Mandrillus sphinx

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Mandrill

Side view of male, facial colors in view
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Location:USA, UT, Salt Lake City, Hogle ZooDate taken:Jan 1, 1992Description:Side view of male, facial colors in view

Distribution :

Cameroon, south of the Sanaga River; Rio Muni (Equatorial Guinea); Gabon; Republic of Congo

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1203

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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033817

Original name as described

Simia Sphinx

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1922.12.19.7

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0507e0d8-d6f1-4aef-8451-4c0facead0bf https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aace48ee-0b9e-457d-a4ab-7942b85fedd1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fa2976f5-fabd-4c47-bc38-29fb6eff6e10

Type locality

Borneo. Restricted by E. Delson and P. Napier in 1976 to "Cameroon, Bitye, Dja River."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000627

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.

Total: 28 names and synonyms.

Simia Sphinx

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sphinx

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.12.19.7

Type kind

neotype

Original type locality

in Borneo

Type locality

Cameroon: 3°1′N, 12°22′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0507e0d8-d6f1-4aef-8451-4c0facead0bf https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aace48ee-0b9e-457d-a4ab-7942b85fedd1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fa2976f5-fabd-4c47-bc38-29fb6eff6e10

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033817

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Linnaeus (1758:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
Linnaeus (1766:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
Boddaert (1772:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
Leske (1779:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
Borowski (1780:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28346912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67756)
Boddaert (1785:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230020) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
Gmelin (1788:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
Kerr (1792:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
André (1795:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37443)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier (1795:462, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6168126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72380)
Wolf (1796:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
Cuvier (1797:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
Audebert (1799:@fam. 3 sec. 1 p. 5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58948739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68277)
Shaw (1800:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
Turton (1802:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
Goldfuss (1809:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
Thunberg (1811:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
Fischer (1829:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Simia mormon

Alströmer, 1766

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

mormon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type locality

Africa.

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar

Name usages

Müller (1776:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)
Borowski (1780:43, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28346911) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67756)
Gmelin (1788:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
Kerr (1792:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
Link (1795:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
André (1795:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37443)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier (1795:463, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6168127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72380)
Palisot de Beauvois (1796:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68418)
Shaw (1800:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
Turton (1802:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
Goldfuss (1809:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
Virey (1819:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35135193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60385)
Gray (1821:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)
Griffith (1821:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68343)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia Maimon

Linnaeus, 1766

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

maimon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Habitat in Zeylona

Type locality

Africa.

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946231

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Linnaeus (1766:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
Boddaert (1772:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
Leske (1779:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
Boddaert (1785:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230020) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
Gmelin (1788:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
Kerr (1792:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
André (1795:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37443)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier (1795:463, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6168127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72380)
Wolf (1796:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
Cuvier (1797:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
Audebert (1799:@fam. 2 sec. 2 p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58948729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68277)
Shaw (1800:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
Turton (1802:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
Goldfuss (1809:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
Griffith (1821:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68343)
Fischer (1829:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Papio Maimon:

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

maimon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872814

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
Zimmermann (1783:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
Blyth (1863:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Schlegel (1876:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
Trouessart (1904:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Papio Mormon:

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

mormon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872815

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
Zimmermann (1783:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1812:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17666)
Fischer (1813:546, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49925)
Voigt (1819:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
Muirhead (1819:403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
Ranzani (1820:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27804530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69437)
Fitzinger (1855:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

Simia (Madarogaster)

E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

madarogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Sein Vaterland ist bis jezt unbekannt.

Type locality

Africa.

Authority page

176

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Wolf (1796:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia Maderogaster

Boddaert, 1785

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

maderogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Africa

Type locality

Africa.

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230020

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Boddaert (1785:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230020) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)

Simia Suilla

Kerr, 1792

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

suillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type locality

Africa.

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664077

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Kerr (1792:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
Turton (1802:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia latidens

Bechstein, 1799

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

latidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type locality

Africa.

Authority page

188

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57829791

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

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

Cynocephalus maimon:

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

maimon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lacépède (1799:4) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62452)
Daudin (1802:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
Fischer (1813:436, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49925)
Hemprich (1820:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
Eichwald (1831:387, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
Flower & Lydekker (1891:719, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965934) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)

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