The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... tropical vegetation , the great mass of the land from Central America to Uruguay being occupied by vast forests . South of the tropic of Capricorn the woods soon disappear , and the country , over a large part of its surface , becomes a ...
... tropical vegetation , the great mass of the land from Central America to Uruguay being occupied by vast forests . South of the tropic of Capricorn the woods soon disappear , and the country , over a large part of its surface , becomes a ...
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... tropical vegetation seems to be especially conducive . Again , the mammalian fauna of the Neotropical Region is quite as remarkable for what it does not possess ( lipotypes ) as for what it has . Everything points to the conclusion that ...
... tropical vegetation seems to be especially conducive . Again , the mammalian fauna of the Neotropical Region is quite as remarkable for what it does not possess ( lipotypes ) as for what it has . Everything points to the conclusion that ...
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... tropical America , but never met with elsewhere . The Armadilloes ( Dasypodidae ) are mostly inhabitants of more open districts ( see Fig . 10 , p . 59 ) . Besides the three living ( Myrmecophaga jubata . ) [ List of Vertebrates , 1896 ...
... tropical America , but never met with elsewhere . The Armadilloes ( Dasypodidae ) are mostly inhabitants of more open districts ( see Fig . 10 , p . 59 ) . Besides the three living ( Myrmecophaga jubata . ) [ List of Vertebrates , 1896 ...
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... tropical Region is characterised by the exclusive possession of no less than ten families of mammals , namely : - Bradypodidae ( Sloths ) ; Myrmecophagidae ( Ant - eaters ) ; Chinchillida ( Chinchillas ) ; Dasyproctida ( Agoutis ) ...
... tropical Region is characterised by the exclusive possession of no less than ten families of mammals , namely : - Bradypodidae ( Sloths ) ; Myrmecophagidae ( Ant - eaters ) ; Chinchillida ( Chinchillas ) ; Dasyproctida ( Agoutis ) ...
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... tropical Region is the almost complete absence of this group within its limits . The West Indian representatives of this group are two in number , and belong to a peculiar genus ( Solenodon ) , which is of rather doubtful affinities but ...
... tropical Region is the almost complete absence of this group within its limits . The West Indian representatives of this group are two in number , and belong to a peculiar genus ( Solenodon ) , which is of rather doubtful affinities but ...
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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