The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 6-10 de 29
Página 24
... naturalists , six are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so abundant in Australia proper , as to quite to quite overshadow the few representa- tives of the higher orders of mammals found within ...
... naturalists , six are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so abundant in Australia proper , as to quite to quite overshadow the few representa- tives of the higher orders of mammals found within ...
Página 28
... naturalists to recognise them as a separate family . The Phalangers ( Phalangeride ) , which next follow , are a much more extensively developed group of animals , presenting us with several well - marked generic forms , and with about ...
... naturalists to recognise them as a separate family . The Phalangers ( Phalangeride ) , which next follow , are a much more extensively developed group of animals , presenting us with several well - marked generic forms , and with about ...
Página 39
... naturalists as peculiar species . In the latter case , even if we assume that the specific dis- tinctions have been satisfactorily established , it is not probable that such species have been brought into the Papuan Region by the hand ...
... naturalists as peculiar species . In the latter case , even if we assume that the specific dis- tinctions have been satisfactorily established , it is not probable that such species have been brought into the Papuan Region by the hand ...
Página 52
... naturalists , among others Merriam and Allen ( 1 ) , include in the Neotropical Region the southern extremities of the peninsulas of Lower California and of Florida . This , however , appears to be unnecessary , at least so far as the ...
... naturalists , among others Merriam and Allen ( 1 ) , include in the Neotropical Region the southern extremities of the peninsulas of Lower California and of Florida . This , however , appears to be unnecessary , at least so far as the ...
Página 63
... Naturalist on the Amazons . " Summarising these statements , we find that the Neo- tropical Region is characterised by the exclusive possession of no less than ten families of mammals , namely : - Bradypodidae ( Sloths ) ...
... Naturalist on the Amazons . " Summarising these statements , we find that the Neo- tropical Region is characterised by the exclusive possession of no less than ten families of mammals , namely : - Bradypodidae ( Sloths ) ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
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