The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... terrestrial and marine . For out of the eleven Orders , one of the principal divisions of the Carnivora - the Pinnipeds or seals , and two other Orders in their entirety ( the Cetaceans or whales , and the Sirenians or Manatees ) are ...
... terrestrial and marine . For out of the eleven Orders , one of the principal divisions of the Carnivora - the Pinnipeds or seals , and two other Orders in their entirety ( the Cetaceans or whales , and the Sirenians or Manatees ) are ...
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... terrestrial animals . Moreover , the names then bestowed on the six great primary Regions are now in general use among naturalists in all countries . Mr. Wallace , who has devoted many pages to the discussion INTRODUCTION 7.
... terrestrial animals . Moreover , the names then bestowed on the six great primary Regions are now in general use among naturalists in all countries . Mr. Wallace , who has devoted many pages to the discussion INTRODUCTION 7.
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... terrestrial mammals - the Ungulata , the Carnivora , the Insectivora , the Edentata , and the Quadrumana - may be considered as practically absent in the Australian Region , though members of several wide - ranging genera have just ...
... terrestrial mammals - the Ungulata , the Carnivora , the Insectivora , the Edentata , and the Quadrumana - may be considered as practically absent in the Australian Region , though members of several wide - ranging genera have just ...
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... terrestrial in its habits , and feeds princi- pally on ants . It is apparently confined to the western and central parts of the sub - region . The Peramelidæ , or Bandicoots , the second family of Australian marsupials , have also teeth ...
... terrestrial in its habits , and feeds princi- pally on ants . It is apparently confined to the western and central parts of the sub - region . The Peramelidæ , or Bandicoots , the second family of Australian marsupials , have also teeth ...
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... terrestrial animals , some inhabiting the densest scrubs , and others the hot stony ridges of the upland plains . The only remaining member of the family Peromelidæ is the anomalous Pigfoot ( Choropus castanotis ) , a small rat- like ...
... terrestrial animals , some inhabiting the densest scrubs , and others the hot stony ridges of the upland plains . The only remaining member of the family Peromelidæ is the anomalous Pigfoot ( Choropus castanotis ) , a small rat- like ...
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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