全米図書館協会が選定する最優秀レファレンスDartmouth Medal（2014年）受賞！アフリカ大陸の驚くべき生物多様性を1100種以上にわたる哺乳類の徹底的な調査、豊富な図版、地図で鮮やかに伝える。著名生物学者リチャード・ドーキンス推薦。This set of six volumes describes, in detail, every currently recognized species of African land mammal. With 1,160 species and 16 orders, Africa has the greatest diversity and abundance of mammals in the world. The reasons for this and the mechanisms behind their evolution are given special attention in the series. "Mammals of Africa is the magnum opus of Kingdon's team - except that it seems more magnum than any opus has any right to be. It is up-to-date, comprehensive and, above all, beautiful, in both the writing and the pictures." - Richard Dawkins.