# The Geographical Distribution of Animals/Chapter 10.2

TABLE II.
LIST OF THE GENERA OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALIA AND BIRDS INHABITING THE PALÆARCTIC REGION.
Explanation.
Names inclosed thus (...) show genera which just enter the region, but are not considered properly to belong to it.
MAMMALIA. :
| Order, Family, and Genus. | Order, Family, and Genus. | Order, Family, and Genus. | No. of Species. | Range within the Region. | Range beyond the Region. |
| PRIMATES. | PRIMATES. | PRIMATES. | | | |
| Semnopithecidæ. | Semnopithecidæ. | Semnopithecidæ. | | |
| | (Semnopithecus | (Semnopithecus | 1 | Eastern Thibet) | Oriental genus |
| Cynopithecidæ. | Cynopithecidæ. | Cynopithecidæ. | | |
| 1. | Macacus | Macacus | 4 | Gibraltar, N. Africa, E. Thibet to Japan | Oriental |
| CHIROPTERA. | CHIROPTERA. | CHIROPTERA. | | | |
| Pteropidæ. | Pteropidæ. | Pteropidæ. | | |
| | (Pteropus | (Pteropus | 2 | Egypt, Japan) | Tropics of the E. Hemis. |
| | (Xantharpyia | (Xantharpyia | 1 | N. Africa, Palestine) | Oriental, Austro-Malayan |
| Rhinolophidæ. | Rhinolophidæ. | Rhinolophidæ. | | |
| 2. | Rhinolophus | Rhinolophus | 9 | Temperate & Southern parts of Region | Warmer parts E. Hemisphere |
| | (Asellia | (Asellia | 1 | Egypt) | Ethiopian, Java |
| | (Rhinopoma | (Rhinopoma | 1 | Egypt, Palestine) | [?] India |
| | (Nycteris | (Nycteris | 1 | Egypt) | Nubia, Himalaya |
| Vespertilionidæ. | Vespertilionidæ. | Vespertilionidæ. | | |
| 3. | Vesperugo | Vesperugo | 1 | Siberia, Amoorland | [?] |
| 4. | Otonycteris | Otonycteris | 1 | Egypt | [?] |
| 5. | Vespertilio | Vespertilio | 35 | The whole region | Cosmopolite |
| | (Kerivoula | (Kerivoula | 1 | N. China) | Oriental, S. Africa |
| 6. | Miniopteris | Miniopteris | 1 | S. Europe, N. Africa, Japan | S. Afric. Malaya, Austral. |
| 7. | Plecotus | Plecotus | 1 | S. Europe | Himalayas |
| 8. | Barbastellus | Barbastellus | 2 | Mid. and S. Europe, Palestine | Darjeeling, Timor |
| Noctilionidæ. | Noctilionidæ. | Noctilionidæ. | | |
| 9. | Molossus | Molossus | 2 | S. Europe, N. Africa | Ethiop., Neotrop., Australian |
| INSECTIVORA. | INSECTIVORA. | INSECTIVORA. | | | |
| Erinaceidæ. | Erinaceidæ. | Erinaceidæ. | | |
| 10. | Erinaceus | Erinaceus | 4 | The whole region; excl. Japan | Oriental, Africa. |
| ​Talpidæ. | ​Talpidæ. | ​Talpidæ. | | |
| 11. | Talpa | Talpa | 5 | The whole region | N. India |
| 12. | Scaptochirus | Scaptochirus | 1 | N. China | |
| 13. | Anurosorex | Anurosorex | 1 | N. China | |
| 14. | Scaptonyx | Scaptonyx | 1 | N. China | |
| 15. | Myogale | Myogale | 2 | S. E. Russia, Pyrenees | |
| 16. | Nectogale | Nectogale | 1 | Thibet | |
| 17. | Urotrichus | Urotrichus | 1 | Japan | N. W. America |
| 18. | Uropsilus | Uropsilus | 1 | E. Thibet | |
| Soricidæ. | Soricidæ. | Soricidæ. | | |
| 19. | Sorex | Sorex | 10 | The whole region | Absent from Australia & S. America |
| 20. | Crocidura | Crocidura | 4 | W. Europe to N. China | [?] |
| CARNIVORA. | CARNIVORA. | CARNIVORA. | | | |
| Felidæ. | Felidæ. | Felidæ. | | |
| 21. | Felis | Felis | 12 | The whole region; excl. extreme North | All regions but Austral. |
| 22. | Lyncus | Lyncus | 9 | S. Europe to Arctic sea | America N. of 66° N.Lat. |
| Viverridæ. | Viverridæ. | Viverridæ. | | |
| | (Viverra | (Viverra | 1 | N. China) | Oriental and Ethiopian |
| 23. | Genetta | Genetta | 1 | S. Europe & N. Africa, Palestine | Ethiopian |
| | (Herpestes | (Herpestes | 1 | N. Africa, Spain [?], Palestine) | Oriental and Ethiopian |
