The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... 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.
... 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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... represented in some of the islands on the north of Australia ; but , with the exception of the Dingo , none of these reach the actual continent of Australia . The question of the origin of the Dingo has not yet been settled . Although ...
... represented in some of the islands on the north of Australia ; but , with the exception of the Dingo , none of these reach the actual continent of Australia . The question of the origin of the Dingo has not yet been settled . Although ...
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... represented merely by pigment spots buried beneath the skin and muscles ; furthermore , its whole structure is admirably adapted for its burrowing life . Full descriptions of both its habits and anatomy will be found in the Transactions ...
... represented merely by pigment spots buried beneath the skin and muscles ; furthermore , its whole structure is admirably adapted for its burrowing life . Full descriptions of both its habits and anatomy will be found in the Transactions ...
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... represented by six genera , all belonging to the Mice ( Muride ) . 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 ...
... represented by six genera , all belonging to the Mice ( Muride ) . 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 ...
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... represented by a few species ; so too are the widespread insectivorous genera Vesperugo and Miniopterus . One species of the former genus , the Southern Pipistrelle ( V. abramus ) , is found almost throughout the Old World , from Sweden ...
... represented by a few species ; so too are the widespread insectivorous genera Vesperugo and Miniopterus . One species of the former genus , the Southern Pipistrelle ( V. abramus ) , is found almost throughout the Old World , from Sweden ...
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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