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Walker's mammals of the world.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.Edition: 6th ed. / Ronald M. NowakDescription: 2 v. (li, 1936 p.) : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0801857899 (alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Mammals of the world
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Contents:
v. 1 Foreword / Don E. Wilson -- Preface -- World distribution of mammals -- Class mammalia : mammals -- Monotremata : monotremes. Tachyglossidae : Echidnas, or spiny anteaters -- Ornithorhynchidae : duck-billed platypus -- Didelphimorphia : American opossums. Marmodidae : pouchless murine, or mouse, opossums -- Caluromyidae : woolly opossums -- Glironiidae : bushy-tailed opossum -- Didelphidae : pouched opossums -- Paucituberculata : caenolestidae : "shrew" opossums -- Microbiotheria : microbiotheriidae : Monito del Monte -- Dasyuromorphia : Australasian carnivorous marsupials. Dasyuridae : marsupial "mice" and "cats," and Tasmanian devil -- Myrmecobiidae : numbat, or banded anteater -- Thylacinidae : thylacine, or Tasmanian wolf or tiger -- Perameloemorphia : bandicoots. Peramelidae : dry-country bandicoots -- Peroryctidae : rainforest bandicoots -- Notoryctemorphia : notoryctidae : marsupial "mole." Diprotodonita : koala, wombats, possums, wallabies, and kangaroos. Phascolarctidae : koala -- Vombatidae : wombats -- Phalangeridae : possums and cuscuses -- Potoroidae : "rat"-kangaroos -- Macropodidae : wallabies and kangaroos -- Burramyidae : pygmy possums -- Pseudocheiridae : ring-tailed and greater gliding possums -- Petauridae : gliding and striped possums -- Tarsipedidae : honey possum -- Acrobatidae : feather-tailed possums -- Xenarthra : xenarthrans. Megalonychidae : West Indian sloths and two-toed tree sloths -- Bradypodidae : three-toed tree sloths -- Myrmecophagidae : anteaters -- Dasypodidae : armadillos -- Insectivora : insectivores. Erinaceidae : gymnures and hedgehogs -- Chrysochloridae : golden moles -- Tenrecidae : tenrecs, or Madagascar "hedgehogs" -- Solenodontidae : solenodons -- Nesophontidae : extinct West Indian shrews -- Soricidae : shrews -- Talpidae : moles, shrew moles, and desmans -- Scandential : tupaiidae : tree shrews -- Dermoptera : cynocephalidae : colugos, or flying lemurs. Chiroptera : bats. Pteropodidae : old world fruit bats -- Rhinopomatidae : mouse-tailed bats, or long-tailed bats -- Emballonuridae : sac-winged bats, sheath-tailed bats, and ghost Bats -- Craseonycteridae : Kitti's hog-nosed bat -- Nycteridae : slit-faced bats, or hollow-faced bats -- Megadermatidae : false vampire bats and yellow-winged bats -- Rhinolophidae : horseshoe bats -- Hipposideridae : old world leaf-nosed bats -- Mormoophidae : moustached Bats, naked-backed bats, or ghost-faced bats -- Noctilionidae : bulldog bats, or fisherman bats -- Phyllostomidae : American leaf-nosed bats -- Mystacinidae : New Zealand short-tailed bats -- Natalidae : funnel-eared bats -- Furipteridae : smoky bats, or thumbless bats -- Thyropteridae : disk-winged bats, or new world sucker-footed bats -- Myzopodidae : old world sucker-footed bat -- Vespertilionidae : vespertilionid Bats -- Molossidae : free-tailed bats and mastiff bats -- Primates : primates. Lorisidae : lorises, pottos, and galagos -- Cheirogaleidae : dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs -- Lemuridae : lemurs -- Magaladapidae : sportive lemurs, or weasel lemurs, and koala lemurs -- Indriidae : avahi, sifakas, and indri -- Palaeopropithecidae : sloth lemurs -- Archaeolemuridae : baboon lemurs -- Daubentoniidae : aye-ayes -- Tarsiidae : tarsiers -- Cebidae : new world monkeys -- Callitrichidae : marmosets, tamarins, and goeldi's monkey -- Cercopithecidae : old world monkeys -- Hylobatidae : gibbons, or lesser Apes -- Pongidae : great apes -- Hominidae : people, or human beings. Carnivora : dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, civets, mongooses, hyenas, and cats. Canidae : dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes -- Ursidae : bears -- Procyonidae : raccoons and relatives -- Mustelidae : weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters -- Viverridae : civets, genets, and linsangs -- Herpestidae : mongooses and fossa -- Hyaenidae : aardwolf and hyenas -- Felidae : cats -- Index. v. 2 Pinnipedia : seals, sea lions, and walrus. Otariidae : eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions -- Odobenidae : walrus -- Phocidae : true, earless, or hair seals -- Cetacea : whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Platanistidae : ganges and indus dolphins, or susus -- Lipotidae : baiji, or Chinese river dolphin -- Pontoporiidae : franciscana, or la plata dolphin -- Iniidae : boto, or amazon dolphin -- Monodontidae : beluga and narwhal -- Phocoenidae : porpoises -- Delphinidae : dolphins -- Ziphiidae : beaked whales -- Physeteridae : sperm whales -- Eschrichtiidae : gray whale -- Neobalaenidae : pygmy right whale -- Balaenidae : right whales -- Balaenopteridae : rorguals -- Sirenia : dugong, sea cow, and manatees. Dugongidae : dugong and sea cow -- Trichechidae : manatees -- Proboscidea : elephantidae : elephants -- Perissodactyla : odd-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals). Equidae : horses, zebras, and asses -- Tapiridae : Tapirs -- Rhinocerotidae : rhinoceroses -- Hyracoidea : procaviidae : hyraxes, or dassies -- Tubulidentata : orycteropodidae : aardvark, or ant bear -- Bibymalagasia : plesiorycteropodidae : bibymalagasy. Artiodactyla : even-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals). Suidae : pigs, or hogs -- Tayassuidae : peccaries -- Hippopotamidae : hippopotamuses -- Camelidae : camels, guanaco, llama, alpaca, and vicuña -- Tragulidae : chevrotains, or mouse deer -- Giraffidae : okapi and giraffe -- Moschidae : musk deer -- Cervidae : deer -- Antilocapridae : pronghorn -- Bovidae : antelopes, cattle, bison, buffalo, goats, and sheep -- Pholidaota : manidae : pangolins, or scaly anteaters -- Rodentia : rodents. Aplodontidae : sewellel, or mountain beaver -- Sciuridae : squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs -- Castoridae : beavers -- Geomyidae : pocket gophers -- Heteromyidae : pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice -- Dipodidae : birch mice, jumping mice, and jerboas -- Muridae : rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils -- Anomaluridae : scaly-tailed squirrels -- Pedetidae : springhare, or springhaas -- Ctenodactylidae : gunids -- Myoxidae : dormice -- Bathyergidae : African mole-rats, or blesmols -- Hystricidae : old world porcupines -- Petromuridae : dassie rat -- Thryonomyidae : cane rats -- Erethizontidae : new world porcupines -- Chnchillidae : viscachas and chinchillas -- Dinomyidae : pacarana -- Caviidae : cavies and patagonian "hares" -- Hydrochaeridae : capybara -- Dasyproctidae : agoutis -- Agoutidae : pacas. Ctenomyidae : tuco-tucos -- Octodontidae : octodonts -- Abrocomidae : chinchilla rats, or chinchillones -- Echimyidae : spiny rats -- Capromyidae : hutias -- Heptaxodontidae : giant hutias -- Myocastroridae : nutria, or coypu -- Lagomorpha : pikas, rabbits, and hares. Ochotonidae : pikas, mouse hares, or conies -- Leporidae : hares and rabbits -- Macroscelidea : macroscelididae : elephant shrews -- Literature cited -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, p. 1747-1919) and index.

