Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals

By Don E. Wilson & Sue Ruff
Categories: Environmental & Nature Studies, Animal Studies, Environmental History
Publisher: UBC Press
Hardcover : 9780774807623, 776 pages, October 1999

Table of contents

Preface

Introduction

Contributors

ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA

Family Didelphidae: Opossums

ORDER XENARTHA

Family Dasypodidae: Armadillos

ORDER INSECTIVORA

Shrews and Moles

Family Soricidae: Shrews

Family Talpidae: Moles

ORDER CHIROPTERA

Bats

Family Mormoopidae: Leaf-chinned Bats

Family Phyllostomidae: Leaf-nosed Bats Family Vespertilionidae: Vesper Bats

Family Molossidae: Free-tailed Bats

ORDER CARNIVORA

Carnivores

Family Canidae: Dogs

Family Ursidae: Bears

Family Mustelidae: Weasels, Badgers, Skunks, and Otters

Family Odobenidae: Walrus

Family Otariidae: Fur Seals and Sea Lions

Family Phocidae: Earless Seals

Family Procyonidae: Raccoons

Family Felidae: Cats

ORDER CETACEA

Whales and Dolphins

Family Balaenidae: Right Whales

Family Balaenopteridae: Rorquals

Family Eschrichtiidae: Gray Whale

Family Delphinidae: Porpoises

Family Physeteridae: Sperm Whales

Family Ziphiidae: Beaked Whales

ORDER SIRENIA

Family Trichectidae: Manatees

ORDER ARTIODACTYLA

Even-toed Hoofed Mammals

Family Tayassuidae: Peccaries

Family Cervidae: Deer

Family Antilocapridae: Pronghorn

Family Bovidae: Bison, Sheep, and Goats

ORDER RODENTIA

Rodents

Family Aplodontidae: Mountain Beaver

Family Sciuridae: Squirrels

Family Geomyidae: Pocket Gophers

Family Heteromyidae: Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats, and Kangaroo Mice

Family Castoridae: Beaver

Family Muridae: Rats, Mice, Kangaroo Rats, and Kangaroo Mice

Family Dipodidae: Jumping Mice

Family Erithizontidae: Porcupines

ORDER LAGOMORPHA

Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares

Family Ochotonidae: Pikas

Family Leporidae: Rabbits and Hares

Glossary

Plant common and scientific names

Literature cited

Index

Photo credits

Editorial credits

Description

America north of Mexico is home to more than four hundred species of mammals. In this comprehensive volume more than 450 color and black-and-white photographs and detailed, accessibly written descriptions survey the rich and varied world of North American mammals – from familiar species such as bear, deer, seals, squirrels, and rabbits to those that are more secretive or obscure, including shrews, bats, and voles.

Awards

  • Winner, Reference Award, American Association of University Presses 1999

Reviews

... full of fascinating information about size, range and habits.

- Globe & Mail

An exceptional review of the mammalian fauna of North America exclusive of Mexico including those marine species inhabiting the Continent’s coastal regions and offshore waters.

- Zoo Book Sales, January 2000