Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and BatsAlfred L. Gardner The vast terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the world’s richest mammalian fauna, but until now it has lacked a comprehensive systematic reference to the identification, distribution, and taxonomy of its mammals. The first such book of its kind and the inaugural volume in a three-part series, Mammals of South America both summarizes existing information and encourages further research of the mammals indigenous to the region. Containing identification keys and brief descriptions of each order, family, and genus, the first volume of Mammals of South America covers marsupials, shrews, armadillos, sloths, anteaters, and bats. Species accounts include taxonomic descriptions, synonymies, keys to identification, distributions with maps and a gazetteer of marginal localities, lists of recognized subspecies, brief summaries of natural history information, and discussions of issues related to taxonomic interpretations.Highly anticipated and much needed, this book will be a landmark contribution to mammalogy, zoology, tropical biology, and conservation biology. |
Contents
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Literature Cited | 485 |
Gazetteer | 581 |
List of Taxa | 629 |
Contributors | 635 |
Index of Scientific Names | 637 |
Common terms and phrases
Albuja Amazonas Argentina Artibeus Bahia Barquez Bat SYNONYMS batflies Biol Bolívar Bolivia Bradypus Brazil C. O. C. Vieira Cabrera Carter and Dolan Cauca Central Chiroptera Colombia Cryptotis current name combination D. C. Carter Dasypus Didelphis DISTRIBUTION dorsal Ecuador Eumops females forearm forest French Guiana Gardner Genoways genus Geoffroy St.-Hilaire Gray Greenhall Guyana habitats Handley Hershkovitz Hist holotype incisors incorrect subsequent spelling J. A. Allen J. A. Wagner karyotype known Koopman Lasiurus length of skull Linnaeus Mammalia mammals Mares MARGINAL LOCALITIES Map Marmosa Marmosops Mato Grosso Micoureus Micronycteris Miller molars Molossus Monodelphis monotypic Myotis NATURAL HISTORY Neotropical northern opossum Pará Paraguay Paulo pelage Peru Philander Phyllostoma Phyllostomidae premolar R. J. Baker Río Rio de Janeiro roosting Sanborn Santa Cruz São Paulo South America specimens streblid Sturnira subspecies Surinam tail Tate Thomas Thylamys Trinidad Trouessart type locality type species upper USNM Venezuela Vespertilio W. B. Davis Zool