AnAge entry for Mandrillus leucophaeus

Classification (HAGRID: 02751)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Cercopithecidae
                    Genus: Mandrillus
Species: Mandrillus leucophaeus
Common name: Drill

Maximum longevity: 39 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: There have been claims of animals living up to 46 years [0434], which is not impossible but has not been verified either. In captivity, the record longevity of this species belongs to one wild born female that was about 39 years old when she died [0671].

No information on metabolism is available.

[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