Drill vs Mandrill
The mandrill is heavier: 18.3 kg against 15 kg for the drill, about 22% more.
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What is the difference between a drill and a mandrill?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The mandrill is heavier: 18.3 kg against 15 kg for the drill, about 22% more.
- The mandrill is longer-lived: 46.3 years against 39.2 years for the drill, about 18% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Mandrillus, so they are close relatives.
- The drill is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the mandrill is Vulnerable.
Side by side
| Drill | Mandrill | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Mandrillus leucophaeus | Mandrillus sphinx |
| Family | Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecidae |
| Order | Primates | Primates |
| Weight | 15 kg – 20 kg | 12.3 kg – 30.6 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 33.4 years – 39.2 years | 40 years – 46.3 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | fruits, seeds |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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