The Geographical Distribution of Animals/Chapter 11.2
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TABLE II.
LIST OF GENERA OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALIA AND BIRDS INHABITING THE ETHIOPIAN REGION.
Explanation.
Names in italics show genera peculiar to the region.
Names inclosed thus (......) show genera which just enter the region, but are not considered properly to belong to it.
Genera which undoubtedly belong to the region are numbered consecutively.
| MAMMALIA. | |||||
| Order, Family, and Genus. |
No. of Species. |
Range within the Region. | Range beyond the Region. | ||
| PRIMATES. | |||||
| Simiidæ. | |||||
| 1. | Troglodytes | 2 | W. Africa to Western Nile Sources | ||
| Semnopithecidæ. | |||||
| 2. | Colobus | 11 | Abyssinia to West Africa | ||
| Cynopithecidæ. | |||||
| 3. | Myiopithecus | 1 | West Africa | ||
| 4. | Cercopithecus | 24 | Tropical Africa | ||
| 5. | Cercocebus | 5 | West Africa | ||
| 6. | Theropithecus | 2 | North-east Africa, Arabia | Palestine | |
| 7. | Cynocephalus | 10 | Nubia to Cape, W. Africa, Arabia | ||
| (Sub-Order) LEMUROIDEA. |
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| Lemuridæ. | |||||
| 8. | Indris | 6 | Madagascar | ||
| 9. | Lemur | 15 | Madagascar | ||
| 10. | Hapalemur | 2 | Madagascar | ||
| 11. | Microcebus | 4 | Madagascar | ||
| 12. | Chirogaleus | 5 | Madagascar | ||
| 13. | Lepilemur | 2 | Madagascar | ||
| 14. | Perodicticus | 1 | Sierra Leone | ||
| 15. | Arctocebus | 1 | Old Calabar | ||
| 16. | Galago | 14 | Tropical and S. Africa | ||
| Chiromyidæ. | |||||
| 17. | Chiromys | 1 | Madagascar | ||
| CHIROPTERA. | |||||
| Pteropidæ. | |||||
| 18. | Pteropus | 7 | Africa and Madagascar | Tropics of Eastern Hemisphere | |
| 19. | Xantharpya | 1 | All Africa | Oriental, Austro-Malayan | |
| 20. | Cynopterus | 1 | Tropical Africa | Oriental | |
| 21. | Epomophorus | 6 | Tropical Africa and Abyssinia | ||
| 22. | Hypsignathus | 1 | W. Africa | ||
| Rhinolophidæ. | |||||
| 23. | Rhinolophus | 6 | Africa and Madagascar | Warmer parts of Eastern Hemisphere | |
| 24. | Macronycterys | 1 | W. Africa | ||
| 25. | Phyllorhina | 4 | Tropical Africa | Indo-Malaya, Austro-Malaya | |
| 26. | Asellia | 1 | Nubia | Indo-Malaya, Austro-Malaya | |
| 27. | Megaderma | 1 | Senegal, Upper Nile | Oriental, Moluccas | |
| 28. | Nycteris | 3 | All Africa | Java | |
| Vespertilionidæ. | |||||
| 29. | Vespertilio | 14 | Africa and Madagascar | Cosmopolite | |
| 30. | Kerivoula | 1 | S. Africa | Oriental | |
| 31. | Miniopteris | 1 | S. Africa | Indo-Malaya | |
| 32. | Nycticejus | 7 | Tropical Africa | India | |
| 33. | Taphozous | 2 | Africa and Madagascar | Oriental, Austro-Malayan, Neotropical | |
| Noctilionidæ. | |||||
| 34. | Nyctinomus | 1 | Madagascar | Oriental, American, S. Palæarctic | |
| 35. | Molossus | 3 | Africa, Bourbon | Neotropical, S. Palæarctic | |
| INSECTIVORA. | |||||
| Macroscelididæ. | |||||
| 36. | Macroscelides | 2 | South and East Africa | N. Africa | |
| 37. | Petrodromus | 1 | Mozambique | ||
| 38. | Rhynchocyon | 1 | Mozambique | ||
| Erinaceidæ. | |||||
