Title: Stuarts’ Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa
Author: Chris Stuart; Mathilde Stuart
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Imprint: Struik Nature
Cape Town, South Africa 2019
ISBN 9781775842743 / ISBN 978-1-77584-274-3
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 456 pages, throughout colour photographs
Stuarts’ Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa, of the 1200 species occurring in Africa, introduces on the more visible and easily distinguished larger species, including whales and dolphins, as well as some of the more frequently seen smaller mammals. This new edition has been extensively revised, expanded and redesigned and includes the most recent research and taxonomy, revised distribution maps and many new images, colour-coded grouping of orders, size icons, detailed descriptions of each species, offering insight into key identification characters, typical behaviour, preferred habitat, food choice, reproduction and longevity. Please follow the link on the bottom of this book presentation and check the chapter "How to use this guide" for more details.
Introduction
Principal vegetation zones of Africa
How to use this field guide
Family introductions
ORDER PRIMATES
Potto, Angwantibos and Galagos (Bushbabies) (Families Lorisidae and Galagidae)
Baboons and Monkeys (Family Cercopithecidae)
Man-like Apes (Chimpanzee, Bonobo and Gorillas) (Family Hominidae)
ORDER PERISSODACTYLA
Wild Ass and Zebras (Family Equidae)
Rhinoceroses (Family Rhinocerotidae)
ORDER CETARTIODACTYLA
SUBORDER WHIPPOMORPHA
Hippopotamuses (Family Hippopotamidae)
SUBORDER SUIFORMES
Pigs and Hogs
SUBORDER RUMINANTIA
Giraffe and Okapi (Family Giraffidae)
Deer (Family Cervidae)
Chevrotain (Family Tragulidae)
Buffalo and Antelope (Family Bovidae)
Here we have divided the groups into subfamilies. Through the body of the text they are placed in tribes, as some taxonomists favour subfamily designation, others prefer tribe names, some desire both.
Buffalo (Subfamily Bovinae)
'Spiral-horned' Antelope: Eland, Bongo, Kudu, Nyala, Sitatunga, Bushbuck (Subfamily Tragelaphinae)
Addax, Oryx, Roan and Sable (Subfamily Hippotraginae)
Waterbuck, Kob, Puku, Lechwe and Reedbuck (Subfamily Reduncinae)
Grey Rhebok (Subfamily Peleinae)
Hartebeest, Tsessebe/Topi, Bontebok and Wildebeest (Subfamily Alcelaphinae)
Impala (Subfamily Aepycerotinae)
Gazelles and Dwarf Antelope (Subfamily Antilopinae)
Duikers (Subfamily Cephalophinae)
Goat Antelopes (Goats and Sheep) (Subfamily Caprinae)
ORDER PROBOSCIDEA
Elephants (Family Elephantidae)
ORDER CARNIVORA
Foxes, Jackals, African Wild Dog and Wolves (Family Canidae)
Otters, Weasels, Polecats and Badger (Family Mustelidae)
Civets, Genets and Linsangs (Oyans) (Families Viverridae; Nandiniidae)
Mongooses (Family Herpestidae)
Hyaenas and Aardwolf (Family Hyaenidae)
Cats (Family Felidae)
Fur Seals and True Seals (Families Otariidae; Phocidae)
ORDER SIRENIA
Dugong (Family Dugongidae) and Manatees (Family Trichechidae)
ORDER CETARTIODACTYLA
SUBORDER WHIPPOMORPHA/CETACEA
Baleen or Whalebone Whales (Infraorder Mysticeti)
Rorquals (Pleated Whales) (Family Balaenopteridae)
Right Whales (Families Balaenidae and Neobalaenidae)
Pygmy Right Whale (Family Neobalaenidae)
Toothed Whales and Dolphins (Infraorder Odontoceti)
Beaked Whales (Family Ziphiidae)
Sperm Whales (Families Kogiidae and Physeteridae)
Whale Dolphins, Pilot Whales, Killer and False Killer Whales (Family Delphinidae)
Porpoises (Family Phocoenidae)
ORDER HYRACOIDEA
Hyraxes (Dassies) (Family Procaviidae)
ORDER TUBULIDENTATA
Aardvark (Family Orycteropodidae)
ORDER PHOLIDOTA
Pangolins (Family Manidae)
ORDER ERINACEOMORPHA (EULIPOTYPHLA)
Hedgehogs (Family Erinaceidae)
ORDER MACROSCELIDEA
Giant Sengis (Elephant Shrews) (Family Macroscelididae)
ORDER LAGOMORPHA
Hares and Rabbits (Family Leporidae)
ORDER RODENTIA
Springhares (Family Pedetidae)
Gundis and Pectinator (Family Ctenodactylidae)
Ground Squirrels (Family Sciuridae)
Porcupines (Family Hystricidae)
Cane-rats (Family Thryonomyidae)
Coypu (Family Myocastoridae)
Rats and Mice (Family Muridae)
Skulls
Suggested Further Reading
Glossary
Photographic Credits
Index