v. 1 Foreword / Don E. Wilson -- Preface -- World distribution of mammals -- Class mammalia : mammals -- Monotremata : monotremes. Tachyglossidae : Echidnas, or spiny anteaters -- Ornithorhynchidae : duck-billed platypus -- Didelphimorphia : American opossums. Marmodidae : pouchless murine, or mouse, opossums -- Caluromyidae : woolly opossums -- Glironiidae : bushy-tailed opossum -- Didelphidae : pouched opossums -- Paucituberculata : caenolestidae : "shrew" opossums -- Microbiotheria : microbiotheriidae : Monito del Monte -- Dasyuromorphia : Australasian carnivorous marsupials. Dasyuridae : marsupial "mice" and "cats," and Tasmanian devil -- Myrmecobiidae : numbat, or banded anteater -- Thylacinidae : thylacine, or Tasmanian wolf or tiger -- Perameloemorphia : bandicoots. Peramelidae : dry-country bandicoots -- Peroryctidae : rainforest bandicoots -- Notoryctemorphia : notoryctidae : marsupial "mole." Diprotodonita : koala, wombats, possums, wallabies, and kangaroos. Phascolarctidae : koala -- Vombatidae : wombats -- Phalangeridae : possums and cuscuses -- Potoroidae : "rat"-kangaroos -- Macropodidae : wallabies and kangaroos -- Burramyidae : pygmy possums -- Pseudocheiridae : ring-tailed and greater gliding possums -- Petauridae : gliding and striped possums -- Tarsipedidae : honey possum -- Acrobatidae : feather-tailed possums -- Xenarthra : xenarthrans. Megalonychidae : West Indian sloths and two-toed tree sloths -- Bradypodidae : three-toed tree sloths -- Myrmecophagidae : anteaters -- Dasypodidae : armadillos -- Insectivora : insectivores. Erinaceidae : gymnures and hedgehogs -- Chrysochloridae : golden moles -- Tenrecidae : tenrecs, or Madagascar "hedgehogs" -- Solenodontidae : solenodons -- Nesophontidae : extinct West Indian shrews -- Soricidae : shrews -- Talpidae : moles, shrew moles, and desmans -- Scandential : tupaiidae : tree shrews -- Dermoptera : cynocephalidae : colugos, or flying lemurs. Chiroptera : bats. Pteropodidae : old world fruit bats -- Rhinopomatidae : mouse-tailed bats, or long-tailed bats -- Emballonuridae : sac-winged bats, sheath-tailed bats, and ghost Bats -- Craseonycteridae : Kitti's hog-nosed bat -- Nycteridae : slit-faced bats, or hollow-faced bats -- Megadermatidae : false vampire bats and yellow-winged bats -- Rhinolophidae : horseshoe bats -- Hipposideridae : old world leaf-nosed bats -- Mormoophidae : moustached Bats, naked-backed bats, or ghost-faced bats -- Noctilionidae : bulldog bats, or fisherman bats -- Phyllostomidae : American leaf-nosed bats -- Mystacinidae : New Zealand short-tailed bats -- Natalidae : funnel-eared bats -- Furipteridae : smoky bats, or thumbless bats -- Thyropteridae : disk-winged bats, or new world sucker-footed bats -- Myzopodidae : old world sucker-footed bat -- Vespertilionidae : vespertilionid Bats -- Molossidae : free-tailed bats and mastiff bats -- Primates : primates. Lorisidae : lorises, pottos, and galagos -- Cheirogaleidae : dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs -- Lemuridae : lemurs -- Magaladapidae : sportive lemurs, or weasel lemurs, and koala lemurs -- Indriidae : avahi, sifakas, and indri -- Palaeopropithecidae : sloth lemurs -- Archaeolemuridae : baboon lemurs -- Daubentoniidae : aye-ayes -- Tarsiidae : tarsiers -- Cebidae : new world monkeys -- Callitrichidae : marmosets, tamarins, and goeldi's monkey -- Cercopithecidae : old world monkeys -- Hylobatidae : gibbons, or lesser Apes -- Pongidae : great apes -- Hominidae : people, or