An Identification Manual to the Small Mammals of British Columbia
By David W. Nagorsen
Published by British Columbia Ministry of Sustainable
Resource Management, Terrestrial Ecosystems Branch,
British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
Ecosystems Branch, and Royal British Columbia Museum.
March 2002.
This manual covers the 83 native and introduced
marsupial, insectivore, bat, lagomorph, and rodent species
known
to occur in British Columbia. It is intended to serve as
a standard reference for students and wildlife biologists
identifying
voucher
specimens or animals "in the hand" captured during
field studies. The manual has two independent sets of
identification
keys, one for whole animals or museum study skins and the other
for cleaned skulls. In addition, a brief species account
is
provided for each of the 83 species. Each account includes
a description, body measurements and weight, information
on discriminating
similar species, a range map, and illustrations of the
species and its skull. Technical terms are defined in a
glossary;
important
references and other useful identification manuals are
listed in a bibliography.
The complete manual
is available for download and printing in PDF
format (3.56MB).
Please Note: Some
lineart images (skulls and key features) in the Manual PDF may
not be of sufficiently high resolution for some purposes. To
view and print individual figures, select the desired figure
(PDF) from the drop down list.
