The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University
The mammal collection of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod University consists of more than 4 800 specimens of 125 mammal species of world fauna. Among them, 115 mammal species are displayed in the exhibition halls. The mammal collection of the Zoological Museum is kept in scientific repositories, w...
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| description | The mammal collection of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod University consists of more than 4 800 specimens of 125 mammal species of world fauna. Among them, 115 mammal species are displayed in the exhibition halls. The mammal collection of the Zoological Museum is kept in scientific repositories, while a part of specimens is represented in three exhibition halls (210 exhibits). The geographic origin of specimens in the museum’s collection covers all continents but Antarctica. Most of the species represented in the exhibition (34 or 29.6 %) belong to Rodentia, followed by species of Carnivora (28 or 24.4 %) and Artiodactyla (15 or 13.0 %). The most common species in the collection are rodents (Rodentia): common vole (Microtus arvalis) and striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), a total of 1422 specimens. The general systematic representativeness of the exhibited part of the collection of mammals of the Carpathian region is 80 species, which is 77.2 % of the total number of mammals of the Ukrainian part of the Carpathians. In a systematic regard, the mammal collection of the Zoological Museum includes specimens of 125 species of 14 orders of the world fauna (41.2 %), representing 44 families and 89 genera. The collection contains 38 species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, most of them belong to Chiroptera (9 species), Rodentia (9 species), and Carnivora (8 species). All bat species are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine. There are 497 bat specimens in the Zoological Museum, 13 of which are displayed in the exhibition halls. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, which covers six categories of conservation status, is additionally noted. The rarest species having endangered status (Endangered, EN) are the Russian desman (Desmana moschata), Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), tiger (Panthera tigris), Caspian seal (Phoca caspica), barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Some other species are critically endangered (CR): Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), European mink (Mustela lutreola), saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), and Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).
Колекція ссавців Зоологічного музею Ужгородського національного університету представлена більше 4800 екз., що відносяться до 125 видів ссавців фауни світу. 115 видів ссавців представлені в експозиційних залах зоомузею. Колекція зоомузею зберігається в наукових фондах, частина з якої представлена в трьох експозиційних залах загальною чисельністю 210 експонатів. В географічному плані експозиція представляє всі частини світу, крім Антарктики. Більша частина експозиційних видів, а саме, 34 (29,6 %) — це представники ряду гризуни (Rodentia), 28 (24,4 %) — хижі (Carnivora) та 15 (13,0 %) парнопалі (Artiodactyla). Найчисельнішими видами в зоомузеї є з ряду гризунів (Rodentia) полівка європейська (Microtus arvalis) та житник пасистий (Apodemus agrarius) число яких сягає 1422 особи. Ссавці фауни Карпат в експозиційній частині музею представлені 80 видами, що становить 77,2 % від загальної кількості видів ссавців, відомих для Українських Карпат. У систематичному плані колекції ссавців зоомузею складають представники 14 рядів з 34 світової фауни (що становить 41,2 %), 44 родини, 89 родів. У колекції зберігаються 38 видів, що занесені до Червоної книги України, більшість яких з ряду кажанів (Chiroptera) (14 видів), гризунів (Rodentia) (9 видів) та хижих (Carnivora) (8 видів). Усі види кажанів занесені до Червоної книги України. В зоологічному музеї представлено 497 зразків, 13 з них в експозиційних залах. Додатково відмічені види Червоної книги МСОП, яка охоплює шість категорій охоронного статусу. Найрідкіснішими серед них є ті, що перебуває під загрозою (Endangered, EN): хохуля руська (Desmana moschata), тапір чепрачний (Tapirus indicus), бенгальський тигр (Panthera tigris tigris), нерпа каспійська (Phoca caspica), макака лісовий (Macaca sylvanus), слон індійський (Elephas maximus), кріль європейський (Oryctolagus cuniculus) та ті, що перебувають під критичною загрозою (Critically Endangered, CR), зокрема: панголін п’ятипалий (Manis pentadactyla), норка європейська (Mustela lutreola), сайга (Saiga tatarica) та орангутанг (Pongo pygmaeus).
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Theriologia Ukrainica, 18: 57–64 (2019)
http://doi.org/10.15407/pts2019.18.057
THE MAMMAL COLLECTION (MAMMALIA) OF THE ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
OF UZHHOROD NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Arpad Kron, Oleg Lugovoy, Viktor Roshko, Volodymyr Roshko, Vladyslav Roshko
Zoological Museum of Uzhgorod National University (Uzhgorod, Ukraine)
The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University. —
A. Kron, O. Lugovoy, V. Roshko, V. Roshko, V. Roshko. — The mammal collection of the Zoological Mu-
seum of Uzhhorod University consists of more than 4 800 specimens of 125 mammal species of world fauna.
