Research Catalog

Title

Walker's mammals of the world.

Author

Nowak, Ronald M.

Publication

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.

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Details

Description

2 v. (li, 1936 p.) : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

Gives an historical account of the world's mammals since 3,000 B.C., and then provides detailed information about every mammal on earth, divided by genus.

Alternative Title

Mammals of the world

Subjects

• Classification
• Reference works
• Mammals > classification
• Mammals > Classification

Genre/Form

• Classification
• Reference works
• Reference works.
• Classification.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, p. 1747-1919) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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-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.
• 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.

ISBN

0801857899 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^98023686^

OCLC

• 39045218
• SCSB-10124710

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library