AnAge entry for Mandrillus sphinx

Classification (HAGRID: 02387)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Mandrillus
Species: Mandrillus sphinx
Common name: Mandrill
Synonyms: Maimon burlacei, Mandrillus escherichi, Mandrillus hagenbecki, Mandrillus insularis, Simia latidens, Simia madarogaster, Simia maimon, Simia mormon, Simia pennanti, Papio planirostris, Mandrillus schreberi, Simia suilla, Mandrillus tessmanni, Mandrillus zenkeri, Mandrillus zenkeri ebolowae

Maximum longevity: 40 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: There have been claims of animals living up to 46.3 years [0422], which is not impossible but has not been verified either. In captivity, the record longevity of this species belongs to one female that was still alive at age 40 [0671].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0467] Lindenfors (2002), Sexually antagonistic selection on primate size
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates
[0422] Primate Info Net