The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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After the Monotremes , the most important group of mammals , and that which constitutes by far the most prevalent feature of Australian mammal - life , is the great order of Marsupials . Although not absolutely restricted to Australia.
After the Monotremes , the most important group of mammals , and that which constitutes by far the most prevalent feature of Australian mammal - life , is the great order of Marsupials . Although not absolutely restricted to Australia.
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Although not absolutely restricted to Australia , since one of its component families is purely American , the Marsupials , from their prevalence , constitute a still more noticeable feature of the Australian fauna than the Monotremes .
Although not absolutely restricted to Australia , since one of its component families is purely American , the Marsupials , from their prevalence , constitute a still more noticeable feature of the Australian fauna than the Monotremes .
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... seven are restricted to the western and central parts of the continent ( these latter are chiefly desert forms such as Perogale , Choropus , and Notoryctes ) , and the three remaining genera are found only in Tasmania .
... seven are restricted to the western and central parts of the continent ( these latter are chiefly desert forms such as Perogale , Choropus , and Notoryctes ) , and the three remaining genera are found only in Tasmania .
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... island and Batchian , one of the Molucca group . The Rodents are represented in the Papuan Sub - region by a considerable number of rats and mice of the family 1 Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - 40 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... island and Batchian , one of the Molucca group . The Rodents are represented in the Papuan Sub - region by a considerable number of rats and mice of the family 1 Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - 40 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - region . One of these , remarkable for its peculiar and probably prehensile tail , is found only in the mountains of New Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus ( Chiuromys ) .
Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - region . One of these , remarkable for its peculiar and probably prehensile tail , is found only in the mountains of New Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus ( Chiuromys ) .
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