The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... forms inhabiting it , which do not seem to connect it with either region . On the whole , however , the evidence of the mammals , at any rate , serves to connect it more closely with the Oriental Region , as will be seen by the ...
... forms inhabiting it , which do not seem to connect it with either region . On the whole , however , the evidence of the mammals , at any rate , serves to connect it more closely with the Oriental Region , as will be seen by the ...
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... forms , besides some indications of an autochthonous fauna . The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention , are its representatives of the two forms which together constitute the Sub - class of ...
... forms , besides some indications of an autochthonous fauna . The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention , are its representatives of the two forms which together constitute the Sub - class of ...
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... form and actions small bears . They never climb trees , but live entirely on the ground or in burrows and holes ... forms , and with about twenty - one readily distinguishable species in. FIG . 4. - THE COMMON WOMBAT . ( Phascolomys ...
... form and actions small bears . They never climb trees , but live entirely on the ground or in burrows and holes ... forms , and with about twenty - one readily distinguishable species in. FIG . 4. - THE COMMON WOMBAT . ( Phascolomys ...
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... forms of the Phalangerida , which next follow , the tail is not only well developed , but is of vital importance to ... forms of this wonderful land . The Tarsipes is of the size and general form of an ordinary mouse , but with a long ...
... forms of the Phalangerida , which next follow , the tail is not only well developed , but is of vital importance to ... forms of this wonderful land . The Tarsipes is of the size and general form of an ordinary mouse , but with a long ...
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... forms such as Perogale , Choropus , and Notoryctes ) , and the three remaining genera are found only in Tasmania . These are Thylacinus , Dasyurus , and Mastacomys . If now we reconsider the list , counting only Mono- tremes ...
... forms such as Perogale , Choropus , and Notoryctes ) , and the three remaining genera are found only in Tasmania . These are Thylacinus , Dasyurus , and Mastacomys . If now we reconsider the list , counting only Mono- tremes ...
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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