The natural history of Canadian mammals:
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1. Verfasser: Naughton, Donna (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto University of Toronto Press 2012
Schlagworte:
Beschreibung:"The selection of species to include in this book was based on two principles: 1. Those that in recent times had a viable, naturally occurring wild population in Canada, its continental islands, or in the marine waters of its continental shelf ... [and] 2. Species introduced into Canada by humans"--P. xiv
Includes bibliographical references (p. 729-778) and index
Order Didelphimorphia: New World opossums ; opossums: Family Didelphidae Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) -- Order Primates: humans -- Order Rodentia: rodents -- mountain beavers: Family Aplodontiidae ; Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa) --
squirrels: Family Sciuridae ; Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) ; Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) ; Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) ; Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) ; Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) ; Woodchuck (Marmota monax) ; Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) ; Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) ; Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) ; Columbian Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus columbianus) ; Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) ; Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) ; Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) ; Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) ; Cascade Mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus saturatus) ; Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) ; Yellow-pine Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus) ; Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) ; Red-tailed Chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus) ; Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) ; Townsend's Chipmunk (Tamias
townsendii) ; Douglas' Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) ; Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) -- beavers: Family Castoridae ; North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) -- kangaroo rats and pocket mice: Family Heteromyidae ; Ord's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii) ; Olive-backed Pocket Mouse (Perognathus fasciatus) ; Great Basin Pocket Mouse (Perognathus parvus) -- pocket gophers: Family Geomyidae ; Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius) ; Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides) -- jumping mice: Family Dipodidae ; Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) ; Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) ; Western Jumping Mouse (Zapus princeps) ; Pacific Jumping Mouse (Zapus trinotatus) --
rats, mice, voles and lemmings: Family Cricetidae ; voles,
lemmings and muskrat: Subfamily Arvicolinae ; Northern Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus) ; Ungava Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius) ; Ogilvie Mountains Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx nunatakensis) ; Richardson's Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx richardsoni) ; Sagebrush Vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) ; Nearctic Brown Lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) ; Rock Vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus) ; Long-tailed Vole (Microtus longicaudus) ; Singing Vole (Microtus miurus) ; Montane Vole (Microtus montanus) ; Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) ; Tundra Vole (Microtus oeconomus) ; Creeping Vole (Microtus oregoni) ; Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) ; Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum) ; North American Water Vole (Microtus richardsoni) ; Townsend's Vole (Microtus townsendii) ; Taiga Vole (Microtus xanthognathus) ; Southern Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) ; Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) ;Northern Red-backed Vole (Myodes rutilus) ; Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) ; Heather Vole
(Phenacomys intermedius) ; Northern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys borealis) ; Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) ; New World rats and mice: Subfamily Neotominae ; Bushy-tailed Woodrat (Neotoma cinerea) ; Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) ; Keen's Mouse (Peromyscus keeni) ; White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) ; Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) ; Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)
Old World rats and mice: Family Muridae ; House Mouse (Mus musculus) ; Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) ; Roof Rat (Rattus rattus) ; New World porcupines: Family Erethizontidae ; North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) ; Nutria: Family Myocastoridae ; Nutria (Myocastor coypus) -- Order Lagomorpha: pikas, hares, and rabbits ; Pikas: Family Ochotonidae ; Collared Pika (Ochotona collaris) ; American Pika (Ochotona princeps) ; hares and rabbits: Family: Leporidae ; Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) ; Arctic Hare ( Lepus arcticus) ; European Hare (Lepus europaeus) ; White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) ; European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) ; Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) ; Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii) --
Order Soricomporpha: shrews and moles ; shews: Family Soricidae ; Northern short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) ; Least Shrew (Cryptotis parvus) ; Arctic Shrew (Sorex arcticus) ; Pacific Water Shrew (Sorex bendirii) ; Cinereous Shrew (Sorex cinereus) ; Long-tailed Shrew (Sorex dispar) ; Smoky Shrew (Sorex fumeus) ; Prairie Shrew (Sorex haydeni) ; North American Pygmy Shrew (Sorex hoyi) ; Maritime Shrew (Sorex maritimensis) ; Merriam's Shrew (Sorex merriami) ; Dusky Shrew (Sorex monticolus) ; North American Water Shrew (Sorex palustris) ; Preble's Shrew --
(Sorex preblei) ; Olympic Shrew (Sorex rohweri) ; Trowbridge's Shew (Sorex trowbridgii) ; Tundra Shrew (Sorex tundrensis) ; Barren Ground Shrew (Sorex ugyunak) ; Vagrant Shrew (Sorex vagrans) ; moles: Family Talpidae ; Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata) ; Shrew-mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii) ; Hairy-tailed Mole (Parascalops breweri) ; Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus) ; Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius) ; Townsend's Mole (Scapanus townsendii) --
