. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . Fig. 105. Scapanus anthonyi. No. 41)47 Am. Miis. NmI. Hist. (.oil. Knlarged %. IKcMii K uiiKK muiii uow Kace loom KOW Kiilai^;oii 3 times. Enlaiiri-d 3 tiiius. 536. anthonyi {Scapanus), J. A. Allen, Hull. .\m. Mus. Nat. Hist., V, iSg^^, p. Mole. Type locality. San Pedro Martir Mountains, Lower California,Mexico. Altitude, 7,000 feet. I 4 SCAPANUS. 5<io Gcugr. Dislr. Known only from type locality. Genl. Char. vSnuilItT llian 5. californictis; color darker. Color. AliTif)st uniform i)lack. Mcttsurci
. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . Fig. 105. Scapanus anthonyi. No. 41)47 Am. Miis. NmI. Hist. (.oil. Knlarged %. IKcMii K uiiKK muiii uow Kace loom KOW Kiilai^;oii 3 times. Enlaiiri-d 3 tiiius. 536. anthonyi {Scapanus), J. A. Allen, Hull. .\m. Mus. Nat. Hist., V, iSg^^, p. Mole. Type locality. San Pedro Martir Mountains, Lower California,Mexico. Altitude, 7,000 feet. I 4 SCAPANUS. 5<io Gcugr. Dislr. Known only from type locality. Genl. Char. vSnuilItT llian 5. californictis; color darker. Color. AliTif)st uniform i)lack. Mcttsurciiiciits. Length, 135; tail, 26. Skull: extreme length, 30;basilar length, ; interorbital constriction, ; greatest mastoidbreadth, ; lower jaw, incisive border to condyle, Fig. LXXXIII. Scapanus anthonyi. Anthonys Mole. But tw(j living species of the next isimily are known, andthere are no extinct forms that can be associated with them. Thesecurious creatures are rather large animals, about the length of a l)ighouse rat, but heavier, with rather long legs and claws. The snoutis very long, extending far beyond the mouth, and the tail is alsoelongated. There are no spines amid the fur, which is soft, and thecolors are brownish l)lack and white. The species do not seem to benumerously represented, as comparatively few individuals liave beentaken, and specimens are very rarely seen in collections. Little isknown of their habits, but it is stated that they will attack poultry,and if pursued, imitate the Ostrich by hiding the head in the firsthole they find, and fancy themselves concealed. This idea may havearisen from an individual trying to enter a hole too small for its body,and remained only partly hidden until captured. The Cuban speciesis found among th
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