Description
The most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to Borneo's mammals
This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and easily accessible field guide to the mammals of Borneo--the ideal travel companion for anyone visiting this region of the world. Covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan, the book provides essential information on 277 species of land and marine mammals and features 141 breathtaking color plates. Detailed facing-page species accounts describe taxonomy, size, range, distribution, habits, and status. This unique at-a-glance guide also includes distribution maps, habitat plates, regional maps, fast-find graphic indexes, top mammal sites, and a complete overview of the vegetation, climate, and ecology of Borneo.- Covers 277 species--from orangutans and clouded leopards to otters and other marine mammals
- Features 141 superb color plates
- Includes facing-page species accounts, distribution maps, fast-find graphic indexes, and more
- Describes Borneo's vegetation, climate, and ecology
Author: Quentin Phillipps, Karen Phillipps
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 05/10/2016
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780691169415
ISBN10: 0691169411
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals | Mammals
- Reference | General
- Nature | Regional
About the Author
Quentin Phillipps is a native of Borneo who has been fascinated by its wildlife and natural history since he was a child. Karen Phillipps is a native of Borneo who has illustrated many books on Asian wildlife, including A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo. They are the coauthors of the acclaimed Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo (Princeton).