The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... present , and all the toes of the fore feet are of nearly equal length . One of the finest and most brightly coloured of this larger group is the Red Kangaroo ( Fig . 5 , p . 31 ) , which has been introduced into Europe , and breeds ...
... present , and all the toes of the fore feet are of nearly equal length . One of the finest and most brightly coloured of this larger group is the Red Kangaroo ( Fig . 5 , p . 31 ) , which has been introduced into Europe , and breeds ...
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... present known from the south of New Guinea , is but a slightly modified form of the small Australian Echidna . But in the mountains , in various parts of New Guinea , has been lately discovered a larger representative of the same family ...
... present known from the south of New Guinea , is but a slightly modified form of the small Australian Echidna . But in the mountains , in various parts of New Guinea , has been lately discovered a larger representative of the same family ...
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... present , the Rodents and Bats , the Carnivora are represented in the Papuan Region by three species . These are a Cat ( Felis megalotis ) , of which very little is known , but which is stated on competent authority to be quite a ...
... present , the Rodents and Bats , the Carnivora are represented in the Papuan Region by three species . These are a Cat ( Felis megalotis ) , of which very little is known , but which is stated on competent authority to be quite a ...
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... present all the characteristic features of a " continental " group of islands . The only indigenous mammals are a Wild Dog ( Canis antarcticus ) and a Vesper - mouse ( Hesperomys ) , which seem to be distinct , though closely allied to ...
... present all the characteristic features of a " continental " group of islands . The only indigenous mammals are a Wild Dog ( Canis antarcticus ) and a Vesper - mouse ( Hesperomys ) , which seem to be distinct , though closely allied to ...
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... present fauna has arisen from two quite different sources -first , from the original fauna of early Tertiary times ; and , secondly , from immigrants from the north , some of these being of rather long standing , and others of later ...
... present fauna has arisen from two quite different sources -first , from the original fauna of early Tertiary times ; and , secondly , from immigrants from the north , some of these being of rather long standing , and others of later ...
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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