| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
SmithAndrew T., 1946- |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
XieYan, 1967- |
| Place of Publication: |
Princeton, N.J. |
| Published: |
Princeton University Press; |
| Year of Publication: |
2013 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (395 p.)ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) : |
| Series: |
Princeton pocket guides |
| Subject: |
Mammals - Identification - China - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt28558t |
| Notes: |
Print version record |
| Summary: |
China's breathtaking diversity of natural habitats--from mountains and deserts to grasslands and lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. This one-of-a-kind pocket guide describes the characteristics, geographic distribution, natural history, and conservation status of all 558 species of mammals found in China. An up-to-date distribution map accompanies each species account, and beautiful color illustrations by wildlife artist Federico Gemma depict a majority of the species. The definitive text is written by leading specialists and follows the mo |
| ISBN: |
9781400846887electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
1400846889electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Order Proboscidea -- Order Sirenia -- Order Scandentia -- Order Primates -- Order Rodentia -- Order Lagomorpha -- Order Erinaceomorpha -- Order Soricomorpha -- Order Chiroptera -- Order Pholidota -- Order Carnivora -- Order Perissodactyla -- Order Artiodactyla -- Order Cetacea |