Britain's mammals : a field guide to the mammals of great Britain and Ireland / Dominic Couzens [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Couzens, Dominic, author.

Series:

WILDGuides ; v.86

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mammals--Great Britain.

Mammals.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource 329 p..)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Summary:

A comprehensive photographic field guide to the mammals of Great Britain and IrelandBritain's Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland in recent times-including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred. The book features 500 stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions to help you track down and identify even the most difficult species.This easy-to-use book provides an introduction to the different types of mammal. Concise species accounts focus on identification, and include up-to-date information on sounds, habitat, food, habits, breeding behaviour, and population and status, as well as descriptions of key field signs-including tracks, droppings and nests-that give away the presence of mammals even when they are out of sight. Guidance is also provided on ways of studying and observing mammals-including small-mammal trapping, bat detecting and whale watching. In addition, the book contains sections on mammal conservation, legislation and further sources of useful information. Handy and informative, this guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in watching mammals in Great Britain and Ireland.Comprehensive coverage of all 126 mammal species recorded500 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification featuresUp-to-date distribution mapsDetailed illustrations of tracks, dentition and other identification featuresHelpful tips for identifying tracks and other signs you may encounterLatest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designationsAdvice on finding and watching mammals

Contents:

Natterer's Bat

Myotis nattereri

Daubenton's Bat

Myotis daubentonii

Whiskered Bat

Myotis mystacinus

Alcathoe Bat

Myotis alcathoe

Brandt's Bat

Myotis brandtii

Rare Migrant and Vagrant Bats

Greater Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis

Northern Bat

Eptisecus nilssoni

Particoloured Bat

Vespertilio murinus

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Savi's Pipistrelle

Hypsugo savii

European Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida teniotis

Hoary Bat

Lasiurus cinereus

Geoffroy's Bat

Myotis emarginatus

Pond Bat

Myotis dasycneme

Identifying bats by sound

Identifying bats by droppings

Resident Bats

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Serotine

Eptisecus serotinus

Noctule

Nyctalus noctula

Leisler's Bat

Nyctalus leisleri

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Soprano Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Nathusius' Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus nathusii

Barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus

Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

Grey Long-eared Bat

Plecotus austriacus

Bechstein's Bat

Myotis bechsteinii

Ship Rat

Rattus rattus

Eurasian Beaver

Castor fiber

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

Pygmy Shrew

Sorex minutus

Water Shrew

Neomys fodiens

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura suaveolens

Greater White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura russula

Moles

Mole

Talpa europaea

Hedgehogs

Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Rabbit and hares

Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

Mountain Hare

Lepus timidus

Bats

Identifying bats

Key to the breeding bats of Britain and Ireland

Identification of the rare bats of Britain and Ireland

Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Grey Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Edible Dormouse

Glis glis

Hazel Dormouse

Muscardinus avellanarius

Small mammals (voles, mice and shrews), rats and beavers

The identification of small mammals

Bank Vole

Myodes (Clethrionomys) glareolus

Field Vole

Microtus agrestis

Orkney Vole

Microtus arvalis

Water Vole

Arvicola amphibius

Harvest Mouse

Micromys minutus

Wood Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Yellow-necked Mouse

Apodemus flavicollis

House Mouse

Mus (musculus) domesticus

Common Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Cover

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

The biology and life-cycle of mammals

The history of Britain's and Ireland's mammals

Mammals

explaining the names and classification

Britain's and Ireland's mammals

an overview

The types of mammal

Watching mammals

Mammal-watching techniques

When to go mammal-watching

time of day

time of year

Small mammal trapping

Bat watching

Watching marine mammals

Tracks and signs

Mammal tracks

The Species Accounts

Terrestrial Mammals

Squirrels and dormice

Notes:

Bats that Have Reached Britain by Assisted means.

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691224718

0691224714

OCLC:

1263872578