. The geography of mammals. Fig. 9.—The Great Ant-eater. (Myrmecophaga jubata.) [List of Vertebrates, 1896, p. 197.] families of Edentates, there are two (the Megatheriidssand Glyptodontidse) now extinct, which are chiefly char-acteristic of the Neotropical Region, though remains ofthem have also been found in certain formations in NorthAmerica (6). THE NEOTROPICAL REGION 59 The fourth order of mammals, the Ungulates, is very-poorly represented in the Neotropical Region, four onlyout of the fourteen usually recognised families being foundwithin its limits. The Peccaries (Dicotylidae;) consist
. The geography of mammals. Fig. 9.—The Great Ant-eater. (Myrmecophaga jubata.) [List of Vertebrates, 1896, p. 197.] families of Edentates, there are two (the Megatheriidssand Glyptodontidse) now extinct, which are chiefly char-acteristic of the Neotropical Region, though remains ofthem have also been found in certain formations in NorthAmerica (6). THE NEOTROPICAL REGION 59 The fourth order of mammals, the Ungulates, is very-poorly represented in the Neotropical Region, four onlyout of the fourteen usually recognised families being foundwithin its limits. The Peccaries (Dicotylidae;) consist ofonly two species, of which one (D. tajacu) ranges as far. Fig. 10.—The Three-banded Armadillo.(Tulypeutes tricinctus.) north as the Southern United States, and the other isconfined to the Neotropical Region. A second family, theCamelidte, is shared by the Neotropical Region with theOld World. The representatives of this family in the NewWorld are the Lamas, belonging to the genus Lama (see 60 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS Fig. 11). They are entirely confined to the higher rangesof the Andes and to the desolate plains of Patagonia. The Deer (Cervidse) of the Neotropical Region all belongto two peculiar genera (Cariacus and Pudua), of which theformer extends northwards throughout the United States
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