The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... greater number of them ( twenty - five ) being Mar- supials ; they include , however , three genera of Mice ( Xeromys , Hapalotis , and Mastacomys ) and one peculiar Bat ( Rhinonycteris ) . Thirteen genera are confined to the Australian ...
... greater number of them ( twenty - five ) being Mar- supials ; they include , however , three genera of Mice ( Xeromys , Hapalotis , and Mastacomys ) and one peculiar Bat ( Rhinonycteris ) . Thirteen genera are confined to the Australian ...
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... greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger ) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore ( Canis ) ...
... greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger ) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore ( Canis ) ...
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... greater number of the in- digenous animals of New Guinea and the neighbouring islands consist of Monotremes , Marsupials , and Rodents , together with a certain number of the cosmopolitan order of Bats ( 8 , 10 , 11 ) . Of the ...
... greater number of the in- digenous animals of New Guinea and the neighbouring islands consist of Monotremes , Marsupials , and Rodents , together with a certain number of the cosmopolitan order of Bats ( 8 , 10 , 11 ) . Of the ...
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... greater or less extent related to the continent to which they are nearest , and have consequently been termed by Mr. Wallace " continental islands . " All such " continental islands " are separated by narrow seas , of no great depth ...
... greater or less extent related to the continent to which they are nearest , and have consequently been termed by Mr. Wallace " continental islands . " All such " continental islands " are separated by narrow seas , of no great depth ...
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... greater number of cases it has undergone considerable modification . Dr. H. O. Forbes ( 4 ) has lately published a specula- tive article on the former existence of a ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are ...
... greater number of cases it has undergone considerable modification . Dr. H. O. Forbes ( 4 ) has lately published a specula- tive article on the former existence of a ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctatlantis Arctic Armadilloes Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Cetaceans Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus geographical distribution greater number Indian Sub-region inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland Malagasy Malagasy Sub-region Malay Peninsula Malayan MAMMAL-FAUNA mammalian mammals Marsupials Monkeys Monotremes mountains naturalists Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern number of genera number of species occur Ocean Old World Opossum Order Oriental Region Otaria Pacific Palearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Phocida Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Shrews single species Sirenian South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverride Western whole widely distributed