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THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS 



placed in the otherwise strictly New World family 

 Procyoiiidx, which embraces the Raccoons and their allies. 

 The only other carnivorous genus not represented beyond 

 the limits of the Pakearctic Region is Meles, containing 

 the familiar European Badger and other species. 



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Fig. 40.— The Water-shrew. 

 ( Crossop us fodims. ) 



The Insectivora are found in considerable numbers in 

 this Region, three genera of Shrews and three of Moles 

 being restricted to it. Among these are the little Water- 

 shrew (Crossopus) found in England, and thence through- 

 out the PaLearctic Region as far as the Altai mountains. 

 Crossapus (Fig. 40) is distinguished by having fringes of 



