CHAPTER XIV

DISTRIBUTION OF EDENTATE MAMMALS-

SECTION I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

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II. DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW WORLD EDENTATES 312

III. DISTRIBUTION OF THE Old World EDENTATES 314

IV. SUMMARY and DEDUCTIONS

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LIST OF MAPS

I. Outline Map of the World, showing the six
Regions of the Geographical Distribution

of Mammals

II. Map of the Australian Region, showing its
Division into five Sub-regions.

III. Map of the Neotropical Region, showing its
Division into four Sub-regions.

IV. Map of the Ethiopian Region, showing its
Division into four Sub-regions.

V. Map of the Oriental Region, showing its
Division into four Sub-regions

VII. Map of the Palæarctic Region, showing its
Division into three Sub-regions

VIII. Outline Map of the World, showing the six

Sea-regions

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

Gorilla, Young Female.

THE AUSTRALIAN REGION

FIG. 1. The Duck-bill (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

2. The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

4. The Common Wombat (Phascolomys mitchelli)

5. The Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

6. The Papuan Echidna (Proechidna bruijni) .

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THE NEOTROPICAL REGION

FIG. 7. The Quica Opossum (Didelphys opossum)

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10. The Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus).
11. The Lama (Lama peruana),

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FIG. 13. The Cape Aard-vark (Orycteropus capensis)
14. The White-bellied Pangolin (Manis tricuspis)
15. The Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
16. The Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

FIG. 24. The Nylghaie (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

25. The Gayal (Bibos frontalis).

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FIG. 29. The Virginian Opossum (Didelphys virginiana).

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31. The Rocky-mountain Goat (Haploceros montanus)

32. The Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus).

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FIG. 35. The Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus)

36. The Musk-deer (Moschus moschiferus)

37. The Chamois (Rupicapra tragus)

38. The Barbary Sheep (Ovis tragelaphus)

39. The Æluropus (Æluropus melanoleucus)

,, 40. The Water-shrew (Crossopus fodiens).

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

MARINE MAMMALS

FIG. 41. The Patagonian Sea-lion (Otaria jubata)

42. The Atlantic Walrus (Trichechus rosmarus)
43. The Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)

44. The Manatee (Manatus americanus)

,, 45. The Dugong (Halicore dugong)

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46. The Right Whale (Balana mysticetus)
47. The Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
48. The See-see (Platanista gangetica)

49. The Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) .
50. The Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)