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ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY. 



[part III. 



TABLE I. 



FAMILIES OF ANIMALS INHABITING THE NE ARCTIC REGION. 



Explanation. 



Names in italics show the families which are peculiar to the region. 



Names inclosed thus ( ) show families which barely enter the region, and are not 



considered properly to belong to it. 

 Numbers correspond to the series of numbers to the families in Part IV. 



Order and Family. 



MAMMALIA. 

 Chiroptera. 



10. Phyllostoiiiidse 



12. Vespertilionidse 



13. Noctilionidse . . . 



Insectivora. 



21. TalpidiE 



22. Soricidse 



Carnivora. 



23. Felidffi ... 



28. Canidse ... 



29. Mustelidse 



30. Procyonidse 



32. Ursida? .. 



33. Otariidae... 



34. Trichechidse 



35. Phocidse... 



Cetacea. 

 36 to 41. 



Ungulata. 



47. Suidse ... 

 50. Cervidffi ... 

 52. Bovidse ... 



KODENTIA, 



55. Muridae ... 

 57. DipodidiB 



59. Saccomyidce 



60. Oastoridse 



61. Sciuridse... 



Sub-regions. 



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Range beyond the Region. 



Neotropical 

 Cosmopolite 

 Tropical regions 



Palsearctic 



The Eastern Hemisphere, excl. Australia 



All regions but the Australian 



All regions but the Australian 



All regions but the Australian 



Neotropical 



Palsearctic, Oriental 



N. and S. temperate zones 



Arctic regions 



N. and S. temperate zones 



Oceanic 



All other continents but Australia 



All regions but Ethiopian and Australian 



Palsearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental 



Almost cosmopolite 



Palsearctic, Ethiopian 



Mexican sub-region 



Palsearctic 



All regions but Australian 