| 39. | Erinaceus | 2 | Cen. and South Africa | Palæarctic, N. India | |
| Centetidæ. | |||||
| 40. | Centetes | 2 | Madagascar and Mauritius | ||
| 41. | Hemicentetes | 2 | Madagascar | ||
| 42. | Ericulus | 2 | Madagascar | ||
| 43. | Oryzorictes | 1 | Madagascar | ||
| 44. | Echinops | 3 | Madagascar | ||
| Potamogalidæ. | |||||
| 45. | Potamogale | 1 | Old Calabar | ||
| Chrysochloridæ. | |||||
| 46. | Chrysochloris | 3 | Cape to Mozambique | ||
| Soricidæ. | |||||
| 47. | Sorex | 15 | All Africa and Madagascar | Palæarc., Nearc., Ori | |
| CARNIVORA. | |||||
| Felidæ. | |||||
| 48. | Felis | 8 | All Africa | All reg. but Australian | |
| 49. | Lynx[?] | 1 | N. and S. Africa | Palæarctic and Nearctic | |
| 50. | Cynælurus | 1 | Cape of Good Hope | ||
| Cryptoproctidæ. | |||||
| 51. | Cryptoprocta | 1 | Madagascar | ||
| Viverridæ. | |||||
| 52. | Viverra | 1 | Tropical Africa | Oriental | |
| 53. | Genetta | 4 | Tropical and S. Africa | S. Palæarctic | |
| 54. | Fossa | 2 | Madagascar | ||
| 55. | Poiana | 1 | W. Africa | ||
| 56. | Galidia | 3 | Madagascar | ||
| 57. | Nandinia | 1 | W. Africa | ||
| 58. | Galidictis | 2 | Madagascar | ||
| 59. | Herpestes | 13 | All Africa | S. Europe, Oriental | |
| 60. | Athylax | 3 | S. and E. Africa(?) Madagascar | ||
| 61. | Calogale | 9 | Tropical and S. Africa | Oriental | |
| 62. | Galerella | 1 | E. Africa | ||
| 63. | Ariela | 1 | S. Africa | ||
| 64. | Ichneumia | 4 | E. Africa, Senegal, S. Africa | ||
| 65. | Bdeogale | 3 | Tropical Africa | ||
| 66. | Helogale | 2 | E. and S. Africa | ||
| 67. | Cynictis | 3 | S. Africa | ||
| 68. | Rhinogale | 1 | E. Africa | ||
| 69. | Mungos | 3 | Tropical and S. Africa | ||
| 70. | Crossarchus | 1 | Tropical Africa | ||
| 71. | Eupleres | 1 | Madagascar | ||
| 72. | Suricata | 1 | S. Africa | ||
| Protelidæ. | |||||
| 73. | Proteles | 1 | S. Africa | ||
| Hyænidæ. | |||||
| 74. | Hyæna | 3 | All Africa | S. Palæarctic, India | |
| Canidæ. | |||||
| 75. | Lycaon | 1 | S., Central, and E. Africa | ||
| 76. | Canis | 5 | All Africa | Almost Cosmopolitan | |
| 77. | Megalotis | 1 | S. Africa | ||
| Mustelidæ. | |||||
| 78. | Mustela | 1 | Angola | Palæarctic, Nearctic | |
| 79. | Gymnopus[?] | 1 | S. Africa | Oriental | |
| 80. | Aonyx | 1 | S. and W. Africa | Oriental | |
| 81. | Hydrogale | 1 | S. Africa | ||
| 82. | Mellivora | 2 | South and Tropical Africa | India | |
| 83. | Ictonyx | 2 | Tropical and S. Africa | ||
| Otariidæ. | |||||
| 84. | Arctocephalus | 1 | Cape of Good Hope | South Temperate Zone | |
| SIRENIA. | |||||
| Manatidæ. | |||||
| 85. | Manatus | 1 | W. Africa | Tropical America | |
| 86. | Halicore | 1 | E. Africa | Oriental and Australian | |
| UNGULATA. | |||||
| Equidæ. | |||||
| 87. | Equus | 3 | Tropical and S. Africa | Palæarctic | |
| Rhinocerotidæ. | |||||
| 88. | Rhinoceros | 4 | All Tropical and S. Africa | Oriental | |
| Hippopotamidæ. | |||||
| 89. | Hippopotamus | 2 | Great Rivers of Africa | ||
| Suidæ. | |||||
| 90. | Potamochœrus | 3 | Tropical Africa and Madg. | ||
| 91. | Phacochœrus | 2 | Abyssinia to Caffraria | ||
| Tragulidæ. | |||||
| 92. | Hyomoschus | 1 | W. Africa | ||
| Camelopardalidæ. | |||||
