Compendio de los MamÍferos Terrestres Autóctonos de Cuba Vivientes y Extinguidos, by G. Silva Taboada, W. Suarez Duque, and S. Diaz Franco G. Silva Taboada, W. Suarez Duque, S. Diaz Franco . 2007. Compendio de los MamÍferos Terrestres Autóctonos de Cuba Vivientes y Extinguidos. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. Habana, Cuba (distributor Fernwood Books, Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada). 465 pp.

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G. Silva Taboada, W. Suarez Duque, S. Diaz Franco 2007. Compendio de los Mamiferos Terrestres Autoctonos de Cuba Vivientes y Extinguidos. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Habana, Cuba (distributor Fernwood Books, Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 465 pp. ISBN 978-959-7126-64-5, price (hardbound) $50.00 (Canadian dollars). Cuba is the largest island in the Greater Antilles, has 59 living species of mammals, and has been considered the most diverse island in the Caribbean. The study of mammalian distributions and taxonomy on the island was started by Dr. Silva Taboada in 1974 with his classic book Las Especies Amenazadas de Vertebrados Cubanos (Silva Taboada 1974) and followed by additional contributions in mammalogy (Silva Taboada 1979, 1988, 2002), culminating in the appearance of this book in 2007. The 2 coauthors, both professional researchers, also have worked actively in the study of mammals for many years. This book is an attempt to summarize the scientific data available for Cuban mammals since the 1st effort published in the 19th century (Gundlach 1840, 1877). The information in the book is well presented, including several figures that help …