The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... nearly allied to the true L Kangaroos . A third genus ( Dendrolagus ) , containing Kangaroos specially modified for arboreal life , was formerly supposed to be peculiar to New Guinea . But a species of the same form , as already ...
... nearly allied to the true L Kangaroos . A third genus ( Dendrolagus ) , containing Kangaroos specially modified for arboreal life , was formerly supposed to be peculiar to New Guinea . But a species of the same form , as already ...
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William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. Nearly all the Marsupials found in the Papuan Sub- region are confined to the island of New Guinea ; a few , however - for example , the Phalangers - also inhabit the other islands of this ...
William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. Nearly all the Marsupials found in the Papuan Sub- region are confined to the island of New Guinea ; a few , however - for example , the Phalangers - also inhabit the other islands of this ...
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... nearly all marsupials , common to the Papuan Sub - region and Australia ; and sixteen genera common to the Papuan Sub - region and the Oriental Region . Of these , however , only six ( Sus and five genera of bats ) penetrate so far ...
... nearly all marsupials , common to the Papuan Sub - region and Australia ; and sixteen genera common to the Papuan Sub - region and the Oriental Region . Of these , however , only six ( Sus and five genera of bats ) penetrate so far ...
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... with Australian forms . Altogether there are in New Zealand fifty - seven land - birds , belonging to thirty- four genera , of which sixteen , or nearly half 44 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS The Manatee (Manatus americanus)
... with Australian forms . Altogether there are in New Zealand fifty - seven land - birds , belonging to thirty- four genera , of which sixteen , or nearly half 44 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS The Manatee (Manatus americanus)
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... nearly half , are not known elsewhere . There are also five peculiar genera of waders and aquatic birds in New Zealand , making twenty - one indigenous genera in all . Among its few reptiles , also , New Zealand numbers the very ...
... nearly half , are not known elsewhere . There are also five peculiar genera of waders and aquatic birds in New Zealand , making twenty - one indigenous genera in all . Among its few reptiles , also , New Zealand numbers the very ...
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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