40 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS 



termed the Rusine group of the genus Cervus. Two of 

 these deer are confined to Timor and the Moluccan 

 group of islands respectively. All three are closely 

 allied to the Javan Deer (Cervus hippelaphus), and it 

 is quite possible that they are merely dwarfed forms of 

 this species. 



Passing over, for the present, the Rodents and Bats, the 

 Carnivora are represented in the Papuan Region by three 

 species. These are a Cat (Felis megalotis), of which very 

 little is known, but which is stated on competent authority 

 to be quite a distinct species, and to be confined to the 

 islands of Timor and Rotti ; a Palm-cat (Paradoxurus 

 hermaphroditus), and a Civet ( Viverra tangalunga). Of 

 these two the Palm-cat is found in both the Moluccas and 

 the Timor group, the Civet only in the Moluccas. These 

 animals have in all probability been introduced by the 

 Malays, since they are both frequently kept by them as 

 pets in captivity. 



The Order Insectivora is represented in the Papuan 

 Sub-region by about live species of small Shrews 

 (Grocidura), but, so far as is yet known, these occur 

 only in the Moluccas and in Timor, and do not reach 

 further east. Lastly, two species of Monkeys just enter 

 the margin of the Sub-region, namely, the Common 

 Macaque (Macacus cynomolgus), very widely distributed 

 throughout the Oriental Region, which has crossed 

 " Wallace's Line " into Flores and Timor ; and the Black 

 Ape of Celebes (Cynopithecus niger), which has passed 

 the narrow straits between that island and Batchian, 

 one of the Molucca group. 



The Rodents are represented in the Papuan Sub-region 

 by a considerable number of rats and mice of the family 



