The Smithsonian book of North American mammals /
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Vancouver :
UBC Press,
[1999]
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Table of Contents:
- Order Didelphimorphia
- Family Didelphidae: Opossums
- Order Xenarthra
- Family Dasypodidae: Armadillos
- Order Insectivora
- Shrews and moles
- Family Soricidae: Shrews
- Family Talpidae: Moles
- Order Chiroptera
- Bats
- Family Mormoopidae: Ghost-faced bats
- Family Phyllostomidae: Leaf-nosed bats
- Family Vespertilionidae: Vesper bats
- Family Molossidae: Free-tailed bats
- Order Carnivora
- Carnivores
- Family Canidae: Dogs
- Family Ursidae: Bears
- Family Mustelidae: Weasels, badgers, otters
- Family Mephitidae: Skunks
- Family Odobenidae: Walrus
- Family Otariidae: Fur seals and sea lions
- Family Phocidae: Earless seals
- Family Procyonidae: Ringtail, raccoon, and coati
- Family Felidae: Cats
- Order Cetacea
- Whales and dolphins
- Family Balaenidae: Right whales
- Family Balaenopteridae: Rorquals
- Family Eschrichtiidae: Gray whale
- Family Delphinidae: Dolphins
- Family Monodontidae: Beluga and narwhal
- Family Phocoenidae: Porpoises
- Family Physeteridae: Sperm whales
- Family Ziphiidae: Beaked whales
- Order Sirenia
- Family Trichechidae: Manatees
- Order Artiodactyla
- Even-toed hoofed mammals
- Family Tayassuidae: Peccaries
- Family Cervidae: Deer
- Family Antilocapridae: Pronghorn
- Family Bovidae: Bison, sheep, and goats
- Order Rodentia
- Rodents
- Family Aplodontidae: Mountain beaver
- Family Sciuridae: Squirrels
- Family Geomyidae: Pocket gophers
- Family Heteromyidae: Pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice
- Family Castoridae: Beaver
- Family Muridae: Rats, mice, voles, and lemmings
- Family Dipodidae: Jumping mice
- Family Erithizontidae: Porcupines
- Order Lagomorpha
- Pikas, rabbits, and hares
- Family Ochotonidae: Pikas
- Family Leporidae: Rabbits and hares
- Appendix: Common and scientific names of plants cited.