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The handbook of New Zealand mammals / Mammals editors: Carolyn M King and David M Forsyth. - Third edition. - Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago University Press Te Whare Tā o Te Wānanga o Ōtākou, 2021. - xxxviii, 538 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm

Published in Australia by CSIRO Publishing.

1. Family Macropodidae / A.D.M. Latham, B. Warburton (Dama wallaby ; Bennett's wallaby ; Parma wallaby ; Black-striped wallaby ; Brush-tailed rock-wallaby ; Swamp wallaby) -- 2. Family Phalangeridae / P.E. Cowan, A.S. Glen (Brushtail possum) -- 3. Family Erinaceidae / C. Jones (European hedgehog) -- 4. Families Vespertilionidae and Mystacinidae / C.F.J. O'Donnell, K.M. Borkin, S. Parsons, C. Toth (New Zealand long-tailed bat ; Lesser short-tailed bat ; Greater short-tailed bat) -- 5. Family Leporidae / G.L. Norbury, J.A. Duckworth, J.E.C. Flux (European rabbit ; Brown hare) -- 6. Family Muridae / J.S. Wilmshurst, W.A. Ruscoe, J.C. Russell, J.G. Innes, E.C. Murphy, H.W. Nathan (Kiore, Pacific rat ; Norway rat ; Ship rat ; House mouse) 7. Families Otariidae and Phocidae / B.L. Chilvers, R.G. Harcourt (Family Otariidae: New Zealand fur seal ; Subantarctic fur seal ; New Zealand sea lion. Family Phocidae: Southern elephant seal ; Weddell seal ; Leopard seal ; Crabeater seal ; Ross seal) -- 8. Family Canidae / G.R. Clark, K. Greig (Kurī) -- 9. Family Mustelidae / C.M. King, A.J. Veale, E.C. Murphy, P. Garvey, A.E. Byrom (Stoat ; Weasel ; Feral ferret) -- 10. Family Felidae / C Gillies, Y. van Heezik (Feral cat) -- 11. Family Equidae / E.Z. Cameron (Feral horse) -- 12. Family Suidae / J.C. McIlory, G. Nugent (Feral pig) -- 13. Family Bovidae / J.P. Parkes, D.M. Forsyth, K.G. Tustin (Feral cattle ; Alpine chamois ; Himalayan tahr ; Feral goat ; Feral sheep) -- 14. Family Cervidae / G. Nugent , D.M. Forsyth, A.D.M. Latham, C. Speedy ; R. B. Allen, G.W. Asher, K.G. Tustin (Western red deer ; Wapiti ; Sika deer ; Sambar deer ; Rusa deer ; Chital deer ; Common fallow deer ; White-tailed deer ; Moose) -- Glossary and abbreviations -- Key to skulls.

"The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals is the only definitive reference on all the land-breeding mammals recorded in the New Zealand region (including the New Zealand sector of Antarctica). It lists 65 species, including native and exotic, wild and feral, living and extinct, residents, vagrants, and failed introductions. It describes their history, biology, and ecology, and brings together comprehensive and detailed information gathered from widely scattered or previously unpublished sources. The description of each species is arranged under standardised headings for easy reference. Because the only native land-breeding mammals in New Zealand are bats and seals, the great majority of the modern mammal fauna comprises introduced species, whose arrival has had profound effects both for themselves and for the native fauna and flora. For this third edition, the text and references have been completely updated and reorganised into family chapters. The colour section includes 14 pages of artwork showing all the species described and their main variations, plus two pages of maps." -- provided by publisher.


Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 9781988592589 1988592585

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mammals--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--New Zealand--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Handbooks and manuals.

Dewey Class. No.: 599.0993