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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
20–30 years
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Weight
20–35 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The world's largest monkey, famous for the male's vivid blue and red facial coloration.
Habitat
🌿 tropical rainforest🌿 subtropical forest
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Cercopithecidae
Genus
Mandrillus
Fun Facts
1
Males have the most colorful faces of any mammal.
2
Their facial colors brighten when excited.
3
Live in groups called 'hordes' that can number over 600.
4
More closely related to baboons than to great apes.
5
Have cheek pouches that can store food while foraging.