Princeton Nature

Mammals of North America: Second Edition

The best field guide to North American mammals

Paperback

Price:
$20.95/拢17.99
ISBN:
Published:
Nov 29, 2009
2010
Pages:
248
Size:
5 x 8 in.
Illus:
112 color illus. 102 line illus. 460 maps.
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The best-selling field guide that 鈥渟ets new standards鈥 (New Scientist) and 鈥渕akes all other field guides for mammals of the United States… and Canada obsolete鈥 (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada鈥攅ach in beautiful color and accurate detail. With a more up-to-date species list than any other guide, improved facing-page descriptions, easier-to-read distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this slim, light, and easy-to-use volume is the must-have source for identifying North American mammals.

Roland Kays and Don Wilson have scoured the technical literature to pull out the key differences between similar species, and illustrated these whenever possible, making the guide useful to amateur naturalists and professional zoologists alike. Casual animal watchers will appreciate the overview of mammal diversity and the tips on identifying animals they can spy in their binoculars, while scientists will appreciate the exacting detail needed to distinguish similar species, including illustrations of shrew teeth, bat toes, and whale dorsal fins.

  • The best-illustrated and easiest-to-use field guide to North American mammals
  • Beautiful and accurate color illustrations of all 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada鈥攊ncluding 20 species recognized since 2002
  • 112 color plates鈥攊ncluding 13 new ones
  • Key identification information鈥攆ully revised鈥攐n facing pages
  • The most current taxonomy/species list
  • Fully revised, easy-to-read range maps
  • Illustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences