A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico

by Fiona A. Reid

This is the only field guide to provide comprehensive coverage of the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. The fully revised second edition includes 21 new species, as well as updated illustrations and distribution maps. Each species account provides measurements, descriptions, and comparisons with similar species, and is accompanied by a range map showing where the species can be found in the region.

The 49 full-color animal plates contain similar species portrayed to scale on the same plate, with tracks and feet shown on the facing-page. 4 new full-color maps provide visual views of parks and protected areas, biomes, elevations and habitat loss, as well as a political map of the region. The book also features a detailed introduction with sections on how and where to find mammals and a listing of the most endangered species in the region.

Genres: Field Guides, Science, Nature, Reference

346 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Fiona Reid spent many years capturing small mammals and drawing them from life. She studied biology at Cambridge University in England, and went to graduate school at Stony Brook, Long Island. After illustrating several children’s books and a series of Neotropical mammal books, she decided to embark on writing and illustrating her own book on Central American mammals. She has written and/or illustrated numerous guides, including A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico, The Golden Guide to Bats of the World, Bats of Papua New Guinea, and Mammals of the Neotropics (volumes 1-3).

She is currently a Departmental Associate in Mammalogy at the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology at the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto, Canada. She has also been leading nature tours since 1987, showing ecotourists the mammals and other wildlife of diverse lands from Brazil to Indonesia, and Alaska to Venezuela. She currently lives on the Niagara Escarpment in southern Ontario with her two children and an assortment of pets.

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This field guide aided me greatly when preparing for my trip to the Mexican jungle - the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve - (from which I have now returned) to carry out data collection for my dissertation. There are coloured images (plates) of the animals and their tracks at the centre of the book, as well as maps of the area. Each mammal species has it's own section which includes the following: description, distribution (a small map is also included for each species), status & habitat, and habits.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredibly useful guide during my trip to Nicaragua and I recommend it highly.