Tanzania’s major vegetation types

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. Foreword 7
4. Preface 8
5. Acknowledgements 9
6. Conservation in Tanzania 10
7. How to use this book 12
8. Watching mammals in Tanzania 16
9. Tanzania’s major vegetation types 20
10. Overview of mammalian families included in the book 24
11. THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS
12. AARDVARK: Tubulidentata 26
13. ELEPHANT-SHREWS: Macroscelidea 28
14. HYRAXES: Hyracoidea 32
15. ELEPHANT: Proboscidea 38
16. PRIMATES: Primates 40
17. RODENTS: Rodentia 84
18. HARES AND RABBITS: Lagomorpha 88
19. HEDGEHOGS: Erinaceomorpha 92
20. PANGOLINS: Pholidota 94
21. CARNIVORES: Carnivora 100
22. ODD-TOED UNGULATES: Perissodactyla 168
23. EVEN-TOED UNGULATES: Artiodactyla 172
24. DUGONG: Sirenia 246
25. CETACEANS: Cetacea 248
26. CARNIVORES: Carnivora 261
27. National Parks and major protected areas of Tanzania 269
28. Glossary 306
29. Photographic credits 309
30. Recommended further reading and references 312
31. Index 317