The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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DISTRIBUTION OF RODENTS . . . . . 270 , V . SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS . . .
. 275 CHAPTER XII · DISTRIBUTION OF HYRAXES , ELEPHANTS , AND
UNGULATESSECTION I . DISTRIBUTION OF HYRAXES . . . 283 . II .
DISTRIBUTION ...
DISTRIBUTION OF RODENTS . . . . . 270 , V . SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS . . .
. 275 CHAPTER XII · DISTRIBUTION OF HYRAXES , ELEPHANTS , AND
UNGULATESSECTION I . DISTRIBUTION OF HYRAXES . . . 283 . II .
DISTRIBUTION ...
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Taking these main facts as our guide , we may divide the land - surface of the
Earth as follows , into three divisions :( 1 ) Land where Marsupials ) prevail ; no
Eutherians except Rodents and Bats ; Monotremes . . Australia , New Guinea ...
Taking these main facts as our guide , we may divide the land - surface of the
Earth as follows , into three divisions :( 1 ) Land where Marsupials ) prevail ; no
Eutherians except Rodents and Bats ; Monotremes . . Australia , New Guinea ...
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Absence of nearly all Eutherian Mammals , except a few Rodents and Bats ;
presence of six distinct families of Marsupials with one hundred species , and the
only two known forms of Monotremes . 2 . – NEOTROPICAL REGION Name .
Absence of nearly all Eutherian Mammals , except a few Rodents and Bats ;
presence of six distinct families of Marsupials with one hundred species , and the
only two known forms of Monotremes . 2 . – NEOTROPICAL REGION Name .
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Of the other mammals , the Rodents and the Bats are the only orders at all
adequately represented in the Australian Region . To the former belong six
genera of Muridæ ( Mice ) , all of which , except the THE AUSTRALIAN REGION
19 ...
Of the other mammals , the Rodents and the Bats are the only orders at all
adequately represented in the Australian Region . To the former belong six
genera of Muridæ ( Mice ) , all of which , except the THE AUSTRALIAN REGION
19 ...
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( Mice ) , all of which , except the wide - ranging Mus , are confined to this Region
; the only other Rodent that occurs in it is the Javan Porcupine , which has just
crossed the dividing - line between the Oriental and Australian Regions into the ...
( Mice ) , all of which , except the wide - ranging Mus , are confined to this Region
; the only other Rodent that occurs in it is the Javan Porcupine , which has just
crossed the dividing - line between the Oriental and Australian Regions into the ...
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