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

by Fiona A. Reid

This is the first comprehensive field guide to the mammals of Central America, one of the most diverse and species-rich regions in the world. Generously illustrated with 48 full-color plates and many drawings, the book is designed for use both by amateur naturalists and professional
biologists. The guide provides accounts for all mammals native to the land and surrounding waters of Central America and southeast Mexico. Detailed accounts include complete descriptions, measurements, range maps, and comparisons with similar species. The entire distribution, habitat, endangered
status, and behaviors are also described, with sources of scientific references. For travelers to the region, a guide to the major parks and preserves is provided, with lists of the animals likely to found in each.

Genres: Field Guides, Science, Nature, Reference

456 pages, Hardcover

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.