The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... containing three species of animals somewhat nearly allied to the true Kangaroos . A third genus ( Dendrolagus ) , containing Kangaroos specially modified for arboreal life , was formerly supposed to be peculiar to New Guinea . But a ...
... containing three species of animals somewhat nearly allied to the true Kangaroos . A third genus ( Dendrolagus ) , containing Kangaroos specially modified for arboreal life , was formerly supposed to be peculiar to New Guinea . But a ...
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... contain unmistakable references to them , it is probable that they have ceased to exist only within the last few hundred years . In addition to the flightless birds , recent and extinct , New Zealand still possesses two very singular ...
... contain unmistakable references to them , it is probable that they have ceased to exist only within the last few hundred years . In addition to the flightless birds , recent and extinct , New Zealand still possesses two very singular ...
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... contain very few peculiar genera and no peculiar families in this Region . But , on the other hand , out of the six families of Hystrico- morpha four are restricted to this region , while of the remaining two , one ( the Octodontida ) ...
... contain very few peculiar genera and no peculiar families in this Region . But , on the other hand , out of the six families of Hystrico- morpha four are restricted to this region , while of the remaining two , one ( the Octodontida ) ...
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... three families , of which two ( Vesper- tilionidæ and Emballonurida ) , although containing several peculiar genera , are found in other parts of the world , but the third ( Phyllostomatida ) is entirely 62 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... three families , of which two ( Vesper- tilionidæ and Emballonurida ) , although containing several peculiar genera , are found in other parts of the world , but the third ( Phyllostomatida ) is entirely 62 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... containing the Greater and Lesser Antilles , exclusive of Tobago and Trinidad . 2. The Central - American Sub - region , containing all that part of the whole region that is north of Panama . 3. The Colombian Sub - region , containing ...
... containing the Greater and Lesser Antilles , exclusive of Tobago and Trinidad . 2. The Central - American Sub - region , containing all that part of the whole region that is north of Panama . 3. The Colombian Sub - region , containing ...
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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