Among them, 115 mammal species are displayed in the exhibition halls. The mammal collection of the Zoologi-
cal Museum is kept in scientific repositories, while a part of specimens is represented in three exhibition halls
(210 exhibits). The geographic origin of specimens in the museum’s collection covers all continents but Antarc-
tica. Most of the species represented in the exhibition (34 or 29.6 %) belong to Rodentia, followed by species of
Carnivora (28 or 24.4 %) and Artiodactyla (15 or 13.0 %). The most common species in the collection are ro-
dents (Rodentia): common vole (Microtus arvalis) and striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), a total of
1422 specimens. The general systematic representativeness of the exhibited part of the collection of mammals
of the Carpathian region is 80 species, which is 77.2 % of the total number of mammals of the Ukrainian part of
the Carpathians. In a systematic regard, the mammal collection of the Zoological Museum includes specimens
of 125 species of 14 orders of the world fauna (41.2 %), representing 44 families and 89 genera. The collection
contains 38 species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, most of them belong to Chiroptera (9 species), Ro-
dentia (9 species), and Carnivora (8 species). All bat species are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine. There
are 497 bat specimens in the Zoological Museum, 13 of which are displayed in the exhibition halls. The IUCN
Red List of Threatened Species, which covers six categories of conservation status, is additionally noted. The
rarest species having endangered status (Endangered, EN) are the Russian desman (Desmana moschata),
Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), tiger (Panthera tigris), Caspian seal (Phoca caspica), barbary macaque
(Macaca sylvanus), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Some
other species are critically endangered (CR): Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), European mink (Mustela
lutreola), saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), and Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).
Key words: mammal collections, Zoological Museum, Uzhhorod National University.
Cor respondence to : Arpad Kron; Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University; Voloshyna St. 54,
Uzhhorod, 88000, Ukraine; e-mail: kron83arpad@gmail.com; orcid: 0000-0002-5708-8440
Introduction
The Zoological Museum of the Uzhhorod National University (UzhNU) was founded in De-
cember 1945, two months after the University was formally established. At first, the origin and its
formation were directly related to the names of the organizers and first heads of University depart-
ments of zoological profile: I. Rogal (Department of Zoology and Biology), S. Seheda (Department
of Invertebrate Zoology), I. Koliushev (Department of Vertebrate Zoology) (Roshko, 2004; Shid-
lovsky, 2012). In 74 years of its existence, the Zoological Museum has developed into a solid scien-
tific and educational centre of faunal diversity. It is an excellent source of zoological guidance and a
laboratory for students. Initially, it was formed as a fundamental scientific collection for zoological
scientists not only in Ukraine but also from abroad (Kron, Lugovoi, 2015). Information on the be-
ginnings and development of the Zoological Museum had been repeatedly published in popular and
scientific publications (Pysanets, 2009; Merzlikin, 2014; Filipenko, 2014; Kron et al., 2014).
In 2019, the museum staff revised the species identification of exhibited specimens conforming
their scientific names to the currently recognised mammal nomenclature. Based on the results of
recent inventory, there are about 4 825 specimens in the museum’s mammal collection representing
125 species of the world’s mammal fauna. Nowadays, the Zoological Museum of UzhNU is the only
place in the region where visitors can get acquainted with the fauna of the world.
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The aim of this publication is to describe the mammal collection of the Zoological Museum of
Uzhhorod National University. Such a collection an important basis for exploration and studying the
fauna of the world by students of different specialties (Bokotey et al., 2008; Zizda et al., 2012;
Zagorodniuk et al., 2014; Roshko et al., 2019).
A brief history of the collection
The formation of collections at the Zoological Museum had begun long before it was estab-
lished. At the beginning of the foundation of the Zoological Museum, the exhibits of biology cabi-
nets of the Uzhhorod, Mukachevo and Berehovo high schools were handed over to the Museum of
Uzhhorod University. In addition, letters were sent to leading universities and scientific zoological
institutions of the former Soviet Union asking to help with the enrichment of the museum with mate-
rials. As a result, in addition to the own stuff, specimens were obtained from the following institu-
tions: Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Lenin-
grad); Zoological Museum of the Institute of Zoology and Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the
Lithuanian SSR (Vilnius); State Museum of Natural History of the Academy of Sciences of the
Ukrainian SSR (Lviv); Zoological Museum of Moscow State University; Zoological Museum of
Kyiv State University; Zoological Museum of Kishinev State University; Zoological Museum of
Tomsk State University; Zoological Museum of Gorky University; Zoological Museum of Samar-
kand State University; Zoological Museum of Odesa State University; Zoological Museum of
Kharkiv State University; Biological Station of the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Academy of
Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR (Odesa); Biological Station of Odesa State University (Krasno-
morsk); State Reserve "Askania Nova"; Astrakhan State Reserve; Southern Sakhalin State Reserve;
Kizil Agach State Reserve (Azerbaijan); Whaling flotilla "Glory" (Odesa). Today, due to periodical
expeditions and gifts from local nature lovers, the museum continues to expand.
