The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... known group of the animal kingdom , and examine the geographical distribu- tion of this class of animals over the world's surface . Mammals are divided by naturalists into eleven large groups , called " Orders . " As regards their ...
... known group of the animal kingdom , and examine the geographical distribu- tion of this class of animals over the world's surface . Mammals are divided by naturalists into eleven large groups , called " Orders . " As regards their ...
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... known families of this Order , being entirely confined to South and Central America . 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 ...
... known families of this Order , being entirely confined to South and Central America . 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 ...
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... Region , 1 whereas twenty - eight more , also known 1 These are Manis , Rhinoceros , Elephas , Golunda , Atherura , Viverra , Mellivora , and Nycteris . in the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions , are likewise found 14 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... Region , 1 whereas twenty - eight more , also known 1 These are Manis , Rhinoceros , Elephas , Golunda , Atherura , Viverra , Mellivora , and Nycteris . in the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions , are likewise found 14 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... known to the colonists as the " Duck - bill " or " Water - mole , " ( see Fig . 1 , p . 23 ) is entirely aquatic in its habits , and is met with only in the streams and waterholes of New South Wales and Tasmania , where it burrows in ...
... known to the colonists as the " Duck - bill " or " Water - mole , " ( see Fig . 1 , p . 23 ) is entirely aquatic in its habits , and is met with only in the streams and waterholes of New South Wales and Tasmania , where it burrows in ...
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... known as the " Native Rabbit . " Of the typical bandicoots ( Peromeles ) , five or six species are known , distributed over various portions of Australia , each colony having its peculiar forms . They are all purely terrestrial animals ...
... known as the " Native Rabbit . " Of the typical bandicoots ( Peromeles ) , five or six species are known , distributed over various portions of Australia , each colony having its peculiar forms . They are all purely terrestrial animals ...
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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