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THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS 



Neotropical with that of other regions, the deficiencies or 

 " lipotypes " are manifestly considerable. For example, 

 the following ten families of mammals, all fairly well 



Fig. 12. — The Barrigudo. 

 (Lagothrix humboldti.) 



spread over the rest of the world except Australia, are 

 entirely absent from this region : — 



Bovidse (Oxen). 

 Equidse (Horses). 

 Elephantidse (Elephants). 

 Lagomyidse (Pikas). 

 Viverridse (Civets). 

 Talpidse (Moles). 



Pteropidse (Fruit-bats). 

 Lemuridse (Lemurs). 

 Cercopithecidae (Old World 



monkeys). 

 Simiidae (Anthropoid apes). 



