The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Finally , the Papuan Sub - region , with its luxuriant vegetation and tropical forests
, seems to be extremely favourable to the presence of Bats , of which there are
more than sixty species known to occur within its limits . More especially is this ...
Finally , the Papuan Sub - region , with its luxuriant vegetation and tropical forests
, seems to be extremely favourable to the presence of Bats , of which there are
more than sixty species known to occur within its limits . More especially is this ...
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... VIEW OF THE MAMMAL - FAUNA OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION The
Neotropical Region is essentially one of luxuriant tropical vegetation , the great
mass of the land from Central America to Uruguay being occupied by vast forests
.
... VIEW OF THE MAMMAL - FAUNA OF THE NEOTROPICAL REGION The
Neotropical Region is essentially one of luxuriant tropical vegetation , the great
mass of the land from Central America to Uruguay being occupied by vast forests
.
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The Ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagidæ ) are also mainly inhabitants of forests , and
one of the three existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second (
Tamandua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest — the Great Ant ...
The Ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagidæ ) are also mainly inhabitants of forests , and
one of the three existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second (
Tamandua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest — the Great Ant ...
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9 ) — does not climb trees , though mostly found in forest - districts . These three
animals are all widely distributed in the woodlands of tropical America , but never
met with elsewhere . The Armadilloes ( Dasypodidæ ) are mostly inhabitants of ...
9 ) — does not climb trees , though mostly found in forest - districts . These three
animals are all widely distributed in the woodlands of tropical America , but never
met with elsewhere . The Armadilloes ( Dasypodidæ ) are mostly inhabitants of ...
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greater part of South America from the Isthmus of Panama to the southern limits
of the great forest in about lat . 30° S . , and from the forest of the eastern slopes
of the Andes to the Atlantic , including Trinidad and the other islands off the coast
...
greater part of South America from the Isthmus of Panama to the southern limits
of the great forest in about lat . 30° S . , and from the forest of the eastern slopes
of the Andes to the Atlantic , including Trinidad and the other islands off the coast
...
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