The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... ( Squirrels ) , Spalacida ( Blind Moles ) , Octodontidæ , Hystricidæ ( Porcupines ) , and Lepo- rida ( Hares ) , among the rodents . ( 3 ) The families Felida ( Cats ) , Canidæ ( Dogs ) , and Mustelida ( Weasels ) , among the Carnivora ...
... ( Squirrels ) , Spalacida ( Blind Moles ) , Octodontidæ , Hystricidæ ( Porcupines ) , and Lepo- rida ( Hares ) , among the rodents . ( 3 ) The families Felida ( Cats ) , Canidæ ( Dogs ) , and Mustelida ( Weasels ) , among the Carnivora ...
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... Squirrel ; Felis ; Hyena ; Viverra ; Herpestes , and even the higher Monkeys . It must have been during this period that broad land- connections existed between Europe and Africa , by means of which the African continent became peopled ...
... Squirrel ; Felis ; Hyena ; Viverra ; Herpestes , and even the higher Monkeys . It must have been during this period that broad land- connections existed between Europe and Africa , by means of which the African continent became peopled ...
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... Squirrel ; Felis ; Hyena ; Viverra ; Herpestes , and even the higher Monkeys . It must have been during this period that broad landconnections existed between Europe and Africa , by means of which the African continent became peopled by ...
... Squirrel ; Felis ; Hyena ; Viverra ; Herpestes , and even the higher Monkeys . It must have been during this period that broad landconnections existed between Europe and Africa , by means of which the African continent became peopled by ...
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... Squirrels are especially numerous , there being upwards of fifty species found within its limits , nearly all of which are arboreal in their habits . Although there are no families of Carnivores peculiar to the Region , there is a ...
... Squirrels are especially numerous , there being upwards of fifty species found within its limits , nearly all of which are arboreal in their habits . Although there are no families of Carnivores peculiar to the Region , there is a ...
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... Squirrel family ( Sciuridæ ) . No less than thirty - two species , referable to the genera Sciurus ( the true Squirrel ) and to Pteromys and Sciurop- terus , the Flying Squirrels , are found here alone . The only Rodent supposed to be ...
... Squirrel family ( Sciuridæ ) . No less than thirty - two species , referable to the genera Sciurus ( the true Squirrel ) and to Pteromys and Sciurop- terus , the Flying Squirrels , are found here alone . The only Rodent supposed to be ...
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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