The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... terrestrial habits naturally involve minor points of difference , which , added to the characters presented by their dentition , have induced naturalists to recognise them as a separate family . The Phalangers ( Phalangeride ) , which ...
... terrestrial habits naturally involve minor points of difference , which , added to the characters presented by their dentition , have induced naturalists to recognise them as a separate family . The Phalangers ( Phalangeride ) , which ...
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... mammals - the Seals , Cetaceans , and Sirenians — and confining our attention to the terrestrial groups , we find only three of the usually recognised orders , namely , the Rodents , Bats , and Carnivores , with any representatives in ...
... mammals - the Seals , Cetaceans , and Sirenians — and confining our attention to the terrestrial groups , we find only three of the usually recognised orders , namely , the Rodents , Bats , and Carnivores , with any representatives in ...
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... terrestrial mammals found in this Sub - region , the only exception being a species of rat ( Mus maorium ) . But it is quite possible , nay , probable , that this Rat , as its name seems to imply , was brought by the invading Maoris ...
... terrestrial mammals found in this Sub - region , the only exception being a species of rat ( Mus maorium ) . But it is quite possible , nay , probable , that this Rat , as its name seems to imply , was brought by the invading Maoris ...
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... terrestrial Mammals , yet the fauna , such as it is , shows an unmistakable affinity of various degrees to that of Australia , and more especially to the tropical part of that continent . It is , indeed , probable that the whole of the ...
... terrestrial Mammals , yet the fauna , such as it is , shows an unmistakable affinity of various degrees to that of Australia , and more especially to the tropical part of that continent . It is , indeed , probable that the whole of the ...
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... mammalian life is , however , more than counterbalanced by the abundance of other groups of animals , more especially ... Terrestrial Mammals , repre- sentatives of eight occur in the Neotropical Region , the only Order entirely absent ...
... mammalian life is , however , more than counterbalanced by the abundance of other groups of animals , more especially ... Terrestrial Mammals , repre- sentatives of eight occur in the Neotropical Region , the only Order entirely absent ...
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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