The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... Species of Mammals in the six Regions . Regions . 1. Australian 2. Neotropical 3. Ethiopian 4. Oriental 5. Nearctic 6. Palæarctic Regions . 1. Australian 2. Neotropical 3. Ethiopian . 4. Oriental • 5. Nearctic 6. Palearctic . · Endemic ...
... Species of Mammals in the six Regions . Regions . 1. Australian 2. Neotropical 3. Ethiopian 4. Oriental 5. Nearctic 6. Palæarctic Regions . 1. Australian 2. Neotropical 3. Ethiopian . 4. Oriental • 5. Nearctic 6. Palearctic . · Endemic ...
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... species in the Australian mammal - fauna . While the Kangaroos are mostly grazing animals , and the Wombats burrowers and grubbers , the Phalangers are essentially arboreal in their habits , and are much more strictly nocturnal than the ...
... species in the Australian mammal - fauna . While the Kangaroos are mostly grazing animals , and the Wombats burrowers and grubbers , the Phalangers are essentially arboreal in their habits , and are much more strictly nocturnal than the ...
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... species . Mr. Thomas , in his catalogue of the Marsupialia ( 12 ) , has recognised forty- five species . These are divided into eleven genera , of which the best known and largest are Macropus , Dendrolagus , and Bettongia . The first ...
... species . Mr. Thomas , in his catalogue of the Marsupialia ( 12 ) , has recognised forty- five species . These are divided into eleven genera , of which the best known and largest are Macropus , Dendrolagus , and Bettongia . The first ...
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... species of the genus Hydromys , which are modified for aquatic life , while the species of Hapalotis are found chiefly in the dry sandy scrubs . The Bats , with one exception , all belong to genera of considerably wide distribution ...
... species of the genus Hydromys , which are modified for aquatic life , while the species of Hapalotis are found chiefly in the dry sandy scrubs . The Bats , with one exception , all belong to genera of considerably wide distribution ...
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... 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 ) , of which the Australian representative is the Dingo . Canis is spread over the whole ...
... 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 ) , of which the Australian representative is the Dingo . Canis is spread over the whole ...
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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