The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... known genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the Kangaroos . There are three species of Wombat ( Fig . 4. FIG . 3. - THE NOTORYCT . ( Notoryctes typhlops . ) FIG . 4. - THE COMMON WOMBAT . ( Phascolomys. THE ...
... known genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the Kangaroos . There are three species of Wombat ( Fig . 4. FIG . 3. - THE NOTORYCT . ( Notoryctes typhlops . ) FIG . 4. - THE COMMON WOMBAT . ( Phascolomys. THE ...
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... known , serves to connect the Phalangers with the Wom- bats , being allied to the latter by many characters , and amongst others by the absence of a tail , which distin- guishes it from the rest of its family . In Pseudochirus ...
... known , serves to connect the Phalangers with the Wom- bats , being allied to the latter by many characters , and amongst others by the absence of a tail , which distin- guishes it from the rest of its family . In Pseudochirus ...
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... 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 length , the canine teeth are deciduous when present , and all the toes of ...
... 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 length , the canine teeth are deciduous when present , and all the toes of ...
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... known to inhabit Australia is not very great . Thirty only are described in Dr. Dobson's catalogue of the Bats as Australian . Pteropus , the great genus of Fruit - eating Bats , is represented by a few species ; so too are the ...
... known to inhabit Australia is not very great . Thirty only are described in Dr. Dobson's catalogue of the Bats as Australian . Pteropus , the great genus of Fruit - eating Bats , is represented by a few species ; so too are the ...
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... known to occur elsewhere . Apart from speculation , however , there is no question that Australia has been isolated from all the other continents since the end of the Secondary , or at least since the beginning of the Tertiary Period of ...
... known to occur elsewhere . Apart from speculation , however , there is no question that Australia has been isolated from all the other continents since the end of the Secondary , or at least since the beginning of the Tertiary Period of ...
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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