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Ticul Alvarez
1935–2001
A Mexican zoologist and prolific scientific writer, he helped shape the study of mammals in Mexico through decades of research, teaching, and fieldwork. His books and papers remain closely tied to Mexican mammalogy, taxonomy, and natural history.
3 Audiobooks
Noteworthy Mammals from Sinaloa, Mexico
by J. Knox Jones, Ticul Alvarez, M. Raymond Lee
Taxonomic Status of Some Mice of The Peromyscus boylii Group in Eastern Mexico, With Description of a New Subspecies
by Ticul Alvarez
The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, México
by Ticul Alvarez
About the author
Born in Mexico City on February 26, 1935, José Ticul Álvarez Solórzano—often cited as Ticul Álvarez—was a Mexican zoologist known for his work on vertebrates, especially mammals. He taught at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional and served as curator of the mammal collection at the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas.
Álvarez published widely on Mexican mammals, including identification keys, taxonomy, and regional faunas. He is also credited as coauthor of Diccionario de Anatomía Comparada de Vertebrados, and his work helped document and organize knowledge about Mexico’s mammalian diversity.
He died in Mexico City on October 16, 2001. Although he is remembered primarily as a scientist, his published books and enduring reference works have made him a familiar author for readers interested in natural history and zoology.