Bats of the United States and Canada. Michael J. Harvey, J. Scott
Altenbach, and Troy L. Best. Johns Hopkins University Press,
Baltimore; 2011. ISBN 978-1-4214-0191-1. 5 by 8 inches, 202 pages,
softbound. $24.95.
There are forty-seven species of bats living in North America north of
Mexico. Four others, including the hairy-legged vampire, have been
seen at least once but are considered "accidentals," with no permanent
population. The first half of this nice little book is devoted to a
pretty thorough, if brief, review of all aspects of bats, including
their biology, importance, and conservation issues. The latter is up
to date, with both white-nose syndrome and wind turbines mentioned. As
usual, we are asked to accept uncritically that bats must be
beneficial because they eat insects. The second half runs through all
the forty-seven species, with a page of text, a distribution map, and
a large color photo. These are sorted by family, but that is hard to
discover, since the family is not mentioned in the descriptions. A
table in the appendix lists the species by family, with a code for
their conservation status, such as endangered or threatened.--Bill Mixon
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