Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volumi 1-2Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 - 2142 pagine Taxonomic classification and distribution of the more than 5400 species of mammals. The third edition includes detailed information on nomenclature and, for the first time, common names. Each concise entry covers type locality, distribution, synonyms, and major reference sources. The systematic arrangement of information indicates evolutionary relationships at both the ordinal and the family level. |