The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... order of Bats ( 8 , 10 , 11 ) . Of the Monotremes , two species have been met with in New Guinea , both of them belonging to the family of Echidnas above referred to . Of these one species , only at present known from the south of New ...
... order of Bats ( 8 , 10 , 11 ) . Of the Monotremes , two species have been met with in New Guinea , both of them belonging to the family of Echidnas above referred to . Of these one species , only at present known from the south of New ...
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... orders of mammals , a few scattered representatives of the higher forms ( Ungulates , Insectivores , and Carnivores ) ... Order Ungulata found in the Papuan Sub - region are three species of Deer belonging to what is termed the Rusine ...
... orders of mammals , a few scattered representatives of the higher forms ( Ungulates , Insectivores , and Carnivores ) ... Order Ungulata found in the Papuan Sub - region are three species of Deer belonging to what is termed the Rusine ...
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... Order Insectivora is represented in the Papuan Sub - region by about five species of small Shrews ( Crocidura ) , but , so far as is yet known , these occur only in the Moluccas and in Timor , and do not reach further east . Lastly ...
... Order Insectivora is represented in the Papuan Sub - region by about five species of small Shrews ( Crocidura ) , but , so far as is yet known , these occur only in the Moluccas and in Timor , and do not reach further east . Lastly ...
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... order of reptiles . The nearest allies of this form are found among three extinct families which make up the order Rhynchocephalia . Re- mains of these families occur in beds of Permian age in Germany , in the Keuper of Elgin ( Scotland ) ...
... order of reptiles . The nearest allies of this form are found among three extinct families which make up the order Rhynchocephalia . Re- mains of these families occur in beds of Permian age in Germany , in the Keuper of Elgin ( Scotland ) ...
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... Orders of Terrestrial Mammals , repre- sentatives of eight occur in the Neotropical Region , the only Order entirely ... order is usually divided . This is the Didelphyidæ , or Opossums , of the twenty - four generally recognised species ...
... Orders of Terrestrial Mammals , repre- sentatives of eight occur in the Neotropical Region , the only Order entirely ... order is usually divided . This is the Didelphyidæ , or Opossums , of the twenty - four generally recognised species ...
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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