The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 96
... single species ( Chiromyida ) confined to Madagascar , the other ( Lemurida ) containing a large number of genera , of which ten are confined to Mada- gascar , two are found on the mainland of Africa , and the other two in the Oriental ...
... single species ( Chiromyida ) confined to Madagascar , the other ( Lemurida ) containing a large number of genera , of which ten are confined to Mada- gascar , two are found on the mainland of Africa , and the other two in the Oriental ...
Página 104
... single representative of the true Pteropus has yet been obtained on the continent . ( Centetes ecaudatus . ) Finally , among the Lemurs we reach the culminating point of the Fauna of this strange land . No less than eleven genera of ...
... single representative of the true Pteropus has yet been obtained on the continent . ( Centetes ecaudatus . ) Finally , among the Lemurs we reach the culminating point of the Fauna of this strange land . No less than eleven genera of ...
Página 107
... single genus and species , the extremely 6 Ο anomalous Aye - aye , discovered by the traveller Sonnerat in 1780 ( see Fig . 23 ) . There are generally examples of this curious animal in the Zoological Society's gardens in London , but ...
... single genus and species , the extremely 6 Ο anomalous Aye - aye , discovered by the traveller Sonnerat in 1780 ( see Fig . 23 ) . There are generally examples of this curious animal in the Zoological Society's gardens in London , but ...
Página 111
... single species , are confined to this Sub - region , while a third ( Epomophorus ) has not been found outside Africa . These three genera all belong to the family Pteropodidæ , which contains the large fruit - eating bats . A few ...
... single species , are confined to this Sub - region , while a third ( Epomophorus ) has not been found outside Africa . These three genera all belong to the family Pteropodidæ , which contains the large fruit - eating bats . A few ...
Página 128
... Ethiopian Region , though a single goat ( Capra walie ) has penetrated as far as the highlands of Abyssinia . But representatives. FIG . 26. THE BINTURONG . FIG . 27. THE KAGUAN . ( Galeopithecus volans . 128 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... Ethiopian Region , though a single goat ( Capra walie ) has penetrated as far as the highlands of Abyssinia . But representatives. FIG . 26. THE BINTURONG . FIG . 27. THE KAGUAN . ( Galeopithecus volans . 128 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctic Armadillo Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong birds Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Central Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number 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 Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented restricted Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Sirenian South America Southern Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverrida Wallace's Line West African Western whole widely distributed Zealand