The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Finally , the Papuan Sub - region , with its luxuriant vegetation and tropical forests
, seems to be extremely favourable to the presence of Bats , of which there are
more than sixty species known to occur within its limits . More especially is this ...
Finally , the Papuan Sub - region , with its luxuriant vegetation and tropical forests
, seems to be extremely favourable to the presence of Bats , of which there are
more than sixty species known to occur within its limits . More especially is this ...
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... OF THE MAMMAL - FAUNA OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION OF THI The
Neotropical Region is essentially one of luxuriant tropical vegetation , the great
mass of the land from Central America to Uruguay being occupied by vast forests
.
... OF THE MAMMAL - FAUNA OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION OF THI The
Neotropical Region is essentially one of luxuriant tropical vegetation , the great
mass of the land from Central America to Uruguay being occupied by vast forests
.
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The Ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagids ) are also mainly inhabitants of forests , and
one of the three existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second (
Tamandua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest — the Great Ant ...
The Ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagids ) are also mainly inhabitants of forests , and
one of the three existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second (
Tamandua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest — the Great Ant ...
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Among the Edentates the Sloths are the most characteristic inhabitants of its
forests . But two peculiar genera of Armadilloes ( Xenurus and Priodon ) are
confined to this Sub - region , and several other species of this group occur there
.
Among the Edentates the Sloths are the most characteristic inhabitants of its
forests . But two peculiar genera of Armadilloes ( Xenurus and Priodon ) are
confined to this Sub - region , and several other species of this group occur there
.
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As might have been expected from the dearth of forests and the generally severe
climate , the American monkeys and marmosets are entirely unrepresented in the
Patagonian Sub - region . On the other hand , at least two small species of ...
As might have been expected from the dearth of forests and the generally severe
climate , the American monkeys and marmosets are entirely unrepresented in the
Patagonian Sub - region . On the other hand , at least two small species of ...
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