The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... of Marsupials , or “ Pouched Animals , ” no less than six are entirely confined to
the Australian Region , with the exception of two species of phalanger (
Phalanger ursinus and P . celebensis ) , which have crossed the boundary into
Celebes .
... of Marsupials , or “ Pouched Animals , ” no less than six are entirely confined to
the Australian Region , with the exception of two species of phalanger (
Phalanger ursinus and P . celebensis ) , which have crossed the boundary into
Celebes .
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No less than twenty - eight genera , containing nearly one hundred species of
Bats , are met with within the Region , and of these genera eight are not found
elsewhere . This is a high percentage , only excelled in the Neotropical Region ...
No less than twenty - eight genera , containing nearly one hundred species of
Bats , are met with within the Region , and of these genera eight are not found
elsewhere . This is a high percentage , only excelled in the Neotropical Region ...
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Tasmania , which is , in fact , but a recently separated piece of this portion of
Australia , has also a moister and less extreme climate , and contains
representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some
indications of an ...
Tasmania , which is , in fact , but a recently separated piece of this portion of
Australia , has also a moister and less extreme climate , and contains
representatives of many of the special Australian forms , besides some
indications of an ...
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Australian marsupials , have also teeth adapted to an insectivorous diet ,
although we know , from the records of trustworthy observers , that some of the
species feed more or less upon vegetable substances . Such is certainly the case
with the ...
Australian marsupials , have also teeth adapted to an insectivorous diet ,
although we know , from the records of trustworthy observers , that some of the
species feed more or less upon vegetable substances . Such is certainly the case
with the ...
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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 genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the
...
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 genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the
...
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