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The Dormouse Family (Myoxida), 



Loir (Myoxus glis), H9 



Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), 



The Beaver Family (Castorida), . 



Beaver (Castor fiber), 



The Mouse Family (Murida), 



The Mole-rats, 



Common European Mole-rat (Spalax typhlus), 

 The Hamsters (Cricetus), 



Hamster Proper (Cricetus frumentarius), 

 Rats and Mice {Murina), 



Black Rat (Mus rattus), 



Brown Rat (Mus decumanus), . 



Common Domestic Mouse (Mus musculus) 



Field-mouse (Mus agrarius), 



Long-tailed Field-mouse (Mus sylvaticus), 



Harvest-mouse (Mus minutus), . 



Striped or Barbary Mouse (Mus striatus), 



The Voles {Arvicolina), .... 

 Common Field-vole (Arvicola arvalis), 

 Water-rat or Water-vole (Arvicola amphib 

 Lemming (Myodes lemmus), 

 Musk-rat or Musquash (Fiber zibethicus), 

 The genera Hydromys, Meriones, Gerbillus, 1 59 



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The Jerboa Family (Dipodida), .... 



Egyptian Jerboa (Dipus mauritanicus), 

 Jumping-rabbit of Siberia (Alactaga jaculus), . 

 Cape Jumping-hare (Pedetes caffer), . 

 Phillips's Pocket-mouse (Dipodomys Phillipsii), 

 Gopher (Geomys bursaria), .... 



The Porcupine Family (Hystricida), . 



'Common European Porcupine (Hystrix cristata), 

 African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherura africana), 

 Tri-coloured Tree-porcupine (Cercolabes villosus), 



The Spiny Rat Family (Echimyida), . 



Coypu (Myopotamus coypu), .... 



The Degu Family (Octodontida), .... 

 Degu of the Chileans (Octodon Cummingii), 



The Chinchilla Family (Chinchillida), 



Larger Chinchilla (Eriomys chinchilla), 

 Smaller Chinchilla (Eriomys laniger), 

 Cuvier's Lagidium (Lagidium Cuvieri), 

 Vizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus), 



The Agouti Family (Subungulata), 



Agouti Proper or Golden Agouti (Dasyprocta 



Aguti), 



Paca (Ccelogenys paca), 



Patagonian Cavy or Mara (Dolichotis patagonica), 

 Restless Cavy or Aperea (Cavia aperea), . 

 Capybara (Hydrochcerus capybara), . 



The Rabbit Family (Leporida), .... 



Alpine Pika (Lagomys alpinus), .... 

 Common Hare (Lepus timidus), .... 



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Alpine, Mountain, or Northern Hare (Lepus 



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Rabbit (Lepus cuniculus), 175 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Rodents, 175 



THE EDENTATES (EDENTATA). 



Introduction, 180 



The Sloths (Bradypoda), 181 



A'i or Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), . 182 

 Unau or Two-toed Sloth (Cholcepus didactylus), 183 



The Armadillos (Dasypoda), .... 183 



Giant Armadillo (Prionodon gigas), . . .185 

 Six-banded Armadillo (Dasypus sexcinctus), . 185 

 Pichiciago (Chlamydophorus truncatus), . . 185 



The Worm-tongued Edentates (Vermilinguia), 186 



Aard-vark or Cape Ant-bear (Orycteropus capen- 



sis), 186 



The True Ant-eaters (Myrmecophagida), . .187 

 Great Ant-eater or Ant-bear (Myrmecophaga 



jubata), . . . . . . .187 



Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), . . .188 

 Little Ant-eater (Myrmidon didactylus), . .188 



The Pangolins or Scaly Ant-eaters (Manis), . .188 

 Long-tailed Pangolin (Manis longicaudata), . 189 

 Short-tailed Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), . 189 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Edentates, 189 



THE MARSUPIALS OR POUCH-BEARING 

 MAMMALS (MARSUPIAL1A). 



Introduction, 192 



The Opossums (Didelphyida), . . . -195 



Yapock (Cheironectes variegatus), . . . 196 

 Common Opposum (Didelphys virginiana), . 196 



The Predaceous Marsupials (Rapaces), . . . 197 



The Pouched Badgers (Peramelida), . . -197 



Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta), . 198 

 Pig-footed Perameles (Chasropus castanotus), . 199 

 Banded Ant-eater (Myrmecobius fasciatus), . 199 



The Dasyure Family (Dasyurida), 



Brush-tailed Phascogale or Tafa (Phascogale 



penicillata), 



Viverrine Dasyure (Dasyurus viverrinus), . 

 Tasmanian Devil (Dasyurus ursinus), 

 Tasmanian Wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus), 



The Fruit-eating Marsupials (Carpophaga), . 

 The Phalanger Family (Phalangistida), 



Squirrel Flying-phalanger (Belideus or Petaurus 



sciureus), 203 



Vulpine Phalanger (Phalangista vulpina), . . 204 

 Koala or Native (Australian) Bear (Phascolarctos 



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