. 8D

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059890

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Simia Dentata

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

dentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150649

Authority publication

London

Simia silvestris

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

silvestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497837

Authority publication

Erlangen

Papio mundamensis

(Hilzheimer, 1906)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

mundamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258811

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Mandrillus poensis

Zukowsky, 1922

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

poensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13259824

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

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