| 93. | Camelopardalis | 1 | All open country | ||
| Bovidæ. | |||||
| 94. | Bubalus | 3 | Trop. and S. Africa | India | |
| 95. | Oreas | 2 | Africa S. of Sahara | ||
| 96. | Tragelaphus | 8 | Africa S. of Sahara | ||
| 97. | Oryx | 3 | Arabian and African deserts | S. Palæarctic | |
| 98. | Gazella | 12 | Africa N. of Equator and S. Africa | Palæarctic Deserts | |
| 99. | Æpyceros | 1 | S. E. Africa | ||
| 100. | Cervicapra | 4 | All Tropical Africa | ||
| 101. | Kobus | 6 | Pastures of all Africa | ||
| 102. | Pelea | 1 | South Africa | ||
| 103. | Nanotragus | 9 | Africa S. of Sahara | ||
| 104. | Neotragus | 1 | Abyssinia and N. E. Africa | ||
| 105. | Cephalophus | 22 | All tropical Africa | ||
| 106. | Hippotragus | 3 | Gambia, Central Africa to Cape | ||
| 107. | Alcephalus | 9 | All Africa | ||
| 108. | Catoblepas | 2 | Africa S. of Equator | ||
| (Capra | 1 | Abyssinia, high) | Palæarctic genus | ||
| PROBOSCIDEA. | |||||
| Elephantidæ. | |||||
| 109. | Elephas | 1 | Tropical and S. Africa | Oriental | |
| HYRACOIDEA. | |||||
| Hyracidæ. | |||||
| 110. | Hyrax | 10 | Tropical and S. Africa | Syria | |
| RODENTIA. | |||||
| Muridæ. | |||||
| 111. | Mus | 26 | All Africa | E. Hemis. excl. Oceania | |
| 112. | Lasiomys | 1 | W. Africa | ||
| 113. | Acanthomys | 4 | Tropical Africa | India | |
| 114. | Cricetomys | 1 | Tropical Africa | ||
| 115. | Saccostomus | 2 | Mozambique | ||
| 116. | Dendromys | 2 | S. Africa | ||
| 117. | Nesomys | 1 | Madagascar | ||
| 118. | Steatomys | 2 | East and S. Africa | ||
| 119. | Pelomys | 1 | Mozambique | ||
| 120. | Otomys | 6 | S. and E. Africa | ||
| 121. | Meriones | 14 | Africa | Palæarctic, India | |
| 122. | Malacothrix | 2 | S. Africa | ||
| 123. | Mystromys | 1 | S. Africa | ||
| 124. | Brachytarsomys | 1 | Madagascar | ||
| 125. | Hypogeomys | 1 | Madagascar | ||
| 126. | Lophiomys | 1 | S. Arabia and N. E. Africa | ||
| Spalacidæ. | |||||
| 127. | Rhizomys | 4 | Abyssinia | Oriental to Malacca | |
| 128. | Bathyerges | 1 | S. Africa | ||
| 129. | Georychus | 6 | E. Central, and S. Africa | ||
| 130. | Heliophobius | 1 | Mozambique | ||
| Dipodidæ. | |||||
| 131. | Dipus | 7 | N. and Central Africa | Central Palæarctic | |
| 132. | Pedetes | 1 | S. Af. to Mozambique and Angola | ||
| Myoxidæ. | |||||
| 133. | Myoxus | 1 | Africa to Cape | Palæarctic | |
| Sciuridæ. | |||||
| 134. | Sciurus | 18 | All woody districts of Africa | All regions but Australia | |
| 135. | Anomalurus | 5 | W. Africa and Fernando Po. | ||
| Octodontidæ. | |||||
| 136. | Pectinator | 1 | Abyssinia | ||
| Echimyidæ. | |||||
| 137. | Petromys | 1 | S. Africa | ||
| 138. | Aulacodes | 1 | W., E., and S. Africa | ||
| Hystricidæ. | |||||
| 139. | Hystrix | 1 | Africa to Cape | S. Palæarctic Oriental | |
| 140. | Atherura | 1 | W. Africa | Palæarctic | |
| Leporidæ. | |||||
| 141. | Lepus | 5 | East and South Africa | All regions but Australian | |
| EDENTATA. | |||||
| Manididæ. | |||||
| 142. | Manis | 4 | Sennaar to W. Africa and Cape | Oriental | |
| Orycteropodidæ. | |||||
| 143. | Orycteropus | 2 | N. E. Africa to Nile Sources, and S. Africa | ||