The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... extends all round , a long submerged bank , with a depth of less than 1000 fathoms , stretches along to the north - west , and connects the shallow waters round Australia with those round New Zealand . It is probable that the land ...
... extends all round , a long submerged bank , with a depth of less than 1000 fathoms , stretches along to the north - west , and connects the shallow waters round Australia with those round New Zealand . It is probable that the land ...
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... extend into Papua , and one ranges even as far as the Oriental Region . But , looking to the extreme poverty of the Mammal- fauna , it is evident that , to ascertain the general character of the Sub - region , we must turn to the Birds ...
... extend into Papua , and one ranges even as far as the Oriental Region . But , looking to the extreme poverty of the Mammal- fauna , it is evident that , to ascertain the general character of the Sub - region , we must turn to the Birds ...
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... extends the giant range of the Andes , the eastern flanks of which are , as a rule , well watered and wooded , while the western slopes from the Gulf of Guyaquil to the island of Chiloe facing the Pacific are utterly dry and arid ...
... extends the giant range of the Andes , the eastern flanks of which are , as a rule , well watered and wooded , while the western slopes from the Gulf of Guyaquil to the island of Chiloe facing the Pacific are utterly dry and arid ...
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... species of Armadillo ( Tatusia novemcincta ) , which extends into Texas , absolutely con-. FIG . 7. - THE QUICA OPOSSUM . ( Didelphys opossum . ) FIG . 8. - HOFFMANN'S SLOTH . ( Cholopus hoffmanni. 56 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... species of Armadillo ( Tatusia novemcincta ) , which extends into Texas , absolutely con-. FIG . 7. - THE QUICA OPOSSUM . ( Didelphys opossum . ) FIG . 8. - HOFFMANN'S SLOTH . ( Cholopus hoffmanni. 56 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. novemcincta ) , which extends into Texas , absolutely con- fined to the Neotropical Region , and are eminently characteristic of its mammal - fauna . The Sloths ( Brady- podide ) of the ...
William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. novemcincta ) , which extends into Texas , absolutely con- fined to the Neotropical Region , and are eminently characteristic of its mammal - fauna . The Sloths ( Brady- podide ) of the ...
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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