The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... seem to be performed by the various groups of Marsupials . Of the other orders , the Rodents are represented by six genera , all belonging to the Mice ( Murida ) . Of these four are confined to Australia proper , while two others also ...
... seem to be performed by the various groups of Marsupials . Of the other orders , the Rodents are represented by six genera , all belonging to the Mice ( Murida ) . Of these four are confined to Australia proper , while two others also ...
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... seem to be that in very remote times - probably in the early Tertiary or the late Secondary Period - there has been some sort of land- connection between South America and Australia . In such case there would be no necessity to suppose ...
... seem to be that in very remote times - probably in the early Tertiary or the late Secondary Period - there has been some sort of land- connection between South America and Australia . In such case there would be no necessity to suppose ...
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... seems a little uncertain . It is probable , however , that many of these so - called " species " of wild pig may be descendants of the domestic animal , which has run wild , as is well known , in many of the Pacific Islands . The other ...
... seems a little uncertain . It is probable , however , that many of these so - called " species " of wild pig may be descendants of the domestic animal , which has run wild , as is well known , in many of the Pacific Islands . The other ...
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... seems to be extremely favourable to the presence of Bats , of which there are more than sixty species known to occur within its limits . More especially is this the case with the large fruit - eating bats of the genus Pteropus , since ...
... seems to be extremely favourable to the presence of Bats , of which there are more than sixty species known to occur within its limits . More especially is this the case with the large fruit - eating bats of the genus Pteropus , since ...
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... seems to imply , was brought by the invading Maoris into New Zealand from Tonga , or from wherever the Maoris originated ; indeed , Mr. Thomas believes it to be identical with a Polynesian species , Mus exulans ( cf. Buller , Trans ...
... seems to imply , was brought by the invading Maoris into New Zealand from Tonga , or from wherever the Maoris originated ; indeed , Mr. Thomas believes it to be identical with a Polynesian species , Mus exulans ( cf. Buller , Trans ...
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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