The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... order to determine the percentage 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 ...
... order to determine the percentage 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 ...
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... Orders of Mammals ; these are the egg - laying forms , Ornithorhynchus , Echidna , and Proechidna , which constitute the order Monotremata ( 12 ) . Of the eight generally recognised families of Marsupials , or " Pouched Animals , " no ...
... Orders of Mammals ; these are the egg - laying forms , Ornithorhynchus , Echidna , and Proechidna , which constitute the order Monotremata ( 12 ) . Of the eight generally recognised families of Marsupials , or " Pouched Animals , " no ...
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... , is the great order of Marsupials . Although not absolutely restricted to Australia. FIG . 1. - THE DUCK BILL . ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) . FIG . 2. - THE THYLACINE . ( Thylacinus cynocephalus. THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 23.
... , is the great order of Marsupials . Although not absolutely restricted to Australia. FIG . 1. - THE DUCK BILL . ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) . FIG . 2. - THE THYLACINE . ( Thylacinus cynocephalus. THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 23.
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... order is usually divided by naturalists , six are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so abundant in Australia proper , as to quite overshadow the few representa- tives of the higher orders of ...
... order is usually divided by naturalists , six are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so abundant in Australia proper , as to quite overshadow the few representa- tives of the higher orders of ...
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... orders , namely , the Rodents , Bats , and Carnivores , with any representatives in this strange country . And the ... Order of Ungulates , to which its grassy plains would appear to be , and , as we know by actual experience are ...
... orders , namely , the Rodents , Bats , and Carnivores , with any representatives in this strange country . And the ... Order of Ungulates , to which its grassy plains would appear to be , and , as we know by actual experience are ...
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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