A Field Guide to the Mammals: Field Marks of All North American Species Found North of Mexico"If you want to know: How to identify all the wild mammals of North America north of Mexico -- and the marine mammals offshore. Their geographical ranges. Their habits, diet, reproduction, habitat, and economic status. A Field Guide to the Mammals gives you all this information and much more -- on all the wild mammals in our area of all kinds, large and small -- from bats to whales. 380 species described, with all necessary recognition information: size, weight, color, markings, number of teeth. Range maps show at a glance the area where each species occurs. Over 200 animals shown on superb color plates. Drawings of other species, marine mammal skulls, typical habitats and tracks. Skull photographs and dental formulae for positive identification of remains found in the field. Peterson Identification System shows you the points to look for, with arrows and italics." -- |
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20 teeth 240 Identification acre antlers Arctic areas Atlantic Beaked Whale belly blackish Born Breeds brownish brush burrows California Caribou color Cottontail dark brown Deer desert Dolphin dorsal fin ears EASTERN Eastern Cottontail Economic status Feeds feet females flippers forests gestation period gray grayish groove Habitat Habits hairs Hare Head and body Home range incisors insects Jackrabbit kmph Known as fossils larger litters Little Brown Myotis Longtail lower jaw males mammals Map opposite Map Text Mesoplodon nest pale Perognathus Phenacomys Pocket Gopher POCKET MOUSE Perognathus prairies Pygmy RABBIT reddish rump SHREW Sorex side of upper Similar species Skull has 20 Skull Plate 25 smaller snout Snowshoe Hare Sorex SOUTHERN BOG LEMMING stripes summer Sylvilagus tawny Townsend trees upper incisors usually vegetation WESTERN GRAY SQUIRREL WESTERN HARVEST MOUSE WESTERN MASTIFF BAT Whitetail whitish winter WOODRAT yellowish Young