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The Australian Museum complete book of Australian mammals / the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife ; edited by Ronald Strahan.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: National photographic index of Australian wildlifeLondon ; Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1983Description: xx, 530 pages : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0207144540
Other title:
  • Complete book of Australian mammals
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 599.0994 19
Contents:
The Australian mammal fauna: Origins & Classification of mammals -- Monotremes: Platypus and echidnas -- Marsupials: Carniverous marsupials: Dasyurids; Thylacine; Numbat; Marsupial mole -- Bandicoots and bilbies -- Koala and wombats -- Possums: Ringtail and larger gliders; Brushtails and cuscuses; Pygmy-possums and feathertail glider; Honey-possum -- Kangaroos and their relatives: Potoroos, Bettongs amd Rat-kangaroos; Kangaroos and wallabies -- Placental mammals: Bats: Fruit-bats and their relatives; False vampires; Horseshoe-bats; Sheathtail-bats; Mastiff-bats; 'Ordinary' bats -- Mice and rats: Native Australian rodents; 'New endemic' rodents -- Marine mammals: Sea-lions and fur-seals; Earless or 'True' seals; Dugongs -- Introduced mammals: Rabbit and hare; Dingo and fox; Cats; Horse and donkey; Pigs; Camels; Deer; Horned ruminants -- Glossary.
Abstract: This book covers all species of mammals, native and introduced, exclusive of whales, known to have existed in Australia since the arrival of Europeans.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Cranbourne Library RBG CRAN 599.0994 AUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available RBGM00007008

Reproduced with corrections in 1988, 1991.

At head of title: The Australian Museum.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Australian mammal fauna: Origins & Classification of mammals -- Monotremes: Platypus and echidnas -- Marsupials: Carniverous marsupials: Dasyurids; Thylacine; Numbat; Marsupial mole -- Bandicoots and bilbies -- Koala and wombats -- Possums: Ringtail and larger gliders; Brushtails and cuscuses; Pygmy-possums and feathertail glider; Honey-possum -- Kangaroos and their relatives: Potoroos, Bettongs amd Rat-kangaroos; Kangaroos and wallabies -- Placental mammals: Bats: Fruit-bats and their relatives; False vampires; Horseshoe-bats; Sheathtail-bats; Mastiff-bats; 'Ordinary' bats -- Mice and rats: Native Australian rodents; 'New endemic' rodents -- Marine mammals: Sea-lions and fur-seals; Earless or 'True' seals; Dugongs -- Introduced mammals: Rabbit and hare; Dingo and fox; Cats; Horse and donkey; Pigs; Camels; Deer; Horned ruminants -- Glossary.

This book covers all species of mammals, native and introduced, exclusive of whales, known to have existed in Australia since the arrival of Europeans.

At head of title: The Australian Museum.

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