Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 5: Monotremes and Marsupials
by Wilson, Don E.; Mittermeier, Russell A.

Format: Hardcover
Release Date: 1/1/2015
Code: HMW5
Condition: New
Dust Jacket: New
Product Details
Volume 5 includes coverage of:
Family Tachyglossidae (Echidnas)
Family Ornithorhynchidae (Platypus)
Family Didelphidae (Opossums)
Family Caenolestidae (Shrew-opossums)
Family Microbiotheriidae (Monito del Monte)
Family Notoryctidae (Marsupial Moles)
Family Myrmecobiidae (Numbat)
Family Dasyuridae (Carnivorous Marsupials)
Family Thylacomyidae (Bilby)
Family Peramelidae (Bandicoots)
Family Phascolarctidae (Koala)
Family Vombatidae (Wombats)
Family Burramyidae (Pygmy Possums)
Family Phalangeridae (Cuscuses, Brushtail Possums and relatives)
Family Pseudocheiridae (Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders)
Family Petauridae (Striped Possums, Leadbeater's Possum and Lesser Gliders)
Family Tarsipedidae (Honey Possum)
Family Acrobatidae (Feathertail Gliders and Possums)
Family Hypsiprymnodontidae (Rat Kangaroos)
Family Potoroidae (Bettongs and Potoroos)
Family Macropodidae (Kangaroos and Wallabies)
Following in the footsteps of the highly lauded Handbook of the Birds of the World series, the newly announced Handbook of the Mammals of the World is already creating a buzz. To be completed over the next several years in eight volumes, this series is expected to be an extraordinary and unique project, illustrating and describing in detail every mammalian species on the planet.
The pre-order discount term is over, but future volumes will be available at a discount.
ISBN: 9788496553996
Publisher: Lynx Edicions
Year of Publication: 2015
Page Count: 799
Shipping Weight: 11.00 lb