The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... belong zoologically to South America , and they are con- sequently obliged to place the line of demarcation much further north . Let us , therefore , dismiss from our minds for the moment the ordinary notions of both physical and ...
... belong zoologically to South America , and they are con- sequently obliged to place the line of demarcation much further north . Let us , therefore , dismiss from our minds for the moment the ordinary notions of both physical and ...
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... Region . Of the other mammals , the Rodents and the Bats are the only orders at all adequately represented in the Austra- lian Region . To the former belong six genera of Murida ( Mice ) , all of which , except the THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 19.
... Region . Of the other mammals , the Rodents and the Bats are the only orders at all adequately represented in the Austra- lian Region . To the former belong six genera of Murida ( Mice ) , all of which , except the THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 19.
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... belong to the Diprotodonts ) namely , the Wombats ( Phascolomyida ) , the Phalangers ( Phalangerida ) , and the Kangaroos ( Macro- podide ) . The Wombats are numerically of the least importance of the three families above mentioned ...
... belong to the Diprotodonts ) namely , the Wombats ( Phascolomyida ) , the Phalangers ( Phalangerida ) , and the Kangaroos ( Macro- podide ) . The Wombats are numerically of the least importance of the three families above mentioned ...
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... belong to genera of considerably wide distribution , and the number of species known to inhabit Australia is not very great . Thirty only are described in Dr. Dobson's catalogue of the Bats as Australian . Pteropus , the great genus of ...
... belong to genera of considerably wide distribution , and the number of species known to inhabit Australia is not very great . Thirty only are described in Dr. Dobson's catalogue of the Bats as Australian . Pteropus , the great genus of ...
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... belong to the Monotremes or to the Mar- supials , and , with two exceptions , can be accommodated in still existing families . These exceptions are Noto- therium and Diprotodon , the latter of which was a very large animal , equalling a ...
... belong to the Monotremes or to the Mar- supials , and , with two exceptions , can be accommodated in still existing families . These exceptions are Noto- therium and Diprotodon , the latter of which was a very large animal , equalling a ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antelopes Arctic Armadillo Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong birds Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Central Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms fossil genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland 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 Palæogean Palearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented restricted Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Sirenian South America Southern Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverrida Wallace's Line West African Western whole widely distributed Zealand