The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... mountain Goat ( Haploceros montanus ) 32. The Musk Ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) . 33. The American Bison ( Bison americanus ) 27 34. The Star - nosed Mole ( Condylura cristata ) THE PALEARCTIC REGION FIG . 35. The Bactrian Camel ( Camelus ...
... mountain Goat ( Haploceros montanus ) 32. The Musk Ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) . 33. The American Bison ( Bison americanus ) 27 34. The Star - nosed Mole ( Condylura cristata ) THE PALEARCTIC REGION FIG . 35. The Bactrian Camel ( Camelus ...
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... mountains of high altitude . The rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a luxuriant vegetation , and such a country as we should suppose would be espe- cially favourable to mammal - life . Yet mammals ...
... mountains of high altitude . The rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a luxuriant vegetation , and such a country as we should suppose would be espe- cially favourable to mammal - life . Yet mammals ...
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... mountains of New Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus ( Chiuromys ) . Among the Rodents also there is one very obvious intruder from the west ; this is the Javan porcupine ( Hystrix javanica ) , which in this Sub - region is ...
... mountains of New Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus ( Chiuromys ) . Among the Rodents also there is one very obvious intruder from the west ; this is the Javan porcupine ( Hystrix javanica ) , which in this Sub - region is ...
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... mountain Tapir , differing from the lowland forms , and two or three peculiar Deer , of the sub - genus Furcifer , which are likewise densely furred . A third diminutive deer found in Chili is distinguished from Cariacus , the ordinary ...
... mountain Tapir , differing from the lowland forms , and two or three peculiar Deer , of the sub - genus Furcifer , which are likewise densely furred . A third diminutive deer found in Chili is distinguished from Cariacus , the ordinary ...
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... Mountain Zebra ( Equus zebra ) , which is fast approaching the same condition . But Burchell's Zebra ( Equus burchelli ) , under various slight modifications , occurs in suitable localities throughout the whole Sub - region . The White ...
... Mountain Zebra ( Equus zebra ) , which is fast approaching the same condition . But Burchell's Zebra ( Equus burchelli ) , under various slight modifications , occurs in suitable localities throughout the whole Sub - region . The White ...
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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