The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... Tapirs , and bridges over the present great gap in its distribution . As already stated , the fauna of the Neotropical Region is almost as remarkable for the absence of certain families as it is for the presence of peculiar forms . This ...
... Tapirs , and bridges over the present great gap in its distribution . As already stated , the fauna of the Neotropical Region is almost as remarkable for the absence of certain families as it is for the presence of peculiar forms . This ...
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... Tapir exclusively confined to it ; these are Baird's Tapir ( Tapirus bairdi ) , extending from Mexico to Panama , and Dow's Tapir ( T. dowi ) , found only in Guatemala and Costa Rica . Very few of the typical South American Hystricomor ...
... Tapir exclusively confined to it ; these are Baird's Tapir ( Tapirus bairdi ) , extending from Mexico to Panama , and Dow's Tapir ( T. dowi ) , found only in Guatemala and Costa Rica . Very few of the typical South American Hystricomor ...
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... Tapir , differing from the lowland forms , and two or three peculiar Deer , of the sub - genus Furcifer , which are likewise densely furred . A third diminutive deer found in Chili is distinguished from Cariacus , the ordinary American ...
... Tapir , differing from the lowland forms , and two or three peculiar Deer , of the sub - genus Furcifer , which are likewise densely furred . A third diminutive deer found in Chili is distinguished from Cariacus , the ordinary American ...
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... Tapirs , Lamas , Elephants ( Mastodon ) , and Wild Dogs ( Canis ) , of an entirely different aspect . There can be little doubt that these animals had migrated F here southwards from North America , where their remains ( THE NEOTROPICAL ...
... Tapirs , Lamas , Elephants ( Mastodon ) , and Wild Dogs ( Canis ) , of an entirely different aspect . There can be little doubt that these animals had migrated F here southwards from North America , where their remains ( THE NEOTROPICAL ...
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... ( Tapirs ) . Castoridæ ( Beavers ) . Ursidae ( Bears ) . Talpida ( Moles ) . SECTION III . - SUBDIVISION OF THE ETHIOPIAN REGION In dividing the Ethiopian Region into Sub - regions , it must be always remembered that one of the Sub ...
... ( Tapirs ) . Castoridæ ( Beavers ) . Ursidae ( Bears ) . Talpida ( Moles ) . SECTION III . - SUBDIVISION OF THE ETHIOPIAN REGION In dividing the Ethiopian Region into Sub - regions , it must be always remembered that one of the Sub ...
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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