Mammals of Europe

by MacDonald, David W.

• ISBN13: 9780691091600
• ISBN10: 0691091609
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-26
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

Summary

In the wilds of which one continent do Canadian beavers, white-tailed deer, raccoons, American mink, Algerian hedgehogs, Egyptian slit-faced bats, Chinese water deer, golden jackals, red-necked wallabies, and Barbary apes scamper or flutter about? Europe. This guide is the first to authoritatively describe all of the more than 200 mammals one might encounter in the Old World and the seas around it--also including more widespread creatures such as brown bears, badgers, bats, hedgehogs, wild boar, and a host of whales and dolphins.The book features 64 color plates containing over 600 superbly detailed paintings of the animals themselves, sometimes with their young, and sketches of tracks, nests, holes, field signs, skulls and teeth. Many species appear in their characteristic gaits. The succinct yet unusually informative text is complemented by 236 black and white sketches and over 200 distribution maps. For each species, details on color, form, habitats, measurements, breeding, and behavior are given. A specific entry for every animal covers recognition, whether by sound, the marks left when feeding, or its tracks. A table on bats explains all variations in flight pattern, calls, and feeding times. An exhaustive list of calls made by whales and dolphins is also included.Nature-lovers eyeing a real or imagined European vacation will discover in these pages that the Old World's mix of mammals, far from being old hat, is positively fascinating. Offering thorough information and first-rate color illustrations, this book sets the standard high. Comprehensive field guide to the more than 200 mammals of Europe and the surrounding seas 64 color plates with more than 600 paintings of the animals and sketches of their tracks, nests, holes, field signs, skulls and teeth, and young Text provides information on color, form, habitat, size, breeding, and behavior, with specific entries for recognition by sound, tracks, or color variation Table on flight pattern, calls, and feeding times for all bats Over 200 distribution maps plus black-and-white illustrations

