1 6 ELEMENTARY ANATOMY. [LESS. 



Vampire bats (Phyllostoma and Rhinolophus\ and 

 the Bloodsucker (Desmodus}. 



III. INSECTIVORA. Small insect-eating beasts, such as 

 the Mole, the Hedgehog, the Tanrecs (Centetes and 

 Hemicentetes], the Golden Mole (Chrysochloris], the 

 Shrew-Mice (which are not at all really mice), 

 Sorex, and the African jumping shrews (Macros- 

 celides}; also the so-called Flying- Lemur (which is 

 not a lemur), Galeopithecus. 



FIG. 17. A LEAPING SHREW FIG. 18. THE FLYING-LEMUR 



(Macroscelides). ( Galeopithecus). 



IV. RODENTIA. Mostly rather small animals, all formed 

 for gnawing, such as the Hare and Rabbit, the 

 Agonli, the Beaver, the Porcupine (Hystrix), the 

 Capybara, Dolichotis, the Squirrels, the Rats, the 

 Australian Rat (Hydromys), the Jerboa (Dipus\ the 

 Rat-mole (Spalax}. 



V. CARNIVORA. Beasts of prey, as the Cats, Lions and 

 Tigers, the Hyeras, Civet-cats, Dogs, Weasels, 

 Badger, Coatimonui, Racoon, the Ailurus, and the 

 Bears, the Otters and Sea-otters (Enhydrd], 



VI. PINNIPEDIA. The Seals (Phocd), Walrus ( Trich<echus\ 



and Sea-Bears (Otaria}. 



VII. CETACEA. The Whale-bone Whales, the Sperm 

 Whale, the Dolphins and Porpoises, including the 

 Pontoporia and Platanista and the Narwhal. 

 VIII. SIRENIA. The Dugong and Manatee, with the ex- 

 tinct Rhytina and Halitherium, ^ 



IX. PROBOSCIDEA. The African and Asiatic Elephant 



and the extinct Dinotherium. 



X. UNGULATA. The Hoofed beasts, divisible into two 

 sub-orders : 



A. PERISSODACTYI.A. Those with the functional toes of 



the hind foot of an odd number, as the Rhinoceros, 

 the Tapir, the Horse and its extinct allies ; and 



B. ARTIODACTYLA. Those with the functional toes of 



