East Africa comprises a range of habitats that provide living spacefor more than 360 diverse species of mammal. These vary in sizefrom the massive elephant to the tiniest bats, shrews and mice. This compact guide covers all of the common and some of the lesscommon mammal species of the region. For each species it offers: key identification features, behaviour, diet, breeding biology,occurrence and size clear, full-colour photographs track illustrations silhouettes to indicate size relative to human figure distribution mapA section on droppings/dung of many of the animals, as well as thatof relative tracks, conclude the book. Compact and easy-to-use, thisis the ideal companion both for regulars and visitors to the region.