The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... third genus ( Dendrolagus ) , containing Kangaroos specially modified for arboreal life , was formerly supposed to be peculiar to New Guinea . But a species of the same form , as already mentioned , has been ascertained of late years to ...
... third genus ( Dendrolagus ) , containing Kangaroos specially modified for arboreal life , was formerly supposed to be peculiar to New Guinea . But a species of the same form , as already mentioned , has been ascertained of late years to ...
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... third place , although New Zealand possesses no indigenous terrestrial Mammals , yet the fauna , such as it is , shows an unmistakable affinity of various degrees to that of Australia , and more especially to the tropical part of that ...
... third place , although New Zealand possesses no indigenous terrestrial Mammals , yet the fauna , such as it is , shows an unmistakable affinity of various degrees to that of Australia , and more especially to the tropical part of that ...
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... third Order of mammals - the Edentata - is highly characteristic of the Neotropical Region . Of the five FIG . 7. THE QUICA OPOSSUM . ( Didelphys opossum . ) generally recognised families two belong entirely to the Old World ; the other ...
... third Order of mammals - the Edentata - is highly characteristic of the Neotropical Region . Of the five FIG . 7. THE QUICA OPOSSUM . ( Didelphys opossum . ) generally recognised families two belong entirely to the Old World ; the other ...
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... , of which two ( Vesper- tilionidæ and Emballonurida ) , although containing several peculiar genera , are found in other parts of the world , but the third ( Phyllostomatide ) is entirely 62 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... , of which two ( Vesper- tilionidæ and Emballonurida ) , although containing several peculiar genera , are found in other parts of the world , but the third ( Phyllostomatide ) is entirely 62 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. world , but the third ( Phyllostomatide ) is entirely confined to this region.1 This family , which numbers among its members the true Vampires or blood - sucking bats ( Desmodus and ...
William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. world , but the third ( Phyllostomatide ) is entirely confined to this region.1 This family , which numbers among its members the true Vampires or blood - sucking bats ( Desmodus and ...
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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