Walker's mammals of the world
Ronald M. Nowak (Author), Ernest P. Walker
This comprehensive reference work, now in its fifth edition, covers more than 1,100 genera of mammals, including one hundred that did not appear in previous editions, and lists more than 4,000 species.--From publisher description
Print Book, English, 1991
Fifth edition View all formats and editions
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1991
Nonfiction
2 volumes (xlv, 1629 pages) : illustrations ; 27 cm
9780801839702, 9780801838705, 080183970X, 0801838703
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V.1: Foreword / by Durward L. Allen
Preface
World distribution of mammals
Monotremata : Monotremes
Marsupalia : Marsupials
Insectivora : Insectivores
Macroscelidea : Macroscelididae : elephant shrews
Dermoptera : Cynocephalidae : colugos, or flying lemurs
Chiroptera : Bats
Scandentia : Tupaiidae : tree shrews
Primates : primates
Xenarthra : xenarthrans
Pholidota : Manidae : pangolins, or scaly anteaters
Lagomorpha : pikas, rabbits, hares
Rodentia : rodents
v. 2: Rodentia : rodents (continued)
Cetacea : whales, dolphins, porpoises
Carnivora : dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, mongooses, hyenas, and cats
Pinnipedia : seals, sea lions, and walrus
Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : aardvark, ant bear
Proboscides : Elephantidae : elephants
Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : hyraxes, dassies
Sirenia : manatees, dugong, and sea cow
Perissodactyla : odd-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals)
Artiodactyla : even-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals)
Revised edition of: Walker's mammals of the world. 4th ed. 1983-