Yuriy Mateleshko had been working at the Zoological Museum for more than 40 years. He was
a remarkable professional taxidermist who studied the business with the best specialists of the Soviet
Union at the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University. He produced about 500 exhibits and
more than 1 000 specimens of the scientific collection. Yuriy Mateleshko knew the secrets of work-
ing with large animals. He was even invited by the Ministry of Culture of USSR to the shooting of
the Italian-Soviet movie "Battle of Waterloo" to make skin-mounts of 10 horses (Roshko, 2004).
Specimens of the plains zebra (Equus quagga) and the common eland (Taurotragus oryx) were
obtained from the State Reserve "Askania Nova", the saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) and goitered
(Gazella subgutturosa) came from Astrakhan State Reserve, while the humpback whale (Megaptera
novaeangliae) and the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) were given by the whaling
flotilla "Glory" (Odesa). The Russian desman (Desmana moschata) and the mountain hare (Lepus
timidus) were presented by the Zoological Museum of Gorky University, long-clawed ground squir-
rel (Spermophilus leptodactylus) and yellow ground squirrel (Spermophilus fulvus) came from the
Zoological Museum of Samarkand State University. The Zoological Museum of the Zoological In-
stitute of the AS USSR (Leningrad) presented the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) and surilis (Pres-
bytis sp.). The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) come from the Zoological Museum of
Tomsk State University. Some mammals were donated by persons who wished to remain unknown.
Collection analysis and discussion
The Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod University has about 5 000 displayed specimens. Above
species taxa of Carpathian mammals are fully represented in the collection. However, only 80 spe-
cies (64.6 %) are represented in the exhibition and 77.2 % in among the stock material, which is due
to the absence of rare species of bats and small mammals. Nevertheless, this allows to reflect the full
diversity of mammals in the Ukrainian Carpathians (Tables 1, 2). The Zoological Museum mostly
represents the fauna of the Transcarpathian region and it is the only source in the region where visi-
tors can get acquainted with mammal species of both the local and global fauna (Bashta, Potish,
2007; Zatushevskyy et al., 2016).
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Table 1. Comparative analysis of the number of mammal species of the Ukrainian Carpathians represented in the
Zoological Museum
Таблиця 1. Порівняльний аналіз представлення видової чисельності ссавців Українських Карпат в зоологіч-
ному музеї
No. Order Species
in Transcarpathia
Species in Transcar-
pathia represented in
the collection
Species in the
collection, %
Species listed in
RDBU
1 Eulipotyphla 9 9 100.0 4
2 Artiodactyla 3 3 100.0 1
3 Chiroptera 23 14 60.9 14
4 Carnivora 17 15 88,2 8
5 Lagomorpha 1 1 100.0 1
6 Rodentia 26 19 73.1 9
Total 79 61 37
* Note: RDBU — Red Data Book of Ukraine.
Table 2. Different mammal groups in the museum collections and their status after the IUCN (Version 2015-4)
Таблиця 2. Представленість різних рядів ссавців у колекції музею, та їхній статус за МСОП
Order CR EN VU NT LC DD RBU ∑ species
Monotremata 1 1 2
Diprotodontia 1 1
Cingulata 2 2
Proboscidea 1 1
Eulipotyphla 1 1 10 4 12
Cetacea 2 1 2
Artiodactyla 1 3 10 1 1 15
Chiroptera 2 12 14 14
Perissodactyla 1 1 2
Pholidota 1 1
Carnivora 1 2 5 2 17 8 28
Lagomorpha 1 4 1 5
Rodentia 1 1 33 1 9 36
Primates 1 1 1 4
∑ 4 7 9 8 93 2 38 125
There are 210 species of mammals in the exhibition halls of the Zoological Museum, 37 of
which are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine (Red Data Book…, 2009). The most represented
species are rodents (Rodentia), bats (Chiroptera) and carnivores (Carnivora), which have the largest
part (79 %). Such distribution is connected with a large number of field practices for students of
UzhNU and educational activity of the population, regarding the conservation of bats. (Zizda et al.,
2012). In the Zoological Museum, there is also a collection of horns and antlers of even-toed ungu-
lates (Artiodactyla) consisting of 29 specimens.
