The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... Tapirs now existing in the world being met with in Central and Southern America . This is one of the most ... Tapir , which is a harmless beast , destitute of all means of offence and defence , has been driven out of these northern ...
... Tapirs now existing in the world being met with in Central and Southern America . This is one of the most ... Tapir , which is a harmless beast , destitute of all means of offence and defence , has been driven out of these northern ...
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... Tapirs , and the Horses . In each of these families there remain a few species only , the relics of a vast number of ancestors which have preceded them . " " Of the existing Rhinocerotida only five well - ascertained forms are known ...
... Tapirs , and the Horses . In each of these families there remain a few species only , the relics of a vast number of ancestors which have preceded them . " " Of the existing Rhinocerotida only five well - ascertained forms are known ...
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... TAPIRS The second family of Perissodactyle Ungulates , the Tapirs , has a still more remarkable distribution . Out of the five known species four belong to the Neotropical Region , while the fifth , which in some respects is more ...
... TAPIRS The second family of Perissodactyle Ungulates , the Tapirs , has a still more remarkable distribution . Out of the five known species four belong to the Neotropical Region , while the fifth , which in some respects is more ...
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... Tapirs two ( Tapirus bairdi and T. dowi ) are found in Central America , a third ( T. roulini ) occurs in the Andes of Colombia and Peru , and a fourth ( T. americanus ) is widely distributed over the South American continent from ...
... Tapirs two ( Tapirus bairdi and T. dowi ) are found in Central America , a third ( T. roulini ) occurs in the Andes of Colombia and Peru , and a fourth ( T. americanus ) is widely distributed over the South American continent from ...
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... Tapirs , Deer , Camels , and Peccaries . 6. There are no Deer ( Cervidae ) in the Ethiopian Region . 7. The New World has only 38 species of Ungulates against 270 found in the Old World . CHAPTER XIII DISTRIBUTION OF THE CETACEANS AND ...
... Tapirs , Deer , Camels , and Peccaries . 6. There are no Deer ( Cervidae ) in the Ethiopian Region . 7. The New World has only 38 species of Ungulates against 270 found in the Old World . CHAPTER XIII DISTRIBUTION OF THE CETACEANS AND ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctatlantis Arctic Armadilloes Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Cetaceans Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus geographical distribution greater number Indian Sub-region 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 Phocida Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Shrews single species Sirenian South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverride Western whole widely distributed