Order Chiroptera: bats ; free-tailed bats: Family Molosside ; Big Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) ; plain-nosed bats: Family Vespertilionidae ; Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) ; Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) ; Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) ; Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum) ; Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) ; Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) ; Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) ; California Myotis (Myotis californicus) ; Western Small-footed Myotis (Myotis ciliobabrum) ; Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) ; Keen's Myotis (Myotis keenii) ; Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) ; Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) ; Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) ; Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes) ; Long-legged Myotis (Myotis volans) ; Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis) ; Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) ; Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) --
Order Carnivora:carnivores ; cats: Family Felidae ; Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) ; Bobcat (Lynx rufus) ; Cougar (Puma concolor) ; dogs: Family Canidae; Coyote (Canis Latrans) ; Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) ; Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) ; Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) ; Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) ; Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) ; bears: Family Ursidae; North American Black Bear ( Ursus americanus) ; Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) ; Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) ; fur seals and sea lions: Family Otariidae; Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus) ; Stellar Sea Lion ( Eumetopias jubatus) ; California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) ; walruses: Family Odobenidae; Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) ; true seals: Family Phocidae; Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata) ; Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) ; Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) ; Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) ; Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) ; Spotted Seal (Phoca largha) ; Harbour Seal (Poca vitulina) ; Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida)
; weasels: Family Mustelidae; Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) ; Wolverine (Gulo gulo) ; Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) ; American Marten (Martes americana) ; Fisher (Martes pennanti) ; Ermine (Mustela erminea) ; Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) ; Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) ; Lease Weasel (Mustela nivalis) ; Sea Mink (Neovison macrodon) ; American Mink (Neovison vison) ; American Badger (Taxidea taxus) ; skunks: Family Mephitidae; Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) ; Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis) ; raccoons: Family Procyonidae ; Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) -- Order Perissodactyla: horses; horses: Family Equidae ; Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) --
Order Artiodactyla: deer, bison, sheep and other even-toed ungulates ; deer: Family Cervidae ; Moose (Alces americanus) ; Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) ; Fallow Deer (Dama dama) ; Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) ; White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) ; Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) ; pronghorn: Family Antilocapridae ; Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
bison, goats, muskoxen, and sheep: Family Bovidae; American Bison (Bison bison) ; Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) ; Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) ; Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) ; Thinhorn Sheep (Ovis dalli) --
Order Cetacea: whales, dolphins,
and porpoises ; Suborder Mysticiti: baleen whales ; right and bowhead whales: Family Balaenidae ; Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) ; North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) ; North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica) ; rorquals: Family Balaenopteridae ; Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) ; Set Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) ; Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) ; Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) ; Humpback Whale (Megapta novaeangliae) ; grey whales: Family Eschrichtiidae ; Grey Whale (Eshrichtius robustus) ; Suborder Odontoceti: toothed whales ; ocean dolphins: Family Delphinidae; Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis) ; Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) ; Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) ; Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) ; Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) ; White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) ; Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) ; Northern Right Whale Dolphin
(Lissodelphis borealis) ; Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) ; False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) ; Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) ; Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) ; belugas and narwhals: Family Monodontidae; Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) ; Narwahl (Monodon monoceros) ; porpoises: Family Phocoenidae; Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) ; Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) ; sperm whales: Family Physeteridae ; Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) ; Dwarf Sperm Whale ( Kogia sima) ; Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon) ; beaked whales: Family Ziphiidae ; Baird's Beaked Whale (Berardius bairdii) ; Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) ; Sowerby's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) ; Hubbs' Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi) ; Blainville's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) ; True's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon mirus) ; Stejneger's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon mirus) ; Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) --
Domestic mammals: Domestic Cow (Bos taurus) ; Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) ; Domestic Goat (Capra hircus) ; Domestic Cat (Felis catus) ; Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) ; Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa) -- Appendices
Beschreibung:xl, 784 p. Ill., Kt. 29 cm
ISBN:9781442644830

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