The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... - dua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest - the Great Ant - eater as it is usually called (. FIG . 8. - HOFFMANN'S SLOTH . ( Cholopus hoffmanni . ) FIG . 9. - THE GREAT ANT - EATER . THE NEOTROPICAL REGION 57.
... - dua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest - the Great Ant - eater as it is usually called (. FIG . 8. - HOFFMANN'S SLOTH . ( Cholopus hoffmanni . ) FIG . 9. - THE GREAT ANT - EATER . THE NEOTROPICAL REGION 57.
Página 58
William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. Great Ant - eater as it is usually called ( Fig . 9 ) -does not climb trees , though mostly found in forest - districts . These three animals are all widely distributed in the woodlands of ...
William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. Great Ant - eater as it is usually called ( Fig . 9 ) -does not climb trees , though mostly found in forest - districts . These three animals are all widely distributed in the woodlands of ...
Página 59
... usually recognised families being found within its limits . The Peccaries ( Dicotylida ) consist of only two species , of which one ( D. tajacu ) ranges as far J.S ( Tolypeutes tricinctus . ) north as the Southern United States , and ...
... usually recognised families being found within its limits . The Peccaries ( Dicotylida ) consist of only two species , of which one ( D. tajacu ) ranges as far J.S ( Tolypeutes tricinctus . ) north as the Southern United States , and ...
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... usually considered to be the most generalised of all the mammalian orders , and to be the least changed descendants of the ancestral group from which most of the other orders of mammals have originated . If this be the case , it seems ...
... usually considered to be the most generalised of all the mammalian orders , and to be the least changed descendants of the ancestral group from which most of the other orders of mammals have originated . If this be the case , it seems ...
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... usually recognised , of which two or three are restricted to Cuba , one is peculiar to Jamaica , and one to the Bahamas , while another species has been recently discovered in Swan Island , situated in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico ...
... usually recognised , of which two or three are restricted to Cuba , one is peculiar to Jamaica , and one to the Bahamas , while another species has been recently discovered in Swan Island , situated in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico ...
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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