Drill
Mandrillus leucophaeus
EndangeredPhoto: Grendelkhan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mammalomnivore
The drill is a rare African primate with a face like a baboon's grumpy cousin. These forest-dwelling monkeys live in small pockets of West Africa and are close relatives of the flashier mandrill. Sadly, their numbers are shrinking fast, putting them at risk of disappearing.
- A wild drill can live up to 20 years in the treetops.
- They share family ties with baboons and mandrills.
- Only three African countries still have drills in the wild.
RainforestAfrica
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Mandrillus leucophaeus
- Habitat
- Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)