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Abstract:
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Order Didelphimorphia. Family Didelphidae: Opossums -- Order Xenarthra. Family Dasypodidae: Armadillos -- Order Insectivora. Family Soricidae: Shrews. Family Talpidae: Moles -- Order Chiroptera. Family Mormoopidae: Ghost-faced Bats. Family Phyllostomidae: Leaf-nosed Bats. Family Vespertilionidae: Vesper Bats. Family Molossidae: Free-tailed Bats -- Order Carnivora. Family Canidae: Dogs. Family Ursidae: Bears. Family Mustelidae: Weasels, Badgers, and Otters. Family Mephitidae: Skunks. Family Odobenidae: Wal
s. Family Otariidae: Fur Seals and Sea Lions. Family Phocidae: Earless Seals. Family Procyonidae: Ringtail, Raccoon, and Coati. Family Felidae: Cats -- Order Cetacea. Family Balaenidae: Right Whales. Family Balaenopteridae: Rorquals. Family Eschrichtiid Family Trichechidae: Manatees -- Order Artiodactyla. Family Tayassuidae: Peccaries. Family Cervidae: Deer. Family Antilocapridae: Pronghorn. Family Bovidae: Bison, Sheep, and Goats -- Order Rodentia. Family Aplodontidae: Mountain Beaver. Family Sciuridae: Squirrels. Family Geomyidae: Pocket Gophers. Family Heteromyidae: Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats, and Kangaroo Mice. Family Castoridae: Beaver. Family Muridae: Rats, Mice, Voles, and Lemmings. Family Dipodidae: Jumping Mice. Family Erithizontidae: Porcupines
"America north of Mexico is home to more than four hundred species of mammals. In this comprehensive volume more than 450 color and black-and-white photographs and detailed, accessibly written descriptions survey 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."--BOOK JACKET.
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