The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... belong generally to families of wide distribution . But one family , the Raccoons ( Procyonida ) , with the exception of a single genus ( Elurus ) , which is perhaps doubtfully referred to it , is entirely confined to the New World . On ...
... belong generally to families of wide distribution . But one family , the Raccoons ( Procyonida ) , with the exception of a single genus ( Elurus ) , which is perhaps doubtfully referred to it , is entirely confined to the New World . On ...
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... belong to peculiar genera . The higher ranges of the Andes from Ecuador south- wards , together with the pampas of Southern Argentina and Patagonia , form another well - marked Sub - region char- acterised by a number of peculiar genera ...
... belong to peculiar genera . The higher ranges of the Andes from Ecuador south- wards , together with the pampas of Southern Argentina and Patagonia , form another well - marked Sub - region char- acterised by a number of peculiar genera ...
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... belong to the mainland of Central and South America . The only other Order of terrestrial Mammals represented in this Sub - region is the Insectivora , and this is the more remarkable because , as already shown , one of the special ...
... belong to the mainland of Central and South America . The only other Order of terrestrial Mammals represented in this Sub - region is the Insectivora , and this is the more remarkable because , as already shown , one of the special ...
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... belong to the sedentary families , although the two islands are only separated by an interval of seventy - five miles of sea . On the whole , therefore , it seems probable that , although the Lesser Antilles have derived the bulk of ...
... belong to the sedentary families , although the two islands are only separated by an interval of seventy - five miles of sea . On the whole , therefore , it seems probable that , although the Lesser Antilles have derived the bulk of ...
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... belong to the Sciurine and Murine groups , which have spread southwards from their homes in the Nearctic Region . Passing on to the Carnivora , we find nearly all the genera of this order met with in the South American continent ...
... belong to the Sciurine and Murine groups , which have spread southwards from their homes in the Nearctic Region . Passing on to the Carnivora , we find nearly all the genera of this order met with in the South American continent ...
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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