{"id":43174,"date":"2013-07-25T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=43174"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:33:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:33:12","slug":"mammals-of-china-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/mammals-of-china-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Mammals of China – book review"},"content":{"rendered":"

China is home to greater than 10% of the Earth’s mammals. In the Mammals of China, Andrew T. Smith, PhD and Yan Xie, PhD have produced a comprehensive easy-to-read pocket guide to this outstanding biodiversity.<\/p>\n

Mammals of China is the first time that the natural history of all the mammals of China are included in a single pocket guide book resource.<\/p>\n

The Mammals of China pocket guidebook includes detailed descriptions and illustrations of all of China\u2019s 556 known mammal species. It includes conservation status for each species, along with maps.<\/p>\n

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Each species is identified by its English name and its Mandarin name. The conservation status of each species is described according to its estimated population and IUCN listed status.<\/p>\n

Accompanying Mammals of China is a glossary of key words, and suggested further readings. A list of non-native species is also included followed by a simple index to common and scientific names of all 556 known mammals of China.<\/p>\n

All of this makes Mammals of China an easy-to-use pocket guidebook reference for the individuals needing a reference guidebook on the go.<\/p>\n

How to order:<\/p>\n

Paperback: Mammals of China<\/a>
\nPublisher: Princeton University Press Pocket Guides
\nAuthors: Andrew T. Smith, PhD and Yan Xie, PhD
\nISBN: 9780691154275<\/p>\n

This review <\/a>was written by Gabriel Thoumi, CFA\u00a0 for Mongabay.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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