The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 38
... true Kangaroos . A third genus ( Dendrolagus ) , containing Kangaroos specially modified for arboreal life , was formerly supposed to be peculiar to New Guinea . But a species of the same form , as already mentioned , has been ...
... true Kangaroos . A third genus ( Dendrolagus ) , containing Kangaroos specially modified for arboreal life , was formerly supposed to be peculiar to New Guinea . But a species of the same form , as already mentioned , has been ...
Página 63
... true Vampires or blood - sucking bats ( Desmodus and Diphylla ) , is a very considerable one , numbering at least sixty species , distributed among thirty - three genera , which are doubtless still to be supplemented by future ...
... true Vampires or blood - sucking bats ( Desmodus and Diphylla ) , is a very considerable one , numbering at least sixty species , distributed among thirty - three genera , which are doubtless still to be supplemented by future ...
Página 93
... true Flying Squirrels ( Pteromys ) in having a long cartilaginous process ex- tending from the elbow - joint to support the parachute , and also in being provided with strong imbricated scales attached to the lower surface of the tail ...
... true Flying Squirrels ( Pteromys ) in having a long cartilaginous process ex- tending from the elbow - joint to support the parachute , and also in being provided with strong imbricated scales attached to the lower surface of the tail ...
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... 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 this Sub - order are entirely ...
... 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 this Sub - order are entirely ...
Página 131
... true Monkeys are found in the Oriental Region . Three of these , the Proboscis Monkey of Borneo ( Nasalis ) , the Gibbons ( Hylo- bates ) , and the Orangs of Sumatra and Borneo ( Simia ) , are strictly endemic ; while the other three ...
... true Monkeys are found in the Oriental Region . Three of these , the Proboscis Monkey of Borneo ( Nasalis ) , the Gibbons ( Hylo- bates ) , and the Orangs of Sumatra and Borneo ( Simia ) , are strictly endemic ; while the other three ...
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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