The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... fauna of each Region . On examining these tables , it will be seen that the Ethiopian Region stands second in point of the number of genera confined to it , coming next to the Neotropical Region . The lists of genera from which this ...
... fauna of each Region . On examining these tables , it will be seen that the Ethiopian Region stands second in point of the number of genera confined to it , coming next to the Neotropical Region . The lists of genera from which this ...
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... FAUNA OF THE AUSTRALIAN REGION The peculiarities of the Australian Region are very striking . Within its boundaries are found the only repre- sentatives of the lowest and most reptilian of the Orders of Mammals ; these are the egg ...
... FAUNA OF THE AUSTRALIAN REGION The peculiarities of the Australian Region are very striking . Within its boundaries are found the only repre- sentatives of the lowest and most reptilian of the Orders of Mammals ; these are the egg ...
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... fauna . The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention , are its representatives of the two forms which together constitute the Sub - class of Monotremes . These are the extraordinary genera Orni ...
... fauna . The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention , are its representatives of the two forms which together constitute the Sub - class of Monotremes . These are the extraordinary genera Orni ...
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... fauna than the Monotremes . Of the seven families into which this order is usually divided by naturalists , six are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so abundant in Australia proper , as to quite ...
... fauna than the Monotremes . Of the seven families into which this order is usually divided by naturalists , six are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so abundant in Australia proper , as to quite ...
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... fauna . While the Kangaroos are mostly grazing animals , and the Wombats burrowers and grubbers , the Phalangers are essentially arboreal in their habits , and are much more strictly nocturnal than the two former groups . In the daytime ...
... fauna . While the Kangaroos are mostly grazing animals , and the Wombats burrowers and grubbers , the Phalangers are essentially arboreal in their habits , and are much more strictly nocturnal than the two former groups . In the daytime ...
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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