Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands [Hardcover]

Tim Flannery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1995

Tim Flannery draws together the results of his five-year field survey and literature review on the mammals of an area extending from the islands just east of Sulawesi in the Moluccas, to the Cook Islands in the central South Pacific, north to Micronesia, and south to New Zealand, but excluding New Guinea. He identifies, classifies, and describes every living native mammalian species of the region as well as introduced and prehistorically extinct species.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: Comstock Pub Assoc; Revised edition (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801431506
• ISBN-13: 978-0801431500
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,665,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive book on fascinating area., June 25, 2001

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Jodi (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands (Hardcover)

Absolutely fascinating book by well known mammalogist Tim Flannery. In the same series as "The mammals of Australia" by Strahan and "Mammals of New Guinea" by Tim Flannery, and equally as well laid out. Sections of the book are divided into families such as muridae (rats), phalangeridae (possums) and pteropodidae (fruit bats). Each species description includes a colour photograph, along with most available information on the species (many species are relatively unstudied. Overall, this book is a wonderful insight into the mammal fauna of this area, and I highly recommend it for any mammalogist or interested individual.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, December 15, 2002

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Laszlo Wagner (Hungary) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands (Hardcover)

Not only does this book hold a wealth of information impossible to find elsewhere, it is also accompanied by beautiful photos.
The detail on the fauna of the Moluccas is better than anything one could find for any other, actually far less remote region of Indonesia. Every bit as good as the book on the Mammals of New Guinea by this author.

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent review, December 27, 2010

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M. Smith (Powell, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent reference book/review of the mammal species of the South-West Pacific and Moluccan Islands. The majority of the mammal species in this region of the world are bats. This book gives some information on the many bat species but also on bandicoots, shrews, rats, wallabies, cucus, gliders, and other mammals.