The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... represented within its limits , and three of these are restricted to the Sub - region . Mega- lomys ( a large rat , over twelve inches in length without the tail ) is allied to the Vesper - mice of the American continent , and has been ...
... represented within its limits , and three of these are restricted to the Sub - region . Mega- lomys ( a large rat , over twelve inches in length without the tail ) is allied to the Vesper - mice of the American continent , and has been ...
Página 68
... represented in this Sub - region is the Insectivora , and this is the more remarkable because , as already shown , one of the special characters of the Neo- tropical Region is the almost complete absence of this group within its limits ...
... represented in this Sub - region is the Insectivora , and this is the more remarkable because , as already shown , one of the special characters of the Neo- tropical Region is the almost complete absence of this group within its limits ...
Página 72
... represented in this Sub - region , only two seem to be absolutely restricted to it , and these , moreover , are genera of bats , which may possibly be found at some future . time to extend into the main South American continent . Of the ...
... represented in this Sub - region , only two seem to be absolutely restricted to it , and these , moreover , are genera of bats , which may possibly be found at some future . time to extend into the main South American continent . Of the ...
Página 73
... represented by two genera containing about seven species , most of which are also found further south . One of these -the common opossum ( Didelphys marsupialis ) -extends northwards into the Nearctic Region as well as far south- wards ...
... represented by two genera containing about seven species , most of which are also found further south . One of these -the common opossum ( Didelphys marsupialis ) -extends northwards into the Nearctic Region as well as far south- wards ...
Página 74
... represented only by a single species , which is an intruder into the extreme southern end of the Sub - region . Of the other family of American Monkeys ( Cebida ) , about eight species , against a total of at least sixty found in the ...
... represented only by a single species , which is an intruder into the extreme southern end of the Sub - region . Of the other family of American Monkeys ( Cebida ) , about eight species , against a total of at least sixty found in the ...
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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