ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPH Y. 
[part hi 
2J4 
TABLE I. 
FAMILIES OF ANIMALS INHABITING THE ETHIOPIAN REGION. 
Explanation. 
Names in italics show families peculiar to the region. 
Names inclosed thus ( ) barely enter the region, and are not considered properly 
to belong to it. 
Numbers are not consecutive, hut correspond to those in Part IV. 
Sub-regions. 
Order and Family. 
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MAMMALIA. 
Primates. 
1 . Simiidae 
Oriental 
2. Semnopithceid® 
— 
— 
Oriental 
3. Cynopithecid® 
— 
— 
— 
Oriental, Palroarctic 
6. Lemurid® 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Oriental 
8. Chiromyidce ... 
— 
Cheiroptera. 
9, Pteropid® 
i Oriental, Australian 
11. Iihinolophid® 
12. Yespertilionklae 
— 
— 
— 
■ The Eastern Hemisphere 
j Cosmopolite 
13. Noctiliouid® ... 
i 
— 
— 
; All Tropical regions 
Insectivora. 
15. Macrosceiidid® 
South Pa 1® arc tic 
17. Erinaccid® ... 
— 
Palasarctic, Oriental 
IS. Cenietidcc 
19. Potamogalidie 
20. Chrysochloridce ! 
— 
Greater Antilles 
22. Soricid® i 
— 
— 
— 
All regions hut Australian and Neotroji 
Carnivora. 
23. Felid® 
All regions but Australian 
24. Cryptoproclidce 
— 
Oriental, S. Pal®arctic 
25. Viverrid® 
— 
— 
— 
— 
26. Pro/didce 
— 
27. Hy®nid® 
— 


S. Palmarctic, India 
28. Canid® 


— 
Almost cosmopolite 
29. Mustelid® 
— 
— 
— 
All regions but Australian 
33. Otari id® 
— 
All temperate regions 
Cetacea. 
36 to 41. ! 
Oceanic 
Si REN I A. 
42. Manatid® ... 
— 
— 
Neotropical, Oriental, Australian 
Ungulata. 
43. Equkl® 
— 
— 
— 
Pal® arc tic 
