AUTHOR: Charles M. Francis
TITLE:A Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia.
Princeton University Press, 2008.
Over 500 species in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. 392 pp.
$55.00

This guide is generously illustrated with 72 color plates. Brief identification details and color distribution maps oppose each plate. The remainder of the book is comprised of detailed text on measurements, identification, ecology and habitat, distribution and status, similar species, genus or subgenus. Most species include illustrated details of skulls and/or prints. This book covers: Pholidota, Insectivora, Scandentia, Dermoptera, Chiroptera, Primates, Carnivora, Cetacea, Sirenia, Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla, Rodentia, and Lagomorpha.

"The first field guide to mammals of Southeast Asia covering every known species - from elephants and tigers down to the smallest shrews and mice. Mainland Southeast Asia has seen a decade-long resurgence in mammal research, and this book is an important and long-awaited resource to anyone interested in the region's spectacular mammal diversity." - Darrin Lunde, American Museum of Natural History.

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AUTHOR: Andrew T. Smith and Yan Xie, editors.
A Guide to the Mammals of China.
Princeton University Press, 2008.
All 556 species are illustrated, with Latin and Chinese names and distribution maps. 576 pp.
$60.00

The definitive, comprehensive, up-to-date guide to all of China's 556 mammal species. Similar to the preceding guide, this book has brief text opposite color plates. Here, the distribution maps can be found with the detailed text, which includes distinctive characteristics, distribution, natural history, conservation status, comments, and references. English and scientific names are given, as well as Chinese names in characters and pinyin format.

An introductory section gives an overview of China's geography and mammalian biogeography, history of Chinese mammalogy, mammalian conservation, and China's protected area system. It also includes several pages of color photographs of China's habitats. This book covers: Proboscidea, Sirenia, Scandentia, Primates, Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha, Pholidota, Carnivora, Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla, and Cetacea. Appendices list Cetaceans found off the coast of China, Hypothetical mammals, and Introduced, alien, feral, or free-ranging domestic animals.

"This is destined to be a landmark book for Asian mammals. Its publication marks a watershed event, enabling public understanding of a tenth of the world's mammal species. Contributors to the volume include many of the world's experts on Chinese mammals. This is an ambitious book." - Bruce D. Patterson, Field Museum of Natural History

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