Table of Contents

Preface	6	(4)
How to use this book	10	(9)
Marsupials	19	(2)
Red-necked Wallaby	20	(1)
Insectivores	21	(22)
Western Hedgehog	22	(2)
Eastern Hedgehog	24	(1)
Algerian Hedgehog	25	(1)
Least Shrew	25	(1)
Appenine Shrew	26	(1)
Common Shrew	26	(2)
Pygmy Shrew	28	(1)
Dusky Shrew	29	(1)
Masked Shrew	30	(1)
Alpine Shrew	30	(1)
Millet's Shrew	31	(1)
Spanish Shrew	31	(1)
Water Shrew	32	(1)
Miller's Water Shrew	33	(1)
Bi-coloured White-toothed Shrew	34	(1)
Lesser White-toothed Shrew	35	(1)
Greater White-toothed Shrew	36	(1)
Pygmy White-toothed Shrew	37	(1)
Pyrenean Desman	38	(1)
Blind Mole	39	(1)
Common Mole	40	(2)
Roman Mole	42	(1)
Chiroptera	43	(45)
Egyptian Slit Faced Bat	46	(1)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat	47	(2)
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat	49	(1)
Blasius' Horseshoe Bat	50	(1)
Greater Horseshoe Bat	50	(2)
Mehely's Horseshoe Bat	52	(1)
Whiskered Bat	53	(2)
Brandt's Bat	55	(1)
Daubenton's Bat	56	(2)
Long-fingered Bat	58	(1)
Pond Bat	59	(1)
Natterer's Bat	60	(1)
Geoffroy's Bat	61	(1)
Bechstein's Bat	62	(1)
Nathalina Bat	63	(1)
Greater Mouse-eared Bat	64	(1)
Lesser Mouse-eared Bat	65	(1)
Common Pipistrelle	66	(3)
Nathusius' Pipistrelle	69	(1)
Kuhl's Pipistrelle	70	(2)
Savi's Pipistrelle	72	(1)
Leisler's Bat	72	(2)
Noctule	74	(1)
Greater Noctule	75	(1)
Serotine Bat	76	(2)
Northern Bat	78	(1)
Parti-coloured Bat	79	(1)
Hoary Bat	80	(1)
Barbastelle Bat	81	(1)
Grey Long- Eared Bat	82	(1)
Brown Long-eared Bat	83	(2)
Schreiber's Bat	85	(1)
European Free-tailed Bat	86	(2)
Primates	88	(2)
Barbary Macaque	89	(1)
Carnivores	90	(49)
Wolf	92	(1)
Golden Jackal	93	(1)
Arctic Fox	94	(2)
Red Fox	96	(5)
Raccoon Dog	101	(2)
Polar Bear	103	(2)
Brown Bear	105	(2)
Raccoon	107	(2)
Stoat	109	(2)
Weasel	111	(2)
European Mink	113	(1)
American Mink	114	(2)
Steppe Polecat	116	(1)
Western Polecat	117	(1)
Marbled Polecat	118	(1)
Pine Marten	119	(3)
Beech Marten	122	(1)
Sable	123	(1)
Wolverine	124	(2)
Eurasian Badger	126	(3)
Otter	129	(2)
Common Genet	131	(1)
Egyptian Mongoose	132	(1)
Indian Grey Mongoose	133	(1)
Wildcat	133	(3)
Lynx	136	(1)
Pardel Lynx	137	(2)
Pinnipeds	139	(16)
Walrus	140	(2)
Harp Seal	142	(2)
Ringed Seal	144	(2)
Common Seal	146	(2)
Grey Seal	148	(2)
Bearded Seal	150	(1)
Mediterranean Monk Seal	151	(1)
Hooded Seal	152	(3)
Cetacea	155	(38)
Rough-toothed Dolphin	161	(1)
Striped Dolphin	162	(1)
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin	162	(1)
Common Dolphin	163	(2)
Bottle-nose Dolphin	165	(1)
White-beaked Dolphin	166	(1)
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin	166	(1)
False Killer Whale	167	(1)
Killer Whale	168	(1)
Risso's Dolphin	169	(1)
Long-finned Pilot Whale	170	(1)
Harbour Porpoise	171	(1)
Beluga	172	(1)
Narwhal	173	(1)
Pygmy Sperm Whale	174	(2)
Dwarf Sperm Whale	176	(1)
Sperm Whale	176	(3)
Gervais' Beaked Whale	179	(1)
Blainville's Beaked Whale	179	(1)
True's Beaked Whale	180	(1)
Sowerby's Beaked Whale	181	(1)
Gray's Beaked Whale	181	(1)
Cuvier's Beaked Whale	182	(1)
Northern Bottle-nosed Whale	183	(1)
Blue Whale	184	(1)
Fin Whale	185	(1)
Sei Whale	186	(1)
Minke Whale	187	(1)
Humpback Whale	188	(3)
Bowhead Whale	191	(1)
Northern Right Whale	191	(2)
Artiodactyla	193	(29)
Wild Pig	196	(2)
Chinese Water Deer	198	(1)
Reeves' Muntjac	199	(1)
Red Deer	200	(3)
Sika Deer	203	(1)
Fallow Deer	204	(2)
Axis Deer	206	(1)
Elk	207	(1)
Reindeer	208	(1)
White-tailed Deer	209	(2)
Roe Deer	211	(3)
Bison	214	(1)
Chamois	214	(2)
Musk Ox	216	(1)
Alpine Ibex	217	(1)
Spanish Ibex	218	(1)
Cretan Wild Goat	219	(1)
Mouflon	220	(2)
Rodents	222	(62)
Grey Squirrel	224	(2)
Persian Squirrel	226	(1)
Red Squirrel	226	(2)
Alpine Marmot	228	(2)
Spotted Souslik	230	(1)
European Souslik	231	(1)
Siberian Chipmunk	231	(1)
Flying Squirrel	232	(1)
European Beaver	233	(2)
Canadian Beaver	235	(1)
Common Hamster	236	(1)
Grey Hamster	237	(1)
Romanian Hamster	238	(1)
Greater Mole Rat	239	(1)
Lesser Mole Rat	240	(1)
Wood Lemming	240	(1)
Norway Lemming	241	(1)
Ruddy Vole	242	(1)
Grey-sided Vole	242	(1)
Bank Vole	243	(2)
Balkan Snow Vole	245	(1)
Southern Water Vole	246	(1)
Northern Water Vole	246	(2)
Muskrat	248	(1)
Alpine Pine Vole	249	(1)
Mediterranean Pine Vole	250	(1)
Savi's Pine Vole	250	(1)
Common Pine Vole	251	(1)
Root Vole	251	(1)
Field Vole	252	(2)
Snow Vole	254	(1)
Cabrera's Vole	254	(1)
Gunther's Vole	255	(1)
Common Vole	256	(1)
Sibling Vole	257	(1)
Harvest Mouse	257	(1)
Rock Mouse	258	(1)
Pygmy Field Mouse	259	(1)
Wood Mouse	259	(3)
Yellow-necked Mouse	262	(1)
Striped Field Mouse	263	(1)
Brown Rat	263	(4)
Black Rat	267	(2)
Steppe Mouse	269	(1)
Algerian Mouse	270	(1)
House Mouse	270	(4)
Spiny Mouse	274	(1)
Mouse-tailed Dormouse	274	(1)
Edible Dormouse	275	(1)
Forest Dormouse	276	(1)
Garden Dormouse	276	(1)
Common Dormouse	277	(1)
Northern Birch Mouse	278	(1)
Southern Birch Mouse	279	(1)
Crested Porcupine	279	(2)
Coypu	281	(3)
Lagomorphs	284	(8)
Brown Hare	284	(3)
Mountain Hare	287	(2)
Rabbit	289	(3)
Glossary	292	(11)
Bibliography	303	(4)
Index	307