Mandrill vs Proboscis monkey
The mandrill is heavier: 18.3 kg against 9 kg for the proboscis monkey, about 2.0 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a mandrill and a proboscis monkey?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The mandrill is heavier: 18.3 kg against 9 kg for the proboscis monkey, about 2.0 times the weight.
- The mandrill is longer-lived: 40 years against 21 years for the proboscis monkey, about 90% longer.
- They share the family Cercopithecidae but sit in different genera: Mandrill in Mandrillus, Proboscis monkey in Nasalis.
- The mandrill is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the proboscis monkey is Endangered.
Side by side
| Mandrill | Proboscis monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Mandrillus sphinx | Nasalis larvatus |
| Family | Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecidae |
| Order | Primates | Primates |
| Weight | 12.3 kg – 30.6 kg | 9 kg – 20.7 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 40 years | 21 years |
| Main food | fruits, seeds | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | coastal, forest |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Endangered |
| 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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