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ISBN 10: 1472962443
ISBN 13: 9781472962447
Author: Jonathan Kingdon
This is the definitive field guide to African Mammals, fully revised and updated following the publication of the groundbreaking Mammals of Africa (2013). Jonathan Kingdon, one of the world’s foremost authorities on African mammals, has both written and illustrated this landmark field guide. The unique combination of his extensive field experience and artistic talent has produced a stunning work that sets new standards. The concise text provides full information on identification, distribution, ecology, relationships and conservation status, with introductory profiles that summarise the characteristics of each mammal group. All known species of African land mammal are covered, with coverage of several of the more complex groups of small mammals simplified by reference to genera. Classification has been fully updated and this new edition includes many newly recognised species. With over 780 colour illustrations, numerous line drawings and more than 520 maps, this book will be an essential companion to anyone visiting Africa or with an interest in the mammals of the continen
Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals 2nd Table of contents:
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Checklist of species
- Introduction to the first edition
- Introduction to the second edition
- Naming and mapping species
- Using this guide
- Finding and recording mammals
- The African environment
- The past
- Physical landscape
- Climate
- Vegetation
- PROFILES OF ALL MAMMAL SPECIES
- MAMMALIA MAMMALS
- AFROTHERES AFROTHERIA
- HYRAXES HYRACOIDEA
- PROBOSCIDS PROBOSCIDEA
- SEA-COWS SIRENIA
- AFROSORICIDS AFROSORICIDA
- SENGIS (ELEPHANT-SHREWS) MACROSCELIDEA
- AARDVARK TUBULIDENTATA
- PRIMATES PRIMATES
- PROSIMIANS STREPSIRRHINI
- RODENTS RODENTIA
- HARES, ROCK-HARES AND RABBITS LAGOMORPHA
- HEDGEHOGS ERINACEOMORPHA
- SHREWS SORICOMORPHA
- BATS CHIROPTERA
- CARNIVORES CARNIVORA
- PANGOLINS PHOLIDOTA
- ODD-TOED UNGULATES PERISSODACTYLA
- EVEN-TOED UNGULATES CETARTIODACTYLA
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