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Field Guide to Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East: Third Edition

Stéphane Aulagnier

A comprehensive and richly illustrated field guide to the mammals of the Western Palearctic.

Fully revised and updated, this major work presents all species that occur in the Western Palearctic, serving as the perfect field guide to the great diversity of mammals in the region. This new edition presents 86 new species, including 40 cetaceans, and reports on the latest scientific advances and taxonomic changes.

Species accounts are concise and authoritative, giving information on size, distribution, habitat, behaviour, reproduction and feeding. Each account is supported by distribution maps and superb colour illustrations. The book features over 125 plates, comprising more than 650 colour species artworks. Variation between the sexes is illustrated, and anatomical diagrams including tooth arrays are provided to assist identification.

Field Guide to Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is the only guide you'll need to identify any mammal across the Western Palearctic.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
  • Publish Date: May 6th, 2025
  • Pages: 320
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0003
  • Dimensions: 7.48in - 5.35in - 0.87in - 1.23lb
  • EAN: 9781399414975
  • Categories: Animals - MammalsLife Sciences - Zoology - MammalsEurope - General

About the Author

Aulagnier, Stéphane: - Stéphane Aulagnier is Professor of Conservation Biology at the University Paul Sabatier in Toulouse. Stéphane is Vice-President of the Society for the Study and Protection of Mammals in France.

Praise for this book

"'This book is truly the mammal equivalent of the Collins Bird Guide. " --Birdwatch

"At last, an authoritative, up-to-date handbook on the region's mammalian fauna. Overall, this is an excellent, useful guide." --BBC Wildlife