| Edition |
Sixth edition / Ronald M. Nowak. |
| Description |
2 volumes (li, 1936 pages) : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 1747-1919) and index. |
| 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" -- |
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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-toded 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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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. |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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. |
| Subject |
Mammals.
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Mammals -- Classification.
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Mammals.
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Mammals -- classification.
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| Added Title |
Mammals of the world |
| ISBN |
0801857899 alkaline paper |
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9780801857898 alkaline paper |
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