Presents descriptions and illustrations of hundreds of North American mammals, along with their scientific and common names and information on behavior, diet, reproduction, growth, longevity, and habitat.

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xiii

Contributors

xvii

Plan of the Book

xxiii

Order Didelphimorphia

Family Didelphidae: Opossums

3

(6)

Order Xenarthra

Family Dasypodidae: Armadillos

9

(6)

Order Insectivora

Shrews and Moles

Family Soricidae: Shrews

15

(41)

Family Talpidae: Moles

56

(15)

Order Chiroptera

Bats

Family Mormoopidae: Ghost-faced Bats

71

(2)

Family Phyllostomidae: Leaf-nosed Bats

73

(9)

Family Vespertilionidae: Vesper Bats

82

(45)

Family Molossidae: Free-tailed Bats

127

(12)

Order Carnivora

Carnivores

Family Canidae: Dogs

139

(18)

Family Ursidae: Bears

157

(8)

Family Mustelidae: Weasels, Badgers, and Otters

165

(18)

Family Mephitidae: Skunks

183

(10)

Family Odobenidae: Walrus

193

(2)

Family Otariidae: Fur Seals and Sea Lions

195

(8)

Family Phocidae: Earless Seals

203

(16)

Family Procyonidae: Ringtail, Raccoon, and Coati

219

(7)

Family Felidae: Cats

226

(15)

Order Cetacea

Whales and Dolphins

Family Balaenidae: Right Whales

241

(5)

Family Balaenopteridae: Rorquals

246

(13)

Family Eschrichtiidae: Gray Whale

259

(3)

Family Delphinidae: Dolphins

262

(29)

Family Monodontidae: Beluga and Narwhal

291

(4)

Family Phocoenidae: Porpoises

295

(4)

Family Physeteridae: Sperm Whales

299

(5)

Family Ziphiidae: Beaked Whales

304

(15)

Order Sirenia

Family Trichechidae: Manatees

319

(6)

Order Artiodactyla

Even-toed Hoofed Mammals

Family Tayassuidae: Peccaries

325

(2)

Family Cervidae: Deer

327

(12)

Family Antilocapridae: Pronghorn

339

(3)

Family Bovidae: Bison, Sheep, and Goats

342

(13)

Order Rodentia

Rodents

Family Aplodontidae: Mountain Beaver

355

(2)

Family Sciuridae: Squirrels

357

(109)

Family Geomyidae: Pocket Gophers

466

(28)

Family Heteromyidae: Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats, and Kangaroo Mice

494

(54)

Family Castoridae: Beaver

548

(5)

Family Muridae: Rats, Mice, Voles, and Lemmings

553

(112)

Family Dipodidae: Jumping Mice

665

(6)

Family Erithizontidae: Porcupines

671

(6)

Order Lagomorpha

Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares

Family Ochotonidae: Pikas

677

(4)

Family Leporidae: Rabbits and Hares

681

(26)

Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants Cited

707

(4)

Glossary

711

(4)

Literature Cited

715

(22)

Photography Credits

737

(6)

Index to Scientific Names

743

(4)

Index to Common Names

747

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