The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... mountain Goat ( Haploceros montanus ) 32. The Musk Ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) . 157 158 33. The American Bison ( Bison americanus ) 159 23 34. The Star - nosed Mole ( Condylura cristata ) 160 THE PALEARCTIC REGION FIG . 35. The Bactrian ...
... mountain Goat ( Haploceros montanus ) 32. The Musk Ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) . 157 158 33. The American Bison ( Bison americanus ) 159 23 34. The Star - nosed Mole ( Condylura cristata ) 160 THE PALEARCTIC REGION FIG . 35. The Bactrian ...
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... mountains of high altitude . The rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a luxuriant vegetation , and such a country as we should suppose would be espe- cially favourable to mammal - life . Yet mammals ...
... mountains of high altitude . The rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a luxuriant vegetation , and such a country as we should suppose would be espe- cially favourable to mammal - life . Yet mammals ...
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... mountains of New Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus ( Chiuromys ) . Among the Rodents also there is one very obvious intruder from the west ; this is the Javan porcupine ( Hystrix javanica ) , which in this Sub - region is ...
... mountains of New Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus ( Chiuromys ) . Among the Rodents also there is one very obvious intruder from the west ; this is the Javan porcupine ( Hystrix javanica ) , which in this Sub - region is ...
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... mountain Tapir , differing from the lowland forms , and two or three peculiar Deer , of the sub - genus Furcifer , which are likewise densely furred . A third diminutive deer found in Chili is distinguished from Cariacus , the ordinary ...
... mountain Tapir , differing from the lowland forms , and two or three peculiar Deer , of the sub - genus Furcifer , which are likewise densely furred . A third diminutive deer found in Chili is distinguished from Cariacus , the ordinary ...
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... Mountain Zebra ( Equus zebra ) , which is fast approaching the same condition . But Burchell's Zebra ( Equus burchelli ) , under various slight modifications , occurs in suitable localities throughout the whole Sub - region . The White ...
... Mountain Zebra ( Equus zebra ) , which is fast approaching the same condition . But Burchell's Zebra ( Equus burchelli ) , under various slight modifications , occurs in suitable localities throughout the whole Sub - region . The White ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic 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 genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland Malagasy 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 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