The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 96
... exception con- fined to this Region . In the first place this Region is the only home of the Gorilla and Chimpanzee ( Fig . 18 , p . 97 ) , two of the Apes most nearly allied to Man in structure , and usually placed at the apex of the ...
... exception con- fined to this Region . In the first place this Region is the only home of the Gorilla and Chimpanzee ( Fig . 18 , p . 97 ) , two of the Apes most nearly allied to Man in structure , and usually placed at the apex of the ...
Página 101
... exception , the Ungulates , so numerous and so conspicuous a feature on the African continent , are entirely absent from Madagascar . The Rodents are represented in this Sub - region by seven genera of Mice , containing thirteen species ...
... exception , the Ungulates , so numerous and so conspicuous a feature on the African continent , are entirely absent from Madagascar . The Rodents are represented in this Sub - region by seven genera of Mice , containing thirteen species ...
Página 119
... in tracing out the past history of the African Mammal - fauna . With the exception of a few still surviving species found in a semi - fossil condition in THE ETHIOPIAN REGION 119 99 THE PAST HISTORY OF THE ETHIOPIAN MAMMAL-FAUNA.
... in tracing out the past history of the African Mammal - fauna . With the exception of a few still surviving species found in a semi - fossil condition in THE ETHIOPIAN REGION 119 99 THE PAST HISTORY OF THE ETHIOPIAN MAMMAL-FAUNA.
Página 124
... exception of Celebes , all these islands are truly continental in character - that is to say , are separated from the mainland by seas of less than 100 fathoms of depth . But Celebes is in some respects anoma- lous , and will be ...
... exception of Celebes , all these islands are truly continental in character - that is to say , are separated from the mainland by seas of less than 100 fathoms of depth . But Celebes is in some respects anoma- lous , and will be ...
Página 136
... exception of the Bears ( Urside ) , all the families of Indian Carnivores also range into Ethiopia . The Insectivores of this Sub - region need not detain us long . A Tree - shrew ( Tupaia ) , an outlying member of a genus very ...
... exception of the Bears ( Urside ) , all the families of Indian Carnivores also range into Ethiopia . The Insectivores of this Sub - region need not detain us long . A Tree - shrew ( Tupaia ) , an outlying member of a genus very ...
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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