Rodents of the family Gliridae in the collection of the Museum of Nature at V. N. Karazin University of Kharkiv
The family Gliridae is represented in the collection of the Museum of Nature (MNKU) by 39 specimens of 2 species that belong to two subfamilies. The species Glis glis is presented by three specimens, whereas Dryomys nitedula by 36 specimens. A complete list of specimens with all of their data (excep...
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| description | The family Gliridae is represented in the collection of the Museum of Nature (MNKU) by 39 specimens of 2 species that belong to two subfamilies. The species Glis glis is presented by three specimens, whereas Dryomys nitedula by 36 specimens. A complete list of specimens with all of their data (except body dimensions) is given. The oldest specimens in the collection are dated to the 19th and early 20th centuries: a mounted specimen of Dryomys nitedula was made in 1879; a mounted Glis glis specimen was made in 1879; two study skins of Dryomys nitedula were prepared in 1904 and 1908, respectively. Most collection specimens of glirids date back to the 1930s and 1940s. The geography of specimens covers the territory from Austria to Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Tajikistan. Most of the samples (33) were collected in Ukraine, of which 31 specimens of D. nitedula originates from Khar¬kiv Oblast and make up a substantial regional comparative sample. Thirteen specimens of D. nitedula represent animals born in captivity to two females captured in the wild; all of them are dated, which allows the pace of their development to be studied. The comparison of the Gliridae collection of MNKU with collections of three other museums of Ukraine — zoological department of the National Museum of Natural History NAS of Ukraine in Kyiv (NMNH), Zoological Museum of Lviv University (ZMD), and Zoological Museum of Luhansk University (ZMLU) — is presented. The MNKU collection ranks third after NMNH and ZMD by the number of species and specimens represented, but it is substantially ahead of ZMD by the number of D. nitedula specimens (33 against 7). The MNKU collection also includes more specimens of D. nitedula (4) from the Central Asian region (2 from Tajikistan and 2 from Kazakhstan); in other museums, there are only 3 specimens from Kyrgyzstan: 2 specimens in NMNH and 1 specimen in ZMD. Specimens of Gliridae dated to the 19th century are present only in the collection of MNKU. The collection material is both exhibited as mounted specimens and stored as study skins in scientific collections. The collection of the family Gliridae is in good condition and it can be used for scientific and educational purposes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93857095f32943ec891b1ee9068723752022-12-22T04:02:06ZengNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural HistoryTheriologia Ukrainica2616-73792617-11202021-12-012231010.15407/TU2203Rodents of the family Gliridae in the collection of the Museum of Nature at V. N. Karazin University of KharkivYuriy Iliukhin0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-2764Museum of Nature at Vasyl Karazin National University of Kharkiv (Kharkiv, Ukraine)The family Gliridae is represented in the collection of the Museum of Nature (MNKU) by 39 specimens of 2 species that belong to two subfamilies. The species Glis glis is presented by three specimens, whereas Dryomys nitedula by 36 specimens. A complete list of specimens with all of their data (except body dimensions) is given. The oldest specimens in the collection are dated to the 19th and early 20th centuries: a mounted specimen of Dryomys nitedula was made in 1879; a mounted Glis glis specimen was made in 1879; two study skins of Dryomys nitedula were prepared in 1904 and 1908, respectively. Most collection specimens of glirids date back to the 1930s and 1940s. The geography of specimens covers the territory from Austria to Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Tajikistan. Most of the samples (33) were collected in Ukraine, of which 31 specimens of D. nitedula originates from Khar¬kiv Oblast and make up a substantial regional comparative sample. Thirteen specimens of D. nitedula represent animals born in captivity to two females captured in the wild; all of them are dated, which allows the pace of their development to be studied. The comparison of the Gliridae collection of MNKU with collections of three other museums of Ukraine — zoological department of the National Museum of Natural History NAS of Ukraine in Kyiv (NMNH), Zoological Museum of Lviv University (ZMD), and Zoological Museum of Luhansk University (ZMLU) — is presented. The MNKU collection ranks third after NMNH and ZMD by the number of species and specimens represented, but it is substantially ahead of ZMD by the number of D. nitedula specimens (33 against 7). The MNKU collection also includes more specimens of D. nitedula (4) from the Central Asian region (2 from Tajikistan and 2 from Kazakhstan); in other museums, there are only 3 specimens from Kyrgyzstan: 2 specimens in NMNH and 1 specimen in ZMD. Specimens of Gliridae dated to the 19th century are present only in the collection of MNKU. The collection material is both exhibited as mounted specimens and stored as study skins in scientific collections. The collection of the family Gliridae is in good condition and it can be used for scientific and educational purposes.http://terioshkola.org.ua/library/pts22/TU2203-iliukhin.htmgliridaezoological collectionsmuseum of nature at kharkiv university |
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| title | Rodents of the family Gliridae in the collection of the Museum of Nature at V. N. Karazin University of Kharkiv |
| title_full | Rodents of the family Gliridae in the collection of the Museum of Nature at V. N. Karazin University of Kharkiv |
| title_fullStr | Rodents of the family Gliridae in the collection of the Museum of Nature at V. N. Karazin University of Kharkiv |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rodents of the family Gliridae in the collection of the Museum of Nature at V. N. Karazin University of Kharkiv |
| title_short | Rodents of the family Gliridae in the collection of the Museum of Nature at V. N. Karazin University of Kharkiv |
| title_sort | rodents of the family gliridae in the collection of the museum of nature at v n karazin university of kharkiv |
| topic | gliridae zoological collections museum of nature at kharkiv university |
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