Monotremes and marsupials include a host of animals that have intrigued mammal fanciers for centuries! The order Monotremes consists of species that only occur in Australia and New Guinea. Read about these remarkable animals, with up-to-date taxonomy and biology, lavishly illustrated with photos and colour plates. This volume covers the following families:
Family Tachyglossidae (Echidnas)
Family Ornithorhynchidae (Platypus)
Family Didelphidae (Opossums)
Family Caenolestidae (Shrew-Opossums)
Family Microbiotheriidae (Monito del Monte)
Family Notoryctidae (Marsupial Moles)
Family Myrmecobiidae (Numbat)
Family Dasyuridae (Carnivorous Marsupials)
Family Thylacomyidae (Greater Bilby)
Family Peramelidae (Bandicoots and Echymiperas)
Family Phascolarctidae (Koala)
Family Vombatidae (Wombats)
Family Burramyidae (Pygmy Possums)
Family Phalangeridae (Cuscuses, Brush-tailed Possums and Scaly-tailed Possum)
Family Pseudocheiridae (Ring-tailed Possums and Greater Gliders)
Family Petauridae (Striped Possums, Leadbeater's Possum and Lesser Gliders)
Family Tarsipedidae (Honey Possum)
Family Acrobatidae (Feather-tailed Gliders and Feather-tailed Possum)
Family Hypsiprymnodontidae (Musky Rat Kangaroo)
Family Potoroidae (Bettongs and Potoroos)
Family Macropodidae (Kangaroos and Wallabies)
Format: Hardback
Authors: Russell A Mittermeier, Don E Wilson
Pages: 799
Dimensions: 240x310 mm
Weight: 4 200 g
Publication: 2015
Publisher: Lynx Edicions
ISBN: 978 84996 553996
Language: English