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Book SynopsisThe preeminent guide to the world's mammals is now enhanced with a dramatically expanded volume covering 19 orders, including such creatures as elephants, armadillos, and manatees. Since its first publication in 1964, Walker's Mammals of the World has become a favorite guide to the natural world for general readers and professionals alike. This new Walker's volume is a completely revised and updated compendium of information on five of the earliest clades to diverge from ancient mammal stock. Uniquely comprehensive in inimitable Walker's style, it incorporates a full account of every genus that has lived in the past 5,000 years. Every named species of each genus is listed in systematic order and accompanied by detailed descriptions of past and present range. This new edition includes 500+ full-color images throughout citations to more than 2,200 new references extensive bioconservation data, with discussion of every species in an IUCN Red List threatened categoryThis volume's thoroug
Trade ReviewIf you have other titles in the Walker's Mammals of the World series, you'll want this one!
—Ian Paulsen,
Birdbooker ReportThis volume provides highly detailed accounts of the various mammals included . . . and is well illustrated with color photographs of many of the included mammals.
—Robert E. Hoopes,
Wildlife ActivistThe famous
Walker's Mammals of the World has been updated . . . and what an update it is. Rather than the classical two volumes with black-and-white photographs (the last edition is from 1999 and thus almost 20 years old), there is now a single volume with colour photos covering monotremes, marsupials, afrotherians, xenarthrans and sundatherians (ie, Scan-dentia and Dermoptera).
—Frank E. Zachos,
Mammalian BiologyTable of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
1. Class Mammalia
2. Monotremata
3. Didelphimorphia
4. Pacituberculata
5. Microbiotheria
6. Notoryctemorphia
7. Dasyuromorphia
8. Peramelemorphia
9. Diprotodontia
10. Afroscricida
11. Macroscelidea
12. Bibymalagasia
13. Tubulidentata
14. Hyracoidea
15. Proboscidea
16. Sirenia
17. Cingulata
18. Pilosa
19. Scandentia
20. Dermoptera
World Distribution of Mammals
World Distribution of Mammals
World Distribution of Mammals
