Show full abstract primates1 and the napiers 1967 a handbook of living primates2 recorded the worlds view of primate diversity at this time. Following in the footsteps of the highly lauded handbook of the birds of the world series, the newly announced handbook of the mammals of the world is already creating a buzz. To be completed over the next several years in eight volumes, this series is expected to be an extraordinary and unique project, illustrating and describing in detail every mammalian species on the planet. Volume 7 of the handbook of mammals of the world hmw covers 9 families of rodents. Handbook of the mammals of the world volume 2 lynx.
In the second volume of hmw they are revealed in all their fascinating detail, in riveting accounts written by some of the most renowned authorities in the world. Handbook of the mammals of the world lynx edicions. Handbook of the mammals of the world handbook of the mammals of the world volume 1. Hoofed mammals include many families of large, wellknown animals. Handbook of the mammals of the world volume 2 hoofed. Like every volume in the series, it is an aladdins cave of information. Everybody knows that humans are members of the mammalian order primates, but ask somebody to name some of our cousins and they would at best come up with five or six of the most widely known. It covers 107 genera, 17 families in six orders and the details to the taxonomy, range, habitat, reproduction, behaviour, and conservation status of 4 species. Buy handbook of the mammals of the world, volume 7. For the serious wildlife enthusiast who wants a lot of useful information brought together into a single book, volume 2 in the handbook of the mammals of the world is an invaluable reference.