The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... phalanger ( Phalanger ursinus and P. celebensis ) , which have crossed the boundary into Celebes . The seventh family , the Didelphyidæ , or true Opossums , are found only in the Neotropical Region , whence they have intruded into the ...
... phalanger ( Phalanger ursinus and P. celebensis ) , which have crossed the boundary into Celebes . The seventh family , the Didelphyidæ , or true Opossums , are found only in the Neotropical Region , whence they have intruded into the ...
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... Phalangers ( Phalangeride ) , and the Kangaroos ( Macro- podide ) . The Wombats are numerically of the least importance of the three families above mentioned , although the form and general appearance of the animals of the single known ...
... Phalangers ( Phalangeride ) , and the Kangaroos ( Macro- podide ) . The Wombats are numerically of the least importance of the three families above mentioned , although the form and general appearance of the animals of the single known ...
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... Phalangers , although their exclusively terrestrial habits naturally involve minor points of difference , which , added to the characters presented by their dentition , have induced naturalists to recognise them as a separate family ...
... Phalangers , although their exclusively terrestrial habits naturally involve minor points of difference , which , added to the characters presented by their dentition , have induced naturalists to recognise them as a separate family ...
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... Phalangers are essentially arboreal in their habits , and are much more strictly nocturnal than the two former ... Phalanger family - the Tarsipes ( Tarsipes rostratus ) , small in size , but great in interest , even among the many ...
... Phalangers are essentially arboreal in their habits , and are much more strictly nocturnal than the two former ... Phalanger family - the Tarsipes ( Tarsipes rostratus ) , small in size , but great in interest , even among the many ...
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... ( Phalanger ) , of which two 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 ...
... ( Phalanger ) , of which two 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 ...
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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