Language: Chinese with English summary
ISBN/ISSN: 7805842205
Published on: 1993-01
Hardcover
This work is the first monograph of Guizhou Mammalian, which consists of two parts: the general account and the systematic account.
The general account contains: a brief history of research on mammals in Guizhou, the overview of natural environment, analysis of fauna and zoogeographical division, the present status of conservation and utilization of mammalian resources and the control of the main harmful mouse and rats.
In the systematic account, there are main characteristics and geographic distribution of each order, family and genus. Altogether 138 species and 29 subspecies of mammals, belonging to 9 orders and 25 families, have been recorded in Guizhou. Each species has been given scientific name, diagnosis, morphological characters, ecology subspecies differentiation, geographic distribution and economic significance. There are 41 of the 138 species recorded for the first time in Guizhou Province, i.e. Murina leucogaster, eothenomysolitor, Apodemus draco, Prionodon pardicolar, Felis chaus, etc.
In this book, there are 31 color pictures and 24 distribution maps, marked with collecting localities. These maps are useful for the study of distribution of species.
Contents
MAMMALIA
SCANDENTIA
INSECTIVORA
CHIROPTERA
PRIMATES
PHOLIDOTA
LAGOMORPHA
RODENTIA
CARNIVORA
ARTIOGACTYLA
