The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals

Wilson, Don E, Ruff, Sue

UBC Press, 1999 - Nature - 750 pages

America north of Mexico is home to more than 400 species of mammals. This comprehensive volume, containing more than 450 color and black-and-white photographs and detailed, accessibly written descriptions, surveys the rich and varied world of North American mammals - from familiar species such as bears, deer, seals, squirrels, and rabbits to those that are more secretive or obscure, including shrews, bats, and voles.
Written by more than 200 experts, each with extensive experience in the field, descriptions include distribution maps, identification guidelines, scientific and common names, and information on behavior, diet, reproduction, growth, longevity, predation, and habitat preferences. The accounts summarize the current population status of each animal and detail distribution changes owing to human activities.

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This is a six pound reference book about every mammal in North America. There are large color photos of most species, and descriptions of their life cycle, predators, food sources, behavior, and ...

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With the help of over 200 experts, the editors of Mammal Species of the World have created a beautifully illustrated and well-written work. Designed to be the first comprehensive source on North ...

About the author

Don E. Wilson is the director of Biodiversity Programsat the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and theauthor or editor of more than 160 scientific publications, includingMammal Species of the World and Bats in Question. SueRuff is a freelance researcher, writer, and editor who hasworked for the National Geographic Society and the Smithsonian'sNational Zoological Park.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals; Natural History
• Editors: Wilson, Don E, Ruff, Sue
• Contributors: American Society of Mammalogists, Smithsonian Institution
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: UBC Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0774807628, 9780774807623
• Length: 750 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Animals / Mammals