Mammals from Tamaulipas, Mexico

A pioneering scientific survey of mammalian life in Tamaulipas, Mexico, where the Sierra Madre Oriental creates a remarkable convergence of Nearctic and Neotropical ecosystems. Rollin H. Baker documents specimens collected during extensive fieldwork in the early 1950s, presenting detailed descriptions of species distribution, physical characteristics, and habitat associations across this biogeographically rich region. The work catalogues numerous rodent species and documents previously unrecorded mammals for the area, including the brown-bellied wood mouse. Each chapter meticulously inventories examined specimens, painting a portrait of mammalian biodiversity in an area that would prove foundational for subsequent ecological research. Though written in technical taxonomic prose, the book captures the excitement of discovery in a region that remained comparatively understudied. For mammalogists, ecologists, and historians of science, this volume serves as essential baseline data on Mexican wildlife before extensive environmental changes of the latter twentieth century.