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MAMMALS: VOLUME 1Readers Guide .xiPronunciation Guide for Scientific Narnes . . . . . . . . . . .xiiiWords to Know .xxvGetting to Know Marnrnals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxix

Monotremes 1Echidnas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Duck-billed platypus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

New World opossumsNew World opossums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Shrew opossumsShrewopossums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Monito del monteMonito del monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Australasian carnivorous marsupials .51Marsupial mice and cats, Tasmanian devil .56Numbat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Tasmanian wolf .69

Bandicoots and bilbies 74Bandicootsand bilbies 79Spinybandicoots .88

Marsupial molesMarsupial moles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

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Koala, wombats, possums, wallabies,and kangaroos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99Koala . . . o o . . . o . . . o o o . . o o o o o . . . . . . . o o o o o o o o .105

Wombats o o . . . . o . . o o . . . o o o o o . . . o . o o . o o o o o o o .111

Possums and cuscuses . o . . . . o o o o . . . o o o . . . . . o o o . .116

Musky rat-kangaroo .. o o . . . o o o o o . o o o o . . . . . . o o o .124

Rat-kangaroos . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . . . . . . . o . . . . . o o . o .129Wallabies and kangaroos o o o . . . o o o . o o o o o o o . . o o o o .135

Pygmy possums o o o o . . o . o o o . . . o o o o o . . o . o o .149

Ringtail and greater gliding possums .. o o o o o . . . . . o o .154

Gliding and striped possums o o o o o . o o . o o . .161

Honey possum o o . . o o o o . . . . o o o o . . . o . o o . . . o o o o 0167

Feather-tailed possums o o . . . o o o o o . . . . o . . . . o o o o o .172

Sloths, anteaters, and armadillos .178West lndian sloths and two-toed tree sloths o o o o . .183

Three-toed tree sloths o o o . . . o o o o o . . o o o o . . . . o o o o .189

Anteaters .. o o o o . . o . o o . . . . . o o o . . o o o o . . . . . . o o 0195

Armadillos . o o o . o o o o o o . . . . . . o o . o o o o . . . o o o o o o 0203

Species List by Biome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lviiSpecies List by Geographic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lxiiiIndex .lxxxix

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Insectivores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213Gymnures and hedgehogs o o o . . . . . . . 0218Golden moles o . . o o o o . o . . . o o o o o . . o o o o o o o o . . . . 0226

Tenrecs o o o . . . . . . . o o o . . . . . o o o . . . . . . .232

Solenodons . o o . . . . o o o . . . . o o o o o o . . o o o o o o o . . . . .240

Shrews o o o o o o . . . . . . o . . . . . o o o o o . . . . o . o o o . . . . .246

Moles, shrew moles, and desmans o o o o o o o . . . o o .255

Tree shrewsTree shrews o . o o . o o o o o o o o . . . . . o o o . . . o o . 0263

Colugos 269Colugos . . . . . . . . o o o o . . . . . . o o o . . . . . . o o o . . . . . .

Bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275Old World fruit bats o o . . . . . . . . o o . . . . o o o o o . . . . . .282

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Mouse-tailed bats .298Sac-winged bats, sheath-tailed bats,

and ghost bats .304Kitti's hog-nosed bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312Slit-faced bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316False vampire bats .323Horseshoe bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330Old World leaf-nosed bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339American leaf-nosed bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345Moustached bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358Bulldog bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364New Zealand short-tailed bats 371Funnel-eared bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378Smoky bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383Disk-winged bats .388Old World sucker-footed bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395Free-tailed bats and mastiff bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399Vespertilionid bats 409

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Primates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423Lorises and pottos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428Bushbabies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436Dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs .444Lemurs 450Avahis,sifakas,and indris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458Sportive lemurs 466Aye-aye .475Tarsiers 480Squirrel monkeys and capuchins .487Marmosets, tamarins, and Goeldi's monkey . . . . . . . . . . .496Night monkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509Sakis, titis, and uakaris .516Howler monkeys and spider monkeys .526Old World monkeys .536Gibbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .551Great apes and humans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .563

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Land and marinecarnivores .578Dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes .583Bears .593Raccoons and relatives .605Weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters .614Civets, genets, and linsangs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .628Mongooses and fossa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .637Aardwolf and hyenas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .649Cats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .657Eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions .673Walrus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684True seals .690

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Whales, dolphins,and porpoises 703Ganges and lndus dolphin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .709Baiji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .714Franciscana dolphin 719Boto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .724Porpoises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .729Dolphins .737Beaked whales 749Sperm whales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .758Beluga and narwhal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .767Gray whale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .777Pygmy right whale 783Right whales and bowhead whales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .787Rorquals 795

AardvarkAardvark .804

ElephantsElephants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .808

HyraxesHyraxes .820

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Dugong, sea cow, and manatees . . . . . . . . . . . . . .828Dugong and sea cow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833Manatees .841

Odd-toed ungulates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .848Horses, zebras, and asses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .854Tapirs .865Rhinoceroses .874

Even-toed ungulates .887Pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .892Peccaries .902Hippopotamuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907Camels, guanacos, llamas, alpacas, and vicuñas. . . . . . . .916Chevrotains .927Deer .933Okapis and giraffes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .954Pronghorn 963Antelopes, cattle, bison, buffaloes, goats, and sheep . . . . .969

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Pangolins .989Pangolins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rodents .996Mountain beaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1003

Squirrels and relatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1008Beavers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1022Pocket gophers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1029Pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice . . . . . . .1036Birch mice, jumping mice, and jerboas . . . . . . . . . . . . .1044Rats, mice, and relatives .1051Scaly-tailed squirrels .1069Springhare .1076Gundis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1081Dormice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1087Dassie rat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1093

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Cane rats .1097African mole-rats .1103Old World porcupines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1111New World porcupines .1121Vis cachas and chinchillas .1129Pacarana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1135Cavies and maras .1139Capybara .1147Agoutis .1153Pacas .1160Tuco-tucos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1166Octodonts .1172Chinchilla rats .1177Spiny rats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1182Hutias .1188Coypu .1194

Pikas, rabbits, and hares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1200Pikas .1205Hares and rabbits .1213

SengisSengis .1223

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