Mammals of Madagascar

“Due to its small size and light weight this is an irreplaceable asset for any traveller to this island.” Geoff Carpentier, North Durham Nature Newsletter, Volume 9(1), January 2022 “Mammals of Madagascar is a beautifully illustrated handbook to take with you into humid, tapia and dry forests, spiny thickets and mangroves, and you will be thankful that it weighs only 400 g. (…) This checklist’s claim to fame is that it is the first book to describe and illustrate all mammal species found in the region.” Dragan Simic, 10.000birds.com, October 2021 Weight0.4 kg Size14 × 22.8 cm LanguageEnglish FormatPaperback Pages176 Publishing dateMay 2021 Published byLynx EdicionsAuthorsRussell A. MittermeierOlivier M. LangrandDon E. WilsonAnthony B. RylandsJonah RatsimbazafyKim E. ReuterTiana AndriamananaEdward E. LouisJrChristoph SchwitzerWes SechrestIllustratorsToni LlobetIlian VelikovFaansie PeacockJesús Rodríguez-OsorioLluís SogorbFrancesc JutglarÀlex MascarellStephen D. Nash Description This illustrated checklist covers Madagascar, one of the world’s highest-priority Biodiversity Hotspots, and country renowned for its amazing fauna and flora and especially its very large number of extraordinary endemic species. Madagascar is also one of the world’s four major regions for primates, with 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemur. Given Madagascar’s unique biodiversity, and the relative ease with which it can be observed and enjoyed, it should be one of the world’s premier ecotourism destinations, and this book is intended to facilitate such tourism. This book will equip residents and visitors to the region with an easy-to-use resource that will allow them to quickly learn about the 253 terrestrial and marine mammals that occur there. The most up-to-date reference on the region’s mammals, it has a description and illustration of every mammal species and subspecies found on Madagascar, and also includes the mammals of the nearby islands of the Comoros, the Seychelles, Réunion and Mauritius, which are also part of the Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Hotspot. This illustrated checklist describes and illustrates every mammal species found in Madagascar, as well as those of the nearby Indian Ocean islands of the Comoros, the Seychelles, Réunion and Mauritius. With an easy-to-use format that is very handy for the field, this new book enables visitors to see at a glance which species are present in the region, and gives pointers that will help towards their identification. Covering the 253 mammal species (219 terrestrial, 34 marine) occurring naturally in Madagascar, as well as 13 others restricted to the neighbouring islands. Texts for each species include common names in English and French; scientific names; conservation status according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species; the most relevant details about habitats occupied; and brief descriptive notes. Each species account is accompanied by one or more illustrations and a distribution map. Two separate sections deal with the land mammals of the neighbouring islands and mammals introduced to the region by humans. Also included is a table of selected sites for observing mammals in Madagascar, together with a note of some of the highlight species for each site. To further stimulate mammal life-listing, a complete checklist is provided, where you can mark the species that you personally have seen in the wild. View all Reviews There are no reviews yet. Be the first to review “Mammals of Madagascar” Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your rating * Rate… Perfect Good Average Not that bad Very poor Your review *Name * Email * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. View all All volumes of the Lynx Illustrated Checklists Collection Neotropical PrimatesIn stock$30.72Mammals of MadagascarIn stock$28.16Mammals of ChinaIn stock$35.84Mammals of South AsiaAfghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri LankaIn stock$35.84Mammals of the Southern ConeArgentina, Chile, Paraguay, UruguayIn stock$28.16 '; Related Books All Asian PrimatesIn stock$70.40 Handbook of the Mammals of the WorldVolume 3: PrimatesIn stock$204.80 Lemurs of MadagascarFifth EditionIn stock$57.60 – $62.72Price range: $57.60 through $62.72 PrimatesBiología, comportamiento y evoluciónIn stock$49.92 FIELD GUIDES LYNX AND BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONALFIELD GUIDES COLLECTION Birds of Colombia$54.91 Hardback$62.59 Flexicover Birds of Thailand$57.47 Hardback$62.59 Flexicover Birds of Japan$51.07 Flexicover$47.23 Hardback