The natural history of Canadian mammals

Naughton, Donna. (Author). Banfield, A. W. F. (Alexander William Francis), 1918-1996 Mammals of Canada. (Added Author). Canadian Museum of Nature. (Added Author).

Summary: A beautifully illustrated, up-to-date guide to all 215 known species of mammals in Canada. Featuring brand-new, full-colour images of each species, as well as stunning photographs from Canadian Geographic magazine's national photography competitions depicting the animals in their natural environments. Along with being a visual treat, this book is jam-packed with information accessible to readers at all levels. Detailed descriptions are provided of each mammal's appearance, habitat, and behaviour, while colour maps show their full distribution across Canada, North America, and globally.

Record details

ISBN: 1442644834 (hc.)
ISBN: 9781442644830
Physical Description: print
xl, 784 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Revision and update of: Mammals of Canada / A.W.F. Banfield.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 728-779) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Order Didelphimorphia: new world oppossums -- Order primates: humans -- Order rodentia: rodents: Mountain beavers ; Squirrels and marmots ; Beavers ; Kangaroo rats and pocket mice ; Pocket gophers ; Jumping mice ; Rats, mice, voles, and lemmings ; Old World rats and mice ; New world porcupines -- Order lagomorpha: pikas, hares, and rabbits -- Order soricomorpha: shrews and moles -- Order chiroptera: bats: Free-tailed bats ; Plain-nosed bats -- Order carnivora: carnivores: Cats ; Dogs ; Bears ; Fur seals and sea lions ; Walruses ; True seals ; Weasels ; Skunks ; Raccoons -- Order perissodactyla: horses -- Order Artiodactyla: deer, bison, sheep, and other even-toed ungulates: Deer ; Pronghorn ; Bison, goats, muskoxen, and sheep -- Order Cetacea: whales, dolphins, and porpoises: Right and bowhead whales ; Rorquals ; Grey whales ; Ocean dolphins ; Belugas and narwhals ; Porpoises ; Sperm whales; Beaked whales -- Domestic mammals.
Issuing Body Note:	Co-published by: Canadian Museum of Nature.