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Author:   David J. Schmidly
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Edition:   Revised Edition
Volume:   No. 59
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9780292702417

ISBN 10:   0292702418
Pages:   521
Publication Date:   01 August 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781477308868
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Texas Mammals Diversity of Land Mammals Geographic Distribution of Land Mammals Mammals of the Barrier Islands of Texas Diversity of Mammals in the Coastal Waters and Gulf of Mexico Historical Changes in the Texas Mammal Fauna History of Mammalogy in Texas Conservation Strategies Key to the Major Groups (Orders) of Mammals in Texas Order Didelphimorphia (opossums and allies) Family Didelphidae (opossums) Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana Order Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, and allies) Family Dasypodidae (armadillos) Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus Order Insectivora (shrews and moles) Key to the Insectivores of Texas Family Soricidae (shrews) Southern Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina carolinensis Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina hylophaga Least Shrew, Cryptotis parva Desert Shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi Family Talpidae (moles) Eastern Mole, Scalopus aquaticus Order Chiroptera (bats) Key to the Bats of Texas Family Mormoopidae (mormoopid bats) Ghost-faced Bat, Mormoops megalophylla Family Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats) Mexican Long-tongued Bat, Choeronycteris mexicana Mexican Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris nivalis Hairy-legged Vampire Bat, Diphylla ecaudata Family Vespertilionidae (vespertilionid bats) Southeastern Myotis, Myotis austroriparius California Myotis, Myotis californicus Western Small-footed Myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum Southwestern Little Brown Bat, Myotis occultus Northern Long-eared Myotis, Myotis septentrionalis Fringed Myotis, Myotis thysanodes Cave Myotis, Myotis velifer Long-legged Myotis, Myotis volans Yuma Myotis, Myotis yumanensis Western Red Bat, Lasiurus blossevillii Eastern Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus Southern Yellow Bat, Lasiurus ega Northern Yellow Bat, Lasiurus intermedius Seminole Bat, Lasiurus seminolus Western Yellow Bat, Lasiurus xanthinus Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans Western Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus hesperus Eastern Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus subflavus Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus Evening Bat, Nycticeius humeralis Spotted Bat, Euderma maculatum Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat, Corynorhinus rafinesquii Townsend's Big-eared Bat, Corynorhinus townsendii Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus Family Molossidae (free-tailed bats) Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis Pocketed Free-tailed Bat, Nyctinomops femorosaccus Big Free-tailed Bat, Nyctinomops macrotis Western Mastiff Bat, Eumops perotis Order Carnivora (carnivores) Key to the Carnivores of Texas Family Canidae (canids) Coyote, Canis latrans Gray Wolf, Canis lupus Red Wolf, Canis rufus Swift or Kit Fox, Vulpes velox *Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes Common Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus Family Ursidae (bears) American Black Bear, Ursus americanus Grizzly or Brown Bear, Ursus arctos Family Procyonidae (procyonids) Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus Northern Raccoon, Procyon lotor White-nosed Coati, Nasua narica Family Mustelidae (mustelids) Long-tailed Weasel, Mustela frenata Black-footed Ferret, Mustela nigripes American Mink, Mustela vison American Badger, Taxidea taxus Northern River Otter, Lontra canadensis Family Mephitidae (mephitids) Western Spotted Skunk, Spilogale gracilis Eastern Spotted Skunk, Spilogale putorius Hooded Skunk, Mephitis macroura Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis Hog-nosed Skunk, Conepatus leuconotus Family Felidae (cats) Mountain Lion, Puma concolor Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis Margay, Leopardus wiedii Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yaguarondi Bobcat, Lynx rufus Jaguar, Panthera onca Suborder Pinnipedia (seals, walruses, and allies) Family Phocidae (earless seals) West Indian Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis Order Cetacea (whales, porpoises, and dolphins) Key to the Whales and Dolphins of the Texas Coast Family Balaenidae (right whales) Northern Right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis Family Balaenopteridae (rorquals or baleen whales) Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata Sei Whale, Balaenoptera borealis Bryde's Whale, Balaenoptera edeni Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Family Physeteridae (sperm whale) Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus Family Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales) Pygmy Sperm Whale, Kogia breviceps Dwarf Sperm Whale, Kogia sima Family Ziphiidae (beaked whales) Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Ziphius cavirostris Blainville's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon densirostris Gervais's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon europaeus Family Delphinidae (toothed whales and dolphins) Killer Whale, Orcinus orca Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens Pygmy Killer Whale, Feresa attenuata Melon-headed Whale, Peponocephala electra Rough-toothed Dolphin, Steno bredanensis Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Stenella attenuata Clymene Dolphin, Stenella clymene Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Stenella frontalis Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris Fraser's Dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei Order Sirenia (manatees and allies) Family Trichechidae (manatees) West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Key to the Even-toed Ungulates of Texas Family Suidae (pigs) *Feral Pig, Sus scrofa Family Tayassuidae (peccaries) Collared Peccary, Pecari tajacu Family Cervidae (cervids) *Axis Deer, Cervus axis *Fallow Deer, Cervus dama Elk, Cervus elaphus *Sika Deer, Cervus nippon Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus Family Antilocapridae (pronghorn) Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana Family Bovidae (bovids) *Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus American Bison, Bos bison Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis *Barbary Sheep or Aoudad, Ammotragus lervia *Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra Order Rodentia (rodents) Key to the Rodents of Texas Family Sciuridae (squirrels and allies) Gray-footed Chipmunk, Tamias canipes Texas Antelope Squirrel, Ammospermophilus interpres Mexican Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus mexicanus Spotted Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus spilosoma Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Rock Squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger Southern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys volans Family Geomyidae (pocket gophers) Botta's Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae Desert Pocket Gopher, Geomys arenarius Attwater's Pocket Gopher, Geomys attwateri Baird's Pocket Gopher, Geomys breviceps Plains Pocket Gopher, Geomys bursarius Jones's Pocket Gopher, Geomys knoxjonesi Texas Pocket Gopher, Geomys personatus Strecker's Pocket Gopher, Geomys streckeri Llano Pocket Gopher, Geomys texensis Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher, Cratogeomys castanops Family Heteromyidae (pocket mice and kangaroo rats) Plains Pocket Mouse, Perognathus flavescens Silky Pocket Mouse, Perognathus flavus Merriam's Pocket Mouse, Perognathus merriami Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus eremicus Hispid Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus hispidus Rock Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus intermedius Nelson's Pocket Mouse, Chaetodipus nelsoni Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys compactus Texas Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys elator Merriam's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys merriami Ord's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys spectabilis Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse, Liomys irroratus Family Castoridae (beavers) American Beaver, Castor canadensis Family Muridae (mice and rats) Coues's Rice Rat, Oryzomys couesi Marsh Rice Rat, Oryzomys palustris Fulvous Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys fulvescens Eastern Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis Western Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis Plains Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys montanus Texas Mouse, Peromyscus attwateri Brush Mouse, Peromyscus boylii Cactus Mouse, Peromyscus eremicus Cotton Mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus White-footed Mouse, Peromyscus leucopus Deer Mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus Northern Rock Mouse, Peromyscus nasutus White-ankled Mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis Pinyon Mouse, Peromyscus truei Golden Mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli Northern Pygmy Mouse, Baiomys taylori Mearns's Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys arenicola Northern Grasshopper Mouse, Onychomys leucogaster Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat, Sigmodon fulviventer Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat, Sigmodon ochrognathus Eastern Woodrat, Neotoma floridana Eastern White-throated Woodrat, Neotoma leucodon Mexican Woodrat, Neotoma mexicana Southern Plains Woodrat, Neotoma micropus *Norway Rat, Rattus norvegicus *Roof Rat, Rattus rattus *House Mouse, Mus musculus Mexican Vole, Microtus mexicanus Prairie Vole, Microtus ochrogaster Woodland Vole, Microtus pinetorum Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) North American Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum Family Myocastoridae (myocastorids) *Nutria, Myocastor coypus Order Lagomorpha (hares and rabbits) Key to the Hares and Rabbits of Texas Family Leporidae (hares and rabbits) Swamp Rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii Eastern Cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus Davis Mountains Cottontail, Sylvilagus robustus Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus Appendix 1. The measurement system. Appendix 2. Observing and collecting mammals. Appendix 3. Selected references on mammals from Texas and adjoining states. Appendix 4. Scientific names. Appendix 5. Mammalian Species accounts available for Texas mammals. Appendix 6. Standard measurements of study specimens. Appendix 7. Basis for distribution of species. Glossary Index

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From reviews of the previous edition: This is the standard reference about Texas mammals. Wildlife Activist A must for anyone seriously interested in the wildlife of Texas. Texas Outdoor Writers Association News [This book] easily fills the role of both a field guide and a desk reference, and is written in a style that appeals to the professional biologist and amateur naturalist alike... [It] should prove useful to anyone with an interest in the mammal fauna of Texas or the southern Great Plains. Prairie Naturalist

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David J. Schmidly has studied Texas mammals since 1966 and has written several books about Texas mammals and natural history. He is currently a research professor of biology at the University of New Mexico.

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