Title: Mammals of the world.
Authors: Nowak, Ronald M.; Walker, Ernest P. 1891-1969.; Walker, Ernest P. 1891-1969.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Mammals Classification; Mammals.; Mammals
Abstract: 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.
Contents: 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).