| Hyænidæ. | Hyænidæ. | Hyænidæ. | | |
| 24. | Hyæna | Hyæna | 1 | N. Africa and S. W. Asia | Ethiopian, India |
| Canidæ. | Canidæ. | Canidæ. | | |
| 25. | Canis | Canis | 4 | The whole region | All reg. but Austral.[?] |
| 26. | Nyctereutes | Nyctereutes | 1 | Japan, Amoorland, N. China | |
| Mustelidæ. | Mustelidæ. | Mustelidæ. | | |
| 27. | Martes | Martes | 7 | N. Europe and Asia, E. Thibet | Oriental, Nearctic |
| 28. | Putorius | Putorius | 3 | W. Europe to N. E. Asia | |
| 29. | Mustela | Mustela | 10 | The whole region | Nearctic, Ethiop., Himalayas, Peru |
| 30. | Vison | Vison | 2 | Europe and Siberia | N. America, N. India, China |
| 31. | Gulo | Gulo | 1 | The Arctic regions | Arctic America |
| 32. | Lutra | Lutra | 2 | The whole region | Oriental |
| 33. | Lutronectes | Lutronectes | 1 | Japan | |
| 34. | Enhydris | Enhydris | 1 | N. Asia and Japan | California |
| 35. | Meles | Meles | 2 | Cen. Europe, Palestine, N. China, Japan | China to Hongkong |
| Æluridæ. | Æluridæ. | Æluridæ. | | |
| 36. | Ælurus | Ælurus | 1 | S. E. Thibet | Nepal |
| 37. | Æluropus | Æluropus | 1 | E. Thibet | |
| Ursidæ. | Ursidæ. | Ursidæ. | | |
| 38. | Thalassarctos | Thalassarctos | 1 | Arctic regions | Arctic America |
| 39. | Ursus | Ursus | 4 | The whole region | Oriental, Nearctic, Chili |
| ​Otariidæ. | ​Otariidæ. | ​Otariidæ. | | |
| 40. | Callorhinus | Callorhinus | 1 | Kamschatka and Behring's Straits | |
| 41. | Zalophus | Zalophus | 1 | Japan | California |
| 42. | Eumetopias | Eumetopias | 1 | Japan, Behring's Straits | California |
| Trichechidæ. | Trichechidæ. | Trichechidæ. | | |
| 43. | Trichechus | Trichechus | 1 | Polar Seas | Arctic America |
| Phocidæ. | Phocidæ. | Phocidæ. | | |
| 44. | Callocephalus | Callocephalus | 3 | North Sea, Caspian, Lake Baikal | Greenland |
| 45. | Pagomys | Pagomys | 2 | North Sea, Japan | N. Pacific |
| 46. | Pagophilus | Pagophilus | 2 | Northern Seas | N. Pacific |
| 47. | Phoca | Phoca | 2 | Northern Seas | N. Pacific |
| 48. | Halichærus | Halichærus | 1 | North Sea and Baltic | Greenland |
| 49. | Pelagius | Pelagius | 2 | Madeira to Black Sea | |
| 50. | Cystophora | Cystophora | 2 | N. Atlantic | N. Atlantic |
| SIRENIA. | SIRENIA. | SIRENIA. | | | Tropics & Behring's Strts. |
| CETACEA. | CETACEA. | CETACEA. | | | Oceanic |
| UNGULATA. | UNGULATA. | UNGULATA. | | | |
| Equidæ. | Equidæ. | Equidæ. | | |
| 51. | Equus | Equus | 4 | Cent. and W. Asia & N. Africa | Ethiopian |
| Suidæ. | Suidæ. | Suidæ. | | |
| 52. | Sus | Sus | 2 | The whole region | Oriental, Austro-Malayan |
| Camelidæ. | Camelidæ. | Camelidæ. | | |
| 53. | Camelus | Camelus | 2 | Deserts of Cent. and W. Asia and N. Africa | |
| Cervidæ. | Cervidæ. | Cervidæ. | | |
| 54. | Alces | Alces | 1 | North Europe and Asia | N. America |
| 55. | Tarandus | Tarandus | 1 | Arctic Europe and Asia | Arctic America |
| 56. | Cervus | Cervus | 8 | The whole region | All regions but Austral. |
| 57. | Dama | Dama | 1 | Mediterranean district | |
| 58. | Elaphodus | Elaphodus | 1 | N. W. China | |
| 59. | Lophotragus | Lophotragus | 1 | N. China | |
| 60. | Capreolus | Capreolus | 2 | Temp. Europe and W. Asia and N. China | |
| 61. | Moschus | Moschus | 1 | Amoor R., N. China, to Himalayas | |
| 62. | Hydropotes | Hydropotes | 1 | N. China | |
| Bovidæ. | Bovidæ. | Bovidæ. | | |
| 63. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Bos | 1 | Europe, (not wild) | Oriental |
| 64. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Bison | 1 | Poland and Caucasus | |
