Mammals of Madagascar: A Complete Guide

This title is a reduced format field guide adaptation of the highly acclaimed Pica Press book Mammals of Madagascar. Madagascar has a unique mammal fauna. Of the 184 species, at least 103 are found nowhere else on earth.It is best known for its 33 species of lemur, but there are also agreat variety of tenrecs, bats, rodents, viverrids and mongooses. Asthe only mammal taxa present on Madagascar, these groups havedemonstrated remarkable adaptive radiation, giving rise to some of themost remarkable species in the world, such as the witch-like Aye-aye,the elegant Fosa and the bizarre Hedgehog Tenrecs. Anyone interested inmammals will hope to explore Madagascar's extraordinary assemblage ofspecies, and this is the perfect identification guide for the island.