The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... peculiar families Cebidae and Hapalida ; absence of Frugivorous Bats , and presence of Vampires ( Phyllostomatide ) ; abundance of the Porcupine family ; absence of Insectivores and Civets , also of Elephants ; presence of Tapirs ; no ...
... peculiar families Cebidae and Hapalida ; absence of Frugivorous Bats , and presence of Vampires ( Phyllostomatide ) ; abundance of the Porcupine family ; absence of Insectivores and Civets , also of Elephants ; presence of Tapirs ; no ...
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... peculiar Monkeys . Flying Lemur , Tiger , and other cats , Indian Elephant , Rhinoceros , Malayan Tapir , Manis . Generally , it may be said that the peculiar forms of the Oriental Region are fewer than in the Ethiopian Region , and ...
... peculiar Monkeys . Flying Lemur , Tiger , and other cats , Indian Elephant , Rhinoceros , Malayan Tapir , Manis . Generally , it may be said that the peculiar forms of the Oriental Region are fewer than in the Ethiopian Region , and ...
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... peculiar ; Raccoon and Opossum , probably derived from the south . 6. - PAL ARCTIC REGION Name . - Taλaiòs , ancient , and аρêтоs , north , as embrac- ing the whole northern area of the Old World . Extent . - Whole of the Eastern ...
... peculiar ; Raccoon and Opossum , probably derived from the south . 6. - PAL ARCTIC REGION Name . - Taλaiòs , ancient , and аρêтоs , north , as embrac- ing the whole northern area of the Old World . Extent . - Whole of the Eastern ...
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... peculiar species and of absentees . The difficulty of doing this satisfactorily is twofold . ( 1 ) The absence of any definite boundaries to most of the regions , and hence the difficulty in determining how 12 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... peculiar species and of absentees . The difficulty of doing this satisfactorily is twofold . ( 1 ) The absence of any definite boundaries to most of the regions , and hence the difficulty in determining how 12 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... peculiar to each Region ( i.e. twenty - nine to the Nearctic and forty - one to the Palæarctic ) ; and , finally , those which range further south into the Neotropical Region on the one hand , and into the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions ...
... peculiar to each Region ( i.e. twenty - nine to the Nearctic and forty - one to the Palæarctic ) ; and , finally , those which range further south into the Neotropical Region on the one hand , and into the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions ...
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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