Fiona A. Reid

Hands down one of the best guides dealing with species documentation and life roles that bats feel. Fully illustrated with only one or two photographs- the art in this book is detailed, colorful, accurate and well executed. It even comes with a history and evolution narrative on bats and even instructions on how to build a bat house for your own backyard. A must-have, invaluable Pocket-size reference guide for novice or experienced bat watchers!

This is an excellent book!

Includes photos, species plates, physical descriptions, and descriptions of habits.

One of my favorite features is the colored distribution maps, which even include historical ranges for some species. In addition to this, the text also tells the species distribution outside North America.

This book has been very useful for research or just to identify the mammals in my area, and I have seriously sat around for hours reading it just for fun!

This is a nice starter guide for those learning about bats.