human beings. Carnivora : dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, civets, mongooses, hyenas, and cats. Canidae : dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes -- Ursidae : bears -- Procyonidae : raccoons and relatives -- Mustelidae : weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters -- Viverridae : civets, genets, and linsangs -- Herpestidae : mongooses and fossa -- Hyaenidae : aardwolf and hyenas -- Felidae : cats -- Index. v. 2 Pinnipedia : seals, sea lions, and walrus. Otariidae : eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions -- Odobenidae : walrus -- Phocidae : true, earless, or hair seals -- Cetacea : whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Platanistidae : ganges and indus dolphins, or susus -- Lipotidae : baiji, or Chinese river dolphin -- Pontoporiidae : franciscana, or la plata dolphin -- Iniidae : boto, or amazon dolphin -- Monodontidae : beluga and narwhal -- Phocoenidae : porpoises -- Delphinidae : dolphins -- Ziphiidae : beaked whales -- Physeteridae : sperm whales -- Eschrichtiidae : gray whale -- Neobalaenidae : pygmy right whale -- Balaenidae : right whales -- Balaenopteridae : rorguals -- Sirenia : dugong, sea cow, and manatees. Dugongidae : dugong and sea cow -- Trichechidae : manatees -- Proboscidea : elephantidae : elephants -- Perissodactyla : odd-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals). Equidae : horses, zebras, and asses -- Tapiridae : Tapirs -- Rhinocerotidae : rhinoceroses -- Hyracoidea : procaviidae : hyraxes, or dassies -- Tubulidentata : orycteropodidae : aardvark, or ant bear -- Bibymalagasia : plesiorycteropodidae : bibymalagasy. Artiodactyla : even-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals). Suidae : pigs, or hogs -- Tayassuidae : peccaries -- Hippopotamidae : hippopotamuses -- Camelidae : camels, guanaco, llama, alpaca, and vicuña -- Tragulidae : chevrotains, or mouse deer -- Giraffidae : okapi and giraffe -- Moschidae : musk deer -- Cervidae : deer -- Antilocapridae : pronghorn -- Bovidae : antelopes, cattle, bison, buffalo, goats, and sheep -- Pholidaota : manidae : pangolins, or scaly anteaters -- Rodentia : rodents. Aplodontidae : sewellel, or mountain beaver -- Sciuridae : squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs -- Castoridae : beavers -- Geomyidae : pocket gophers -- Heteromyidae : pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice -- Dipodidae : birch mice, jumping mice, and jerboas -- Muridae : rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils -- Anomaluridae : scaly-tailed squirrels -- Pedetidae : springhare, or springhaas -- Ctenodactylidae : gunids -- Myoxidae : dormice -- Bathyergidae : African mole-rats, or blesmols -- Hystricidae : old world porcupines -- Petromuridae : dassie rat -- Thryonomyidae : cane rats -- Erethizontidae : new world porcupines -- Chnchillidae : viscachas and chinchillas -- Dinomyidae : pacarana -- Caviidae : cavies and patagonian "hares" -- Hydrochaeridae : capybara -- Dasyproctidae : agoutis -- Agoutidae : pacas. Ctenomyidae : tuco-tucos -- Octodontidae : octodonts -- Abrocomidae : chinchilla rats, or chinchillones -- Echimyidae : spiny rats -- Capromyidae : hutias -- Heptaxodontidae : giant hutias -- Myocastroridae : nutria, or coypu -- Lagomorpha : pikas, rabbits, and hares. Ochotonidae : pikas, mouse hares, or conies -- Leporidae : hares and rabbits -- Macroscelidea : macroscelididae : elephant shrews -- Literature cited -- Index.