The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... interest , belonging nearly all to widely spread genera of widely spread families . Among those that are peculiar the most important is Epomophorus , containing eight or ten species of large fruit - eating bats , with long rather horse ...
... interest , belonging nearly all to widely spread genera of widely spread families . Among those that are peculiar the most important is Epomophorus , containing eight or ten species of large fruit - eating bats , with long rather horse ...
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... interest , the only peculiar genera being Deomys ( allied to Mus ) , recently obtained from the Congo district ; and the Brush - tailed Porcupine ( Atherura ) , of which one species is found only in this Sub - region , and the other two ...
... interest , the only peculiar genera being Deomys ( allied to Mus ) , recently obtained from the Congo district ; and the Brush - tailed Porcupine ( Atherura ) , of which one species is found only in this Sub - region , and the other two ...
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... all widespread forms , and present no features of special interest . Among the Monkeys , however , we find one peculiar genus - this is Theropithecus , containing two species of terrestrial baboons , which 118 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... all widespread forms , and present no features of special interest . Among the Monkeys , however , we find one peculiar genus - this is Theropithecus , containing two species of terrestrial baboons , which 118 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
Página 135
... interest in this Sub - region . One genus , Platacanthomys , a small dormouse - like member of the family Muridæ , is found only in the hills of Southern India , otherwise the genera are mostly wide - spread forms . Among the Carnivores ...
... interest in this Sub - region . One genus , Platacanthomys , a small dormouse - like member of the family Muridæ , is found only in the hills of Southern India , otherwise the genera are mostly wide - spread forms . Among the Carnivores ...
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... interest to the student of geographical distribution . Celebes is separated from the other islands , both to the eastward and to the westward , by seas of considerable depth . Compared with the other Malayan islands , its fauna is ...
... interest to the student of geographical distribution . Celebes is separated from the other islands , both to the eastward and to the westward , by seas of considerable depth . Compared with the other Malayan islands , its fauna is ...
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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