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2380819The Geographical Distribution of Animals — Chapter 13 (Table II.)Alfred Russel Wallace

TABLE II.

GENERA OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALIA AND BIRDS INHABITING THE AUSTRALIAN REGION.

Explanation.

Names in italics show genera peculiar to the region.

Names enclosed thus (...) show genera which just enter the region, but are not considered properly to belong to it.

Genera truly belonging to the region are numbered consecutively.



MAMMALIA.
Order, Family, and
Genus.
No. of
Species.
Range within the Region. Range beyond the Region.
PRIMATES.
Cynopithecidæ.
(Macacus 1 Lombok to Timor) Oriental genus
1. Cynopithecus 1 Celebes and Batchian Philippines?
Lemuridæ.
(Tarsius 1 Celebes) Indo-Malayan genus
CHIROPTERA.
Pteropidæ.
2. Pteropus 15 The whole reg. except New Zeal. Tropics of E. Hemisp.
3. Xantharpyia 1 Moluccas and Timor Oriental, S. Palæarctic
4. Cynopterus 1 Morty Island Oriental
5. Macroglossus 1 Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Indo-Malaya
6. Harpyia 1 Celebes and Moluccas Philippines
7. Hypoderma 1 Celebes, Moluccas, and Timor
8. Notopteris 1 Fiji Islands
Rhinolophidæ.
9. Rhinolophus 7 Moluccas, Timor, Australia Warmer pts. of E. Hemis.
10. Hipposideros 5 Moluccas and Aru Islands Oriental
11. Phyllorhina 2 Moluccas and Timor Indo-Malaya
12. Asellia 1 Amboyna Indo-Malaya
13. Megaderma 1 Ternate Oriental, Ethiopian
Vespertilionidæ.
14. Scotophilus 8 Moluccas, Timor, Australia Oriental
15. Vespertilio 2 Australia Cosmopolite
16. Miniopteris 3 Moluccas, Timor, and Australia Indo-Malaya, S. Africa
17. Taphozous 2 Celebes, Moluccas, N. Australia Orien., Ethiop., Neotrop.
18. Plecotus 1 Timor N. India, S. Palæarctic
19. Nyctophilus 5 Australia and Tasmania India
Noctilionidæ.
20. Molossus 1 Australia Neotrop., Ethiop., S. Pal.
21. Mystacina 1 New Zealand
INSECTIVORA.
Soricidæ.
22. Sorex 2 Moluccas and Timor The E. Hemis. & N. Amer.
CARNIVORA.
Viverridæ.
(Viverra 1 Celebes and Moluccas) Oriental genus
(Paradoxurus 1 Timor, Ke Islands, ? introduced) Oriental genus
Otariidæ.
23. Arctocephalus 1 S. Australia, New Zealand S. Temperate shores
24. Zalophus 1 Australia North Pacific
Phocidæ.
25. Stenorhynchus 1 New Zealand Antarctic shores
SIRENIA.
Manatidæ.
26. Halicore 1 N. Australia Oriental Ethiopian
UNGULATA.
Suidæ.
27. Sus 4 Celebes to New Guinea Palæarctic, Oriental
28. Babirusa 1 Celebes, Bouru
Cervidæ.
(Cervus 2 Celebes, Moluccas, Timor) Oriental genus
Bovidæ.
29. Anoa 1 Celebes
RODENTIA.
Sciuridæ.
(Sciurus 5 Celebes) All the other regions
Muridæ.
30. Mus 13 Australia, Celebes, Papua The Western Hemisphere
31. Pseudomys 1 Australia
32. Hapalotis 13 Australia
33. Hydromys 5 Australia and Tasmania
34. Acanthomys 1 N. Australia
35. Echiothrix 1 Australia
MARSUPIALIA.
Dasyuridæ.
36. Phascogale 3 New Guinea and Australia
37. Antechinomys 1 S. Australia (interior)
38. Antechinus 12 Aru Ids. Australia and Tasmania
39. Chætocercus 1 S. Australia
40. Dactylopsila 1 Aru Islands and N. Australia
41. Podabrus 5 Australia and Tasmania
42. Myoictis 1 Aru Islands
43. Sarcophilus 1 Tasmania
44. Dasyurus 4 Australia
45. Thylacinus 1 Tasmania
Myrmecobiidæ.
45. Myrmecobius 1 S. and W. Australia
Peramelidæ.
47. Perameles 8 N. Guinea, Aru Ids., Australia, and Tasmania
48. Peragalea 1 W. Australia
49. Chæropus 1 S. E. and W. Australia
Macropodidæ.
50. Macropus 4 Australia and Tasmania
51. Osphranter 5 All Australia
52. Halmaturus 18 Australia and Tasmania
53. Petrogale 7 All Australia
54. Dendrolagus 2 New Guinea
55. Dorcopsis 2 Aru, Mysol, and N. Guinea
56. Onychogalea 3 Central Australia
57. Lagorchestes 5 N., W., and S. Australia
58. Bettongia 6 W., S., and E. Australia and Tasmania
59. Hypsiprymnus 4 W. and E. Australia & Tasmania
Phalangistidæ.
60. Phascolarctos 1 E. Australia
61. Phalangista 5 E., S., and W. Australia and Tasmania
62. Cuscus 8 Celebes to N. Guinea, Timor & N. Australia
63. Petaurista 1 E. Australia
64. Belideus 5 S., E., & N. Austral., N. Guinea, and Moluccas
65. Acrobata 1 S. and E. Australia
66. Dromicia 5 W. & E. Australia & Tasmania
67. Tarsipes 1 W. Australia
Phascolomyidæ.
63. Phascolomys 1 S. E. Australia and Tasmania
MONOTREMATA.
Ornithorhynchidæ.
69. Ornithorhynchus 1 S. and E. Australia & Tasmania
Echidnidæ.
70. Echidna 2 S. & E. Australia, & Tasmania