The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... less than six are entirely con- fined to the Australian Region , with the exception of two species of phalanger ( Phalanger ursinus and P. celebensis ) , which have crossed the boundary into Celebes . The seventh family , the ...
... less than six are entirely con- fined to the Australian Region , with the exception of two species of phalanger ( Phalanger ursinus and P. celebensis ) , which have crossed the boundary into Celebes . The seventh family , the ...
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... less than twenty - eight genera , containing nearly one hundred species of Bats , are met with within the Region , and of these genera eight are not found elsewhere . This is a high percentage , only excelled in the Neotropical Region ...
... less than twenty - eight genera , containing nearly one hundred species of Bats , are met with within the Region , and of these genera eight are not found elsewhere . This is a high percentage , only excelled in the Neotropical Region ...
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... less extreme climate , and contains representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some indications of an autochthonous fauna . The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention , are ...
... less extreme climate , and contains representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some indications of an autochthonous fauna . The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention , are ...
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... less upon vegetable substances . Such is certainly the case with the Rabbit - eared Bandicoot ( Perogale lagotis ) of Western Australia , which is abundant over the grassy plains of that colony , and , from its burrowing habits and ...
... less upon vegetable substances . Such is certainly the case with the Rabbit - eared Bandicoot ( Perogale lagotis ) of Western Australia , which is abundant over the grassy plains of that colony , and , from its burrowing habits and ...
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... , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the Kangaroos . There are three species of Wombat ( Fig . 4. FIG . 3. - THE NOTORYCT . ( Notoryctes typhlops . ) FIG . 4. - THE COMMON WOMBAT . ( Phascolomys. THE AUSTRALIAN REGION ...
... , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the Kangaroos . There are three species of Wombat ( Fig . 4. FIG . 3. - THE NOTORYCT . ( Notoryctes typhlops . ) FIG . 4. - THE COMMON WOMBAT . ( Phascolomys. THE AUSTRALIAN REGION ...
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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