Mammals of North America: Second Edition (Princeton Field Guides, 58)

Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada--each 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.;Artist's credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Species Plates -- Plate 1. Opossum and Armadillo -- Plate 2. Eastern Sorex -- Plate 3. Northern Shrews -- Plate 4. Aquatic Shrews and Skulls -- Plate 5. Inland Sorex with Skulls -- Plate 6. Coastal Sorex with Skulls -- Plate 7. Other Shrews -- Plate 8. Western Moles -- Plate 9. Eastern Moles -- Plate 10. Pikas -- Plate 11. Western Cottontails -- Plate 12. Pygmy Rabbits and Short-eared Cottontails -- Plate 13. Eastern Cottontails -- Plate 14. Northern Hares -- Plate 15. Jackrabbits -- Plate 16. Porcupine and Sewellel -- Plate 17. Large Aquatic Rodents -- Plate 18. Marmots -- Plate 19. Eastern and Tropical Tree Squirrels -- Plate 20. Western Tree Squirrels -- Plate 21. Red and Flying Squirrels -- Plate 22. Prairie Dogs -- Plate 23. Large, Spotted Ground Squirrels -- Plate 24. Bushy-tailed, Flecked Ground Squirrels -- Plate 25. Thin-tailed, Unmarked Ground Squirrels -- Plate 26. Small, Spotted Ground Squirrels -- Plate 27. Stripy Ground Squirrels -- Plate 28. Eastern and Rocky Mountain Chipmunks -- Plate 29. Southwest Chipmunks -- Plate 30. Southern California Chipmunks -- Plate 31. Northwestern Coastal Chipmunks -- Plate 32. Northwestern Inland Chipmunks -- Plate 33. Northern Thomomys -- Plate 34. Cratogeomys and Southern Thomomys -- Plate 35. Geomys -- Plate 36. Western Desert Perognathus -- Plate 37. Great Plains Perognathus -- Plate 38. Liomys and Spiny Chaetodipus -- Plate 39. Smooth Chaetodipus -- Plate 40. Kangaroo Mice and Small Four-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 41. Large Four-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 42. Mid-California Five-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 43. Southern California Five-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 44. Other Five-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 45. Jumping Mice -- Plate 46. Eastern and Central Woodrats -- Plate 47. Furry-tailed Woodrats -- Plate 48. Woodrats and Rattus -- Plate 49. Grasshopper Mice and Oryzomys -- Plate 50. Central and Eastern Tiny Mice -- Plate 51. House and Western Tiny Mice -- Plate 52. Northern Deermice -- Plate 53. Southeastern Peromyscus and Relatives.;Plate 54. Far West Peromyscus -- Plate 55. Peromyscus truei and boylii Groups -- Plate 56. Sigmodon -- Plate 57. Arborimus Voles -- Plate 58. Red-backed Voles -- Plate 59. Coastal Microtus -- Plate 60. Other Western Voles -- Plate 61. Northern Voles -- Plate 62. Typical Voles -- Plate 63. Eastern Voles and Bog Lemmings -- Plate 64. Northern Lemmings -- Plate 65. Ghost and Leaf-nosed Bats -- Plate 66. Molossid Bats -- Plate 67. Lasiurine Bats -- Plate 68. Giant-eared Bats -- Plate 69. Longer-eared Myotis -- Plate 70. Western Myotis 1 -- Plate 71. Western Myotis 2 -- Plate 72. Eastern Myotis -- Plate 73. Other Eastern Bats -- Plate 76. Temperate Cats -- Plate 76. Temperate Cats -- Plate 77. Tropical Cats -- Plate 78. Canis -- Plate 79. Smaller Foxes -- Plate 80. Larger Foxes -- Plate 81. Bears -- Plate 82. Procyonids -- Plate 83. Aquatic Mustelids -- Plate 84. Big Mustelids -- Plate 85. Mustela -- Plate 86. Spotted and Hog-nosed Skunks -- Plate 87. Mephitis -- Plate 88. Otariid Seals -- Plate 89. Phocid Seals -- Plate 90. Grayish Seals -- Plate 91. Big Seals and Manatee -- Plate 92. Antelopes and Pigs -- Plate 93. Goats and Sheep -- Plate 94. Bison and Nilgai -- Plate 95. Arctic Ungulates -- Plate 96. Elk and Moose -- Plate 97. Native Deer -- Plate 98. Exotic Ungulates -- Plate 99. Large Whales without Dorsal Fins -- Plate 100. Enormous Whales with Dorsal Fins -- Plate 101. Large Whales with Dorsal Fins -- Plate 102. Small White and Gray Whales -- Plate 103. Black Dolphins -- Plate 104. Unstriped, Beaked Dolphins -- Plate 105. Striped, Beaked Dolphins -- Plate 106. Striped, Blunt-nosed Dolphins and Porpoises -- Plates 107. and 108. Bow-riding Dolphins and Whales -- Plate 109. Beaked Whales -- Plate 110. Heads of Male Mesoplodon -- Plates 111. and 112. Whale and Dolphin Dive Sequences (not to scale) -- Plate 113. Carnivore Scats -- Plate 114. Vegetarian Scats -- Glossary -- Appendix. Plate 54. Far West Peromyscus -- Plate 55. Peromyscus truei and boylii Groups -- Plate 56. Sigmodon -- Plate 57. Arborimus Voles -- Plate 58. Red-backed Voles -- Plate 59. Coastal Microtus -- Plate 60. Other Western Voles -- Plate 61. Northern Voles -- Plate 62. Typical Voles -- Plate 63. Eastern Voles and Bog Lemmings -- Plate 64. Northern Lemmings -- Plate 65. Ghost and Leaf-nosed Bats -- Plate 66. Molossid Bats -- Plate 67. Lasiurine Bats -- Plate 68. Giant-eared Bats -- Plate 69. Longer-eared Myotis -- Plate 70. Western Myotis 1 -- Plate 71. Western Myotis 2 -- Plate 72. Eastern Myotis -- Plate 73. Other