The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... includes all the remaining Orders from the Edentata to the Primates . Let us , therefore , consider the distribution of the members of these three Sub - classes on the earth's surface . When we come to examine the ranges of these groups ...
... includes all the remaining Orders from the Edentata to the Primates . Let us , therefore , consider the distribution of the members of these three Sub - classes on the earth's surface . When we come to examine the ranges of these groups ...
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... include the more northerly parts of both the Old and New worlds . Finally , Professor Newton , who has given us his views on this subject as regards birds ( 7 ) , adopts the method of divisions followed here with the two following ...
... include the more northerly parts of both the Old and New worlds . Finally , Professor Newton , who has given us his views on this subject as regards birds ( 7 ) , adopts the method of divisions followed here with the two following ...
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... include , however , several quite wide- spread genera which can hardly be called circum - polar — such as Sciurus , Sciuropterus , Lepus , Lutra , Canis , and Felis . These figures show that there is , as has indeed never been disputed ...
... include , however , several quite wide- spread genera which can hardly be called circum - polar — such as Sciurus , Sciuropterus , Lepus , Lutra , Canis , and Felis . These figures show that there is , as has indeed never been disputed ...
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... includes Australia , New Guinea , and the Moluccas , together with all the Pacific Islands and New Zealand . It is divided from the Oriental , the next adjacent region , by a line drawn between the two small islands of Bali and Lombok ...
... includes Australia , New Guinea , and the Moluccas , together with all the Pacific Islands and New Zealand . It is divided from the Oriental , the next adjacent region , by a line drawn between the two small islands of Bali and Lombok ...
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... of this larger group is the Red Kangaroo ( Fig . 5 , p . 31 ) , which has been introduced into Europe , and breeds freely in our zoological gardens . Dendrolagus includes four species of Tree - kangaroos , of 30 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... of this larger group is the Red Kangaroo ( Fig . 5 , p . 31 ) , which has been introduced into Europe , and breeds freely in our zoological gardens . Dendrolagus includes four species of Tree - kangaroos , of 30 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