| 65. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Poephagus | 1 | Thibet | |
| 66. | Addax | Addax | 1 | N. Africa to Syria | |
| 67. | Oryx | Oryx | 1 | N. Africa to Syria | Ethiopian deserts |
| 68. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Gazella | 12 | N. Africa to Persia, and Beloochistan | S. Africa, India |
| 69. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Procapra | 2 | W. Thibet and Mongolia | |
| ​70. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Saiga | 1 | E. Europe and W. Asia | |
| 71. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Pantholops | 1 | W. Thibet | |
| | (Alcephalus | (Alcephalus | 1 | Syria) | Ethiopian genus. |
| 72. | Budorcas | Budorcas | 2 | E. Himalayas to E. Thibet | |
| 73. | Rupicapra | Rupicapra | 2 | Pyrenees to Caucasus | |
| 74. | Nemorhedus | Nemorhedus | 7 | E. Himalayas to E. China and Japan | Oriental to Sumatra, Formosa |
| 75. | Capra | Capra | 20 | Spain to Thibet and N.E. Africa | Nilgherries, Rocky Mtns. |
| HYRACOIDEA. | HYRACOIDEA. | HYRACOIDEA. | | | |
| Hyracidæ. | Hyracidæ. | Hyracidæ. | | |
| | (Hyrax | (Hyrax | 1 | Syria) | Ethiopian genus |
| RODENTIA. | RODENTIA. | RODENTIA. | | | |
| Muridæ. | Muridæ. | Muridæ. | | |
| 76. | Mus | Mus | ?15 | The whole region | E. Hemisphere |
| 77. | Cricetus | Cricetus | 9 | The whole region | |
| 78. | Cricetulus | Cricetulus | 3 | N. China | |
| 79. | Meriones | Meriones | 8 | W. and Central Asia to N. China, N. Africa | Ethiopian, Indian. |
| 80. | Rhombomys | Rhombomys | 6 | E. Europe, Cent. Asia, N. Africa | |
| 81. | Psammomys | Psammomys | 3 | Egypt and Palestine | |
| 82. | Sminthus | Sminthus | 3 | East Europe, Siberia | |
| 83. | Arvicola | Arvicola | ?21 | The whole region | Himalayas, Nearctic |
| 84. | Cuniculus | Cuniculus | 1 | N. E. Europe, Siberia | Arctic America |
| 85. | Myodes | Myodes | 1 | North of region | Nearctic |
| 86. | Myospalax | Myospalax | 3 | Altai Mountains and N. China | |
| Spalacidæ. | Spalacidæ. | Spalacidæ. | | |
| 87. | Ellobius | Ellobius | 1 | S. Russia and S. W. Siberia | |
| 88. | Spalax | Spalax | 1 | Hungary and Greece to W. Asia, Palestine | |
| Dipodidæ. | Dipodidæ. | Dipodidæ. | | |
| 89. | Dipus | Dipus | ?15 | S. E. Europe and N. Africa to N. China | Africa, India |
| Myoxidæ. | Myoxidæ. | Myoxidæ. | | |
| 90. | Myoxus | Myoxus | 12 | Temperate parts of whole region | Ethiopian |
| Castoridæ. | Castoridæ. | Castoridæ. | | |
| 91. | Castor | Castor | 1 | Temperate zone, from France to Amoorland | N. America |
| Sciuridæ. | Sciuridæ. | Sciuridæ. | | |
| 92. | Sciurus | Sciurus | 8 | The whole region | All regions but Austral. |
| 92a. | Tamias | Tamias | 1 | All Northern Asia | N. America |
| 93. | Sciuropterus | Sciuropterus | 4 | Finland to Siberia and Japan | Oriental, Nearctic |
| 94. | Pteromys | Pteromys | 3 | Japan and W. China | Oriental |
| 95. | Spermophilus | Spermophilus | 10 | E. Europe to N. China and Kamschatka | Nearctic |
| 96. | Arctomys. | Arctomys. | 4 | Alps to E. Thibet and Kamschatka | Nearctic |
| Octodontidæ. | Octodontidæ. | Octodontidæ. | | |
| 97. | Ctenodactylus | Ctenodactylus | 1 | N. Africa | |
| Hystricidæ. | Hystricidæ. | Hystricidæ. | | |
| 98. | Hystrix | Hystrix | 2 | S. Europe, Palestine, N. China. | Ethiopian, Oriental |
| ​Lagomyidæ. | ​Lagomyidæ. | ​Lagomyidæ. | | |
| 99. | Lagomys | Lagomys | 10 | Volga to E. Thibet and Kamschatka | Nearctic |
| Leporidæ. | Leporidæ. | Leporidæ. | | |
| 100. | Lepus | Lepus | 12 | The whole region | All regions but Austral. |