Squirrels of the West

by Tamara Hartson

A detailed guide to 65 squirrel species found west of the Mississippi. Color illustrations accompany notes on behavior, habitat and ecology of each species. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551052156
• ISBN13: 9781551052151
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

great field guide

Most chipmunks occur in the west and are very similar in appearance. This book points out the visual differences and compares with similar species. Ranges are provided as well as food habits and other data to make it easier to pinpoint species. Highly recommended for rehabbers, naturalists, and those concerned about the wildlife in a given ecosystem.

Terrific identification guide

This guide is great for figuring out what's scurrying around your yard, and also gives you some useful facts about their habits, so you'll know how and when to encourage them (or discourage). It's fun to read all the way through, and it's always my first resource when I get a new furry visitor.

A Great Field Guide and More

This book is put together like a field guide, but it goes into more detail than do many guides. Several features make the book easy to use as a guide. Near the front, on pages 4-7, is a well-illustrated "Reference Guide" where one can see a drawing of each species along with its name and page number. The introductionis divided into several sections that cover general items such as facts about Order Rodentia and the squirrels that belong to this group. The book is well written and entertaining, while being very informative. Illustrations are in the form of high-quality color drawings and easy to read color range maps. Range maps are right on the pages with text and drawings. There are also drawings of tracks at the beginning of each group. The pages for each species have small drawings that indicate the types of habitat preferred by that species. Squirrels of the West covers more species than one might assume from the title. Such species as eastern gray squirrels, eastern chipmunks, southern flying squirrels, and woodchucks, usually thought of as eastern animals, are covered in detail in this fine little book. The book misses very little. Described in detail are twenty-two species of chipmunks, six of marmots, four of antelope squirrels, nineteen of ground squirrels, four of prairie dogs, eight of tree squirrels, and two of flying squirrels. This is a great book for children or adults. Anyone even marginally interested in squirrels of any kind will be delighted. Having had one for a few months, I now plan to order several more copies for my grandchildren and some friends. I can readily recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the subject.

Squirrels of the West

This is a wonderful, easy-to-read book. I'm in charge of squirrels and squirrel information at the California Wildlife Center in the Los Angeles area, and found it to be a nice reference, although the book is small and doesn't go into much depth. My only disappointment when I received the book is that the title is a little misleading, as it also covers relatives of the squirrels such as chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs. But they are all adorable! I'm delighted that I have a copy of this book.