The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... five are practically confined to the Australian Region , and that the remaining one is widely spread throughout the tropical regions of both hemispheres . The most recent arrangement of this family , therefore , gives little support to ...
... five are practically confined to the Australian Region , and that the remaining one is widely spread throughout the tropical regions of both hemispheres . The most recent arrangement of this family , therefore , gives little support to ...
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... five other Orders of terrestrial mammals - the Ungulata , the Carnivora , the Insectivora , the Edentata , and the Quadrumana - may be considered as practically absent in the Australian Region , though members of several wide - ranging ...
... five other Orders of terrestrial mammals - the Ungulata , the Carnivora , the Insectivora , the Edentata , and the Quadrumana - may be considered as practically absent in the Australian Region , though members of several wide - ranging ...
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... five Sub - regions ( see Plate II . , p . 50 ) ; these are- ( 1 ) The Austral Sub - region , containing - The island- continent of Australia , with the dependent island Tasmania . ( 2 ) The Papuan Sub - region , containing - The islands ...
... five Sub - regions ( see Plate II . , p . 50 ) ; these are- ( 1 ) The Austral Sub - region , containing - The island- continent of Australia , with the dependent island Tasmania . ( 2 ) The Papuan Sub - region , containing - The islands ...
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... five or six species are known , distributed over various portions of Australia , each colony having its peculiar forms . They are all purely terrestrial animals , some inhabiting the densest scrubs , and others the hot stony ridges of ...
... five or six species are known , distributed over various portions of Australia , each colony having its peculiar forms . They are all purely terrestrial animals , some inhabiting the densest scrubs , and others the hot stony ridges of ...
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... five species . These are divided into eleven genera , of which the best known and largest are Macropus , Dendrolagus , and Bettongia . The first of these genera contains the larger kangaroos , in which the upper incisors are of equal ...
... five species . These are divided into eleven genera , of which the best known and largest are Macropus , Dendrolagus , and Bettongia . The first of these genera contains the larger kangaroos , in which the upper incisors are of equal ...
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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