. The geography of Texas, physical and political. Fig. 40. Texas Peccary or Wild Hog of lungs. As representatives of this class in Texas thefollowing animals may be mentioned: 1. The Texas Opossum: widely distributed. 2. The Nine-Banded Armadillo: entering Texas from Mexico ; occa- sionally found as far to the north and east as Austin. 66 THE GEOGRAPHY OF TEXAS 3. 5. The Texas Peccary: formerly ranging from southwestern Arkan-sas through Texas. This hoglike animal is now found in thesouthwestern part of the state. The Texan or Fan-Tailed Deer: found in southwest Texas. Thissmall deer is an all
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. Fig. 40. Texas Peccary or Wild Hog of lungs. As representatives of this class in Texas thefollowing animals may be mentioned: 1. The Texas Opossum: widely distributed. 2. The Nine-Banded Armadillo: entering Texas from Mexico ; occa- sionally found as far to the north and east as Austin. 66 THE GEOGRAPHY OF TEXAS 3. 5. The Texas Peccary: formerly ranging from southwestern Arkan-sas through Texas. This hoglike animal is now found in thesouthwestern part of the state. The Texan or Fan-Tailed Deer: found in southwest Texas. Thissmall deer is an allied species of the Virginia deer. The American Bison or Buffalo: practically extinct as a wildanimal in Texas since 1880. A herd is maintained on the Good-night ranch, near Goodnight, Armstrong county, and repre-sentatives may be seen at Brackenridge Park, San Antonio. m^mriM -^* ^y. Fig. 41. American Bison or Buffalo 9. The Rabbit: several species. The long-ear or jack rabbit frequentsthe open or prairie regions of the state, while the cottontailseeks the more sheltered or forest-covered areas. The Prairie Dog: Dog towns are common on the western plains. The Squirrel: several species. The fox squirrel is one of thebest known. It frequents pecan groves in abundance. The Bat: many species; common in caves. Bat caves are foundin Burnet, Williamson, Lampasas, Gillespie, and several othercounties of the state. FAUNA 67 10. The Skunk: rather common. 11. The Raccoon: somewhat common in timber, becoming rarer as the larger growth diminishes westward. 12. The Civet Cat or Texas Bassaris: probably a visitor from Mexico. 13. The Bear or Black Bear: formerly common in the eastern forested portion of the state. Now driven in retreat to more inaccessi-ble places in the canebrakes and river valleys and farther west. 14. The Coyote or Prairie Wolf: a widely distributed animal or
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