Following the multi-volume Handbook of the Birds of the World, Lynx issued the multi-volume
Mammals handbook, to which Don refers below.
For birds, as stage 2, Lynx issued the 2-volume
Illustrated Checklist, an excellent reference as it covers subspecies (not covered in the later one-volume
All the Birds of the World).
For mammals, as stage 2, Lynx issued a 2-volume
Illustrated Checklist. This followed the same format as for birds, giving subspecies. This is very good for browsing through, but the two vols are quite heavy. As I can’t immediately lay my hands on the bathroom scales I cannot say how heavy, but they
would not be conveniently carried in a suitcase on a world trip.
Now for birds, as stage 3, Lynx migrated in digital format to the Cornell Lab website where you can consult the digital equivalent of the
Handbook, provided you subscribe. So far as I know, this has not happened with mammals. I suppose this is all a matter of financial return. There a lot more travelling bird-tickers out there than mammal tickers.
Of course, as indicated below there are other websites for mammals. How useful they will be will depend on what you need. I clicked on the first one mentioned by Don and tried ‘Pygmy Possum’ With
the following result –
I then clicked on
Burramys parvus with the following result (not a useful pic for field ID purposes) –
From: Canberrabirds <>
On Behalf Of
Sent: Saturday, 5 February 2022 10:35 PM
To: 'Martin Butterfield' <>; 'Mark Clayton' <>
Cc: 'cog chatline' <>
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] List of the world's animals
Also
Mammal Species of the World (bucknell.edu)And
Handbook of the Mammals of the World
- Wikipedia
From: Canberrabirds <>
On Behalf Of Martin Butterfield via Canberrabirds
Sent: Saturday, 5 February 2022 9:02 PM
To: Mark Clayton <>
Cc: cog chatline <>
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] List of the world's animals
On Sat, 5 Feb 2022 at 20:51, Mark Clayton via Canberrabirds <> wrote:
Evening all,
Does anyone know if there is anything like the IOC or Clements etc lists
of birds of the world but one that lists all the mammals, monotremes and
anything I may have missed ?
My wife and I would like to try and list all the various animal species
we have seen in various parts of the world that we have visited.
Many thanks,
Mark
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