The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... true Opossums , are found only in the Neotropical Region , whence they have intruded into the southern part of the Nearctic Region . Of the other mammals , the Rodents and the Bats are the only orders at all adequately represented in ...
... true Opossums , are found only in the Neotropical Region , whence they have intruded into the southern part of the Nearctic Region . Of the other mammals , the Rodents and the Bats are the only orders at all adequately represented in ...
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... true carnivora of other parts of the world . They are semi- nocturnal in habits , and prowl about at dusk in search of the smaller mammals and birds which constitute their food . In Tasmania two peculiar forms of Dasyures occur , which ...
... true carnivora of other parts of the world . They are semi- nocturnal in habits , and prowl about at dusk in search of the smaller mammals and birds which constitute their food . In Tasmania two peculiar forms of Dasyures occur , which ...
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... true kangaroos , resemble those of ordinary mammals ; they further differ from all other kangaroos in being arboreal in their habits , climbing trees with great facility , and living on bark , fruits , and leaves . Bettongia and its ...
... true kangaroos , resemble those of ordinary mammals ; they further differ from all other kangaroos in being arboreal in their habits , climbing trees with great facility , and living on bark , fruits , and leaves . Bettongia and its ...
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... ( Murida ) . Of these four are confined to Australia proper , while two others also occur in the Papuan Sub - region ; the remaining one , the cosmopolitian Mus , or true Mouse , numbers no less 32 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... ( Murida ) . Of these four are confined to Australia proper , while two others also occur in the Papuan Sub - region ; the remaining one , the cosmopolitian Mus , or true Mouse , numbers no less 32 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. cosmopolitian Mus , or true Mouse , numbers no less than eighteen species in Australia . The habits of the Water- voles of Europe are assumed by the species of the genus Hydromys , which are ...
William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. cosmopolitian Mus , or true Mouse , numbers no less than eighteen species in Australia . The habits of the Water- voles of Europe are assumed by the species of the genus Hydromys , which are ...
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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