The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 55
... single family only , out of seven into which this order is usually divided . This is the Didelphyidæ , or Opossums , of the twenty - four generally recognised species of which one ( Didelphys marsupialis ) ranges north with some ...
... single family only , out of seven into which this order is usually divided . This is the Didelphyidæ , or Opossums , of the twenty - four generally recognised species of which one ( Didelphys marsupialis ) ranges north with some ...
Página 62
... single genus ( Elurus ) , which is perhaps doubtfully referred to it , is entirely confined to the New World . On the other hand , the Viverride , so widely spread in the Old World , are entirely absent in America . With the exception ...
... single genus ( Elurus ) , which is perhaps doubtfully referred to it , is entirely confined to the New World . On the other hand , the Viverride , so widely spread in the Old World , are entirely absent in America . With the exception ...
Página 74
... single species , which is an intruder into the extreme southern end of the Sub - region . Of the other family of American Monkeys ( Cebida ) , about eight species , against a total of at least sixty found in the Guiano - Brazilian Sub ...
... single species , which is an intruder into the extreme southern end of the Sub - region . Of the other family of American Monkeys ( Cebida ) , about eight species , against a total of at least sixty found in the Guiano - Brazilian Sub ...
Página 76
... single Hare ( Lepus ) , they all belong to the Hystricomorphine group , which is so highly developed in the Neotropical Region . The Guiano - Brazilian Sub - region is also the special home of the Phyllostomine bats . Out of a total of ...
... single Hare ( Lepus ) , they all belong to the Hystricomorphine group , which is so highly developed in the Neotropical Region . The Guiano - Brazilian Sub - region is also the special home of the Phyllostomine bats . Out of a total of ...
Página 94
... single species , so that in the Old World the group appears to be in a state of decay . The only light thrown on this curious case of discontinuous distribution is the occurrence of a fossil genus ( Pellegrinia ) allied to the African ...
... single species , so that in the Old World the group appears to be in a state of decay . The only light thrown on this curious case of discontinuous distribution is the occurrence of a fossil genus ( Pellegrinia ) allied to the African ...
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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