The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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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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... five ) being Mar- supials ; they include , however , three genera of Mice ( Xeromys , Hapalotis , and Mastacomys ) and one peculiar Bat ( Rhinonycteris ) . Thirteen genera are confined to the Australian Region , that is , are found in ...
... five ) being Mar- supials ; they include , however , three genera of Mice ( Xeromys , Hapalotis , and Mastacomys ) and one peculiar Bat ( Rhinonycteris ) . Thirteen genera are confined to the Australian Region , that is , are found in ...
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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