The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... absence of Insectivores in South America . 2. The great prevalence of Edentates in the same country ; the Sloths , Armadilloes , and Ant - eaters , consti- tuting three out of the five known families of this Order , being entirely ...
... absence of Insectivores in South America . 2. The great prevalence of Edentates in the same country ; the Sloths , Armadilloes , and Ant - eaters , consti- tuting three out of the five known families of this Order , being entirely ...
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... absence of Frugivorous Bats , and presence of Vampires ( Phyllostomatida ) ; abundance of the Porcupine family ; absence of Insectivores and Civets , also of Elephants ; presence of Tapirs ; no Ru- minants except Deer and Lamas ...
... absence of Frugivorous Bats , and presence of Vampires ( Phyllostomatida ) ; abundance of the Porcupine family ; absence of Insectivores and Civets , also of Elephants ; presence of Tapirs ; no Ru- minants except Deer and Lamas ...
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... absence of Bears and Deer ; presence of Lion , African Elephant , Hyrax , Rhinoceros , Hippopotamus , Wart - hog , numerous Antelopes , Giraffe , Pangolin , Ant - bear - general richness in large and highly - organised Ungulates . 4 ...
... absence of Bears and Deer ; presence of Lion , African Elephant , Hyrax , Rhinoceros , Hippopotamus , Wart - hog , numerous Antelopes , Giraffe , Pangolin , Ant - bear - general richness in large and highly - organised Ungulates . 4 ...
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... Absence of Monkeys , Lemurs , and Frugivorous Bats ; abundance of Carnivores - Ounce , Lynxes , Wolves , Foxes , Bears , and Weasels ; Rodents- Marmots , Beavers , Pikas ; Ungulates Sheep , Deer , Chamois , and Musk - deer ; no ...
... Absence of Monkeys , Lemurs , and Frugivorous Bats ; abundance of Carnivores - Ounce , Lynxes , Wolves , Foxes , Bears , and Weasels ; Rodents- Marmots , Beavers , Pikas ; Ungulates Sheep , Deer , Chamois , and Musk - deer ; no ...
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... of peculiar species and of absentees . The difficulty of doing this satisfactorily is twofold . ( 1 ) The absence of any definite boundaries to most of the regions , and hence the difficulty in determining how 12 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... of peculiar species and of absentees . The difficulty of doing this satisfactorily is twofold . ( 1 ) The absence of any definite boundaries to most of the regions , and hence the difficulty in determining how 12 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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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