Eastern Bats -- Plate 76. Temperate Cats -- Plate 76. Temperate Cats -- Plate 77. Tropical Cats -- Plate 78. Canis -- Plate 79. Smaller Foxes -- Plate 80. Larger Foxes -- Plate 81. Bears -- Plate 82. Procyonids -- Plate 83. Aquatic Mustelids -- Plate 84. Big Mustelids -- Plate 85. Mustela -- Plate 86. Spotted and Hog-nosed Skunks -- Plate 87. Mephitis -- Plate 88. Otariid Seals -- Plate 89. Phocid Seals -- Plate 90. Grayish Seals -- Plate 91. Big Seals and Manatee -- Plate 92. Antelopes and Pigs -- Plate 93. Goats and Sheep -- Plate 94. Bison and Nilgai -- Plate 95. Arctic Ungulates -- Plate 96. Elk and Moose -- Plate 97. Native Deer -- Plate 98. Exotic Ungulates -- Plate 99. Large Whales without Dorsal Fins -- Plate 100. Enormous Whales with Dorsal Fins -- Plate 101. Large Whales with Dorsal Fins -- Plate 102. Small White and Gray Whales -- Plate 103. Black Dolphins -- Plate 104. Unstriped, Beaked Dolphins -- Plate 105. Striped, Beaked Dolphins -- Plate 106. Striped, Blunt-nosed Dolphins and Porpoises -- Plates 107. and 108. Bow-riding Dolphins and Whales -- Plate 109. Beaked Whales -- Plate 110. Heads of Male Mesoplodon -- Plates 111. and 112. Whale and Dolphin Dive Sequences (not to scale) -- Plate 113. Carnivore Scats -- Plate 114. Vegetarian Scats -- Glossary -- Appendix. Artist's credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Species Plates -- Plate 1. Opossum and Armadillo -- Plate 2. Eastern Sorex -- Plate 3. Northern Shrews -- Plate 4. Aquatic Shrews and Skulls -- Plate 5. Inland Sorex with Skulls -- Plate 6. Coastal Sorex with Skulls -- Plate 7. Other Shrews -- Plate 8. Western Moles -- Plate 9. Eastern Moles -- Plate 10. Pikas -- Plate 11. Western Cottontails -- Plate 12. Pygmy Rabbits and Short-eared Cottontails -- Plate 13. Eastern Cottontails -- Plate 14. Northern Hares -- Plate 15. Jackrabbits -- Plate 16. Porcupine and Sewellel -- Plate 17. Large Aquatic Rodents -- Plate 18. Marmots -- Plate 19. Eastern and Tropical Tree Squirrels -- Plate 20. Western Tree Squirrels -- Plate 21. Red and Flying Squirrels -- Plate 22. Prairie Dogs -- Plate 23. Large, Spotted Ground Squirrels -- Plate 24. Bushy-tailed, Flecked Ground Squirrels -- Plate 25. Thin-tailed, Unmarked Ground Squirrels -- Plate 26. Small, Spotted Ground Squirrels -- Plate 27. Stripy Ground Squirrels -- Plate 28. Eastern and Rocky Mountain Chipmunks -- Plate 29. Southwest Chipmunks -- Plate 30. Southern California Chipmunks -- Plate 31. Northwestern Coastal Chipmunks -- Plate 32. Northwestern Inland Chipmunks -- Plate 33. Northern Thomomys -- Plate 34. Cratogeomys and Southern Thomomys -- Plate 35. Geomys -- Plate 36. Western Desert Perognathus -- Plate 37. Great Plains Perognathus -- Plate 38. Liomys and Spiny Chaetodipus -- Plate 39. Smooth Chaetodipus -- Plate 40. Kangaroo Mice and Small Four-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 41. Large Four-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 42. Mid-California Five-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 43. Southern California Five-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 44. Other Five-toed Kangaroo Rats -- Plate 45. Jumping Mice -- Plate 46. Eastern and Central Woodrats -- Plate 47. Furry-tailed Woodrats -- Plate 48. Woodrats and Rattus -- Plate 49. Grasshopper Mice and Oryzomys -- Plate 50. Central and Eastern Tiny Mice -- Plate 51. House and Western Tiny Mice -- Plate 52. Northern Deermice -- Plate 53. Southeastern Peromyscus and Relatives. The best field guide to North American mammalsThe best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States. . . and Canada obsolete" (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―each 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 mammalsBeautiful and accurate color illustrations of all 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada―including 20 species recognized since 2002112 color plates―including 13 new onesKey identification information―fully revised―on facing pagesThe most current taxonomy/species listFully revised, easy-to-read range mapsIllustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences "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 - each 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."--Jacket Covering 20 species recognized since 2002, this edition illustrates 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada - each in beautiful color and accurate detail. With distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this volume is useful for identifying North American mammals. Features color illustrations of 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada including 20 species recognized since 2002. This book presents a taxonomy/species list, and features easy-to-read range maps. It also presents illustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences. Roland W. Kays And Don E. Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.