mammalogy
Study of mammals
Mammalogy is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of mammals—their anatomy, behavior, classification, distribution, and evolution.
A practitioner is a mammalogist: She specialized in mammalogy, focusing on bat echolocation.
Study of fauna
- biologyStudy of organisms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- universityHigher education institution
doctorate · coursework · classification · systematics · curriculum · dissertation · professor · journal
Public exhibit space
- collectionGathered set of items
- skullHead's bone casing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
preservation · catalog · morphology · dentition · pelage · measurement · voucher · archive
Catching with concealed devices
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- censusOfficial population count
- transectObservation path for surveys
- observationAttentive watching or remark
telemetry · survey · habitat · population · monitoring · sampling · burrow · den
Mammal order with ever-growing incisors
- PrimatesOrder of grasping mammals
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- batFlying mammal or sports club
- whaleHuge sea mammal
rodent · carnivore · primate · marsupial · cetacean · shrew · mole
At risk of extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- protectionGuarding against harm
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
poaching · fragmentation · corridor · reintroduction · monitoring · sanctuary · preserve · threatened
zoology
Study of fauna
- biologyStudy of organisms
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
university · doctorate · coursework · classification · systematics · curriculum · dissertation · professor · journal · fieldwork
museum
Public exhibit space
- collectionGathered set of items
- skullHead's bone casing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
taxidermy · preservation · catalog · morphology · dentition · pelage · measurement · voucher · archive · osteology
trapping
Catching with concealed devices
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- censusOfficial population count
- transectObservation path for surveys
observation · telemetry · survey · habitat · population · monitoring · sampling · burrow · den · scat
Rodentia
Mammal order with ever-growing incisors
whale · rodent · carnivore · primate · marsupial · cetacean · shrew · mole
endangered
At risk of extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- protectionGuarding against harm
rewilding · poaching · fragmentation · corridor · reintroduction · monitoring · sanctuary · preserve · threatened · vulnerable
mammalogyentomology
Study of insects
botany · mycology · microbiology · bacteriology · virology