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DISTRIBUTION IN SPACE AND TIME 



Baboons (Papio or Cynocepkalus). The majority of Lemurs 

 (Lemuroidea) are African. The peculiar Ethiopian Insect- 

 Eaters (Insectiuora) include the Golden Moles (Chrysochloris], 

 and an otter-like West African form (Potamogale), among many 

 other characteristic types. There are also Flesh- Eaters (Car- 

 nivora) belonging to purely Ethiopian genera, e.g. the Foussa 

 (Cryptoprocta) of Madagascar, the Aard-Wolf (Proteles), and 

 the Cape Hunting- Dog (Lycaon). Though Lion (Felis leo] 



Fig. 1289. Wart-Hog (P hacocharus) 



and Leopard (F. leopardus) are both very characteristic, the 

 former ranges into Asia (and has only become extinct in Europe 

 during historic times), while the latter so closely resembles the 

 Asiatic Panther (F. pantherd] that the two animals are often 

 considered as belonging to the same species. A curious nega- 

 tive feature is found in the complete absence of animals of the 

 Bear kind. Of Hoofed Mammals (Ungulatd) many remarkable 

 forms are limited to the Ethiopian region. They include Zebras 

 (species of Equus], characteristic species of Rhinoceros, Wart-Hog 

 (Phacochcerus, fig. 1289), Red River- Hog (Potamoch&rus)) Hippo- 

 potamus (Hippopotamus), the Giraffe (Giraffa), Okapi (Okapia), 

 a number of Antelopes, and the little Water-Chevrotain (Dorca- 



