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Mammals of the southeastern United States /

"This helpful reference for students of all ages and professional mammalogists doing research provides an up-to-date compilation of basic knowledge about native and introduced mammals of the region. Although accessible and useful for the generalist, this book is not intended to be a field guide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Best, Troy L. (Autor), Hunt, John L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Conservation Status of Mammals in the Southeastern United States.
  • Species Accounts
  • Class Mammalia
  • American Opossums
  • Order Didelphimorphia
  • Family Didelphidae
  • Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
  • Alston's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa alstoni)
  • Mexican Mouse Opossum (Marmosa mexicana)
  • Dugongs, Manatees, and Sea Cows
  • Order Sirenia
  • Family Trichechidae
  • West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
  • Armadillos
  • Order Cingulata
  • Family Dasypodidae
  • Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
  • Primates
  • Order Primates
  • Family Cebidae
  • Sqirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
  • Family Cercopithecidae
  • Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
  • Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta)
  • Pikas, Hares, and Rabbits
  • Order Lagomorpha
  • Family Leporidae
  • Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
  • European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
  • Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus)
  • Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
  • Appalachian Cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus)
  • Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris)
  • Rodents
  • Order Rodentia
  • Family Sciuridae
  • Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster)
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
  • Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
  • Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
  • Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
  • Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
  • Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)
  • Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Poliocitellus franklinii)
  • Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
  • Family Castoridae
  • American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
  • Family Heteromyidae
  • Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus)
  • Family Geomyidae
  • Baird's Pocket Gopher (Geomys breviceps)
  • Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius)
  • Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys pinetis)
  • Family Zapodidae
  • Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
  • Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
  • Family Nesomyidae
  • Northern Giant Pouched Rat (Cricetomys gambianus)
  • Family Cricetidae
  • Rock Vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus)
  • Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
  • Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
  • Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum)
  • Southern Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi)
  • Round-tailed Muskrat (Neofiber alleni)
  • Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
  • Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi)
  • Northern Pygmy Mouse (Baiomys taylori)
  • Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana)
  • Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister)
  • Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli)
  • Texas Deermouse (Peromyscus attwateri)
  • Cotton Deermouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)
  • White-footed Deermouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
  • North American Deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
  • Oldfield Deermouse (Peromyscus polionotus)
  • Florida Deermouse (Podomys floridanus)