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South African Gnu ; this is also found only among the 

 higher mountain ranges, and is probably confined to the 

 Sub-region. 



Among the Rodents of this Sub-region there are two 

 genera peculiar. One of these is Eupetaurus, a flying 

 squirrel, which, unlike all others of the same group, lives 

 in a part of the world practically devoid of forests. It 

 is as yet known only from the extreme north-western part 

 of the Indian Empire, but doubtless has a wider range. 

 The second endemic genus, Typhlomys, has been formed 

 for the reception of a curious, almost blind Mouse of 

 Northern China. 



Among the Carnivora of the Chinese Sub-region the 

 only genus of very special interest is jEluropus, which 

 has already been mentioned in the general account of the 

 Region. The Insectivora of this Sub-region are numerous, 

 comprising as they do ten genera, of which three are 

 endemic. These are all of them Shrews, two of which, 

 Chimarrliogale and Nectogale, are aquatic forms with 

 webbed toes, while the third, Anurosorex, is probably 

 fossorial. All the Bats belong to fairly wide-spread 

 forms. 



Finally, there are two genera of Monkeys represented 

 in this Sub-region, Macacus and Semnopithecus, but these 

 forms belong strictly to the Oriental Region. 



Below is a table of the genera of the Sub-region, arranged 

 as in the foregoing Sub-regions, which shows what a con- 

 siderable number of forms are common to this and the 

 Oriental Region. 