The class of mammals (Mammalia) is represented in the museum collection by 125 species of
14 of 34 orders of the world fauna (41.18 %), belonging to 44 families and 89 genera. Most of the
mammalian specimens are deposited in the scientific fund, with a total number of 4 825 units
(Figs 1–4). Among them, there are 4 critically endangered species: saiga (Saiga tatarica), Chinese
pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), European mink (Mustela lutreola), and orangutan (Pongo pyg-
maeus), with a total number of 4 units. Nine species are endangered and 9 are vulnerable (VU).
Close to the threat of extinction are 6 species: platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Mediterranean
water shrew (Neomys anomalus), Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), river otter (Lutra lutra), and
striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), represented by 36 units. (The IUCN Red List…, Version 2015-4).
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Fig. 1. Fragment of the collection of order Chiro-
ptera in the scientific zoological repositories.
Рис. 1. Фрагмент колекції ссавців ряду Chiro-
ptera в наукових фондах музею.
Fig. 2. Fragment of the collection of family Erinaceidae in the
scientific zoological repositories.
Рис. 2. Фрагмент колекції зразків родини Erinaceidae в нау-
кових фондах музею.
2
1
3
1
687
3
24
497
2
1
75
5
3516
8
0 1000 2000 3000 4000
Monotremata
Diprotodontia
Cingulata
Proboscidea
Eulipotyphla
Cetacea
Artiodactyla
Chiroptera
Perissodactyla
Pholidota
Carnivora
Lagomorpha
Rodentia
Primates
Fig. 3. Fragment of the collection of Talpa eu-
ropaea in the scientific zoological repositories.
Рис. 3. Фрагмент колекції Talpa europaea у
наукових фондах Зоологічного музею.
Fig. 4. The number of specimens of mammals of different or-
ders in the Zoological Museum of UzhNU.
Рис. 4. Кількість зразків ссавців з різних рядів в експозиції
Зоологічного музею УжНУ.
There are 93 species of least concern (LC) and 2 species with insufficient information (DD).
Species that are listed by IUCN as extinct (EX) and extinct in the Wild (EW) are absent in the mu-
seum collection.
The most abundant species in the Zoological Museum is the common vole (Microtus arvalis)
and the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), the number of which in the collection reaches 756
and 666 specimens, respectively.
The most represented taxa in the mammal collection of the Zoological Museum are rodents
(Rodentia) (36 species, of which 59 units are displayed in the exposition and 3 457 are in the funds)
and bats (Chiroptera) (497 units, 14 species) (Table 2).
The systematics of mammals in the list of collection follows the recent revies (Zagorodniuk,
2008, 2009; Zagorodniuk, Kharchuk, 2011; Zagorodniuk, Emelianov, 2012). The species lists are
fully formed for the templates of species protection categories (The IUCN..., 2016).
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Class Mammalia — Mammals
Infraclass Monotremata — Monotremes
Superorder Monotremata (s. str.)
Order Monotremes (Monotremata) is represented by 2 families (Tachyglossidae, Ornitho-
rhynchidae), 2 genera Tachyglossus and Ornithorhynchus, and 2 species: short-beaked echidna
(Tachyglossus aculeatus) and platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). The species presented are at the
lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at-risk category (Least Concern, LC) and likely to become
endangered in the near future (Near Threatened, NT).
Infraclass Metatheria — Marsupials
Superorder Australidelphia
Order Diprotodontia (Diprotodontia) is represented by family Macropodidae, genus Macro-
pus and species: the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). The only species in this order that
is represented in the Zoological Museum. The species is of the lowest risk (LC).
Infraclass Eutheria (Placentalia) — Placentalia
Superorder Xenarthra (Edentata)
Order Armadillos (Cingulata / Loricata) is represented by family Dasypodidae, 2 genera
Chaetophractus and Dasypus, and 2 species: big hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus), nine-
banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). The order is represented by species of lowest risk (LC).
Superorder Paenungulata
Order Proboscidea (Proboscidea) is represented by family Elephantidae, genus Elephas and
species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), which has a high risk of extinction in the wild (Endan-
gered, EN).
Superorder Lypotyphla (=Insectivora s. l.)
Order Eulipotyphla (Eulipotyphla) are represented by 3 families Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Tal-
pidae, 6 genera (Erinaceus, Neomys, Sorex, Crocidura, Talpa, Desmana), and 12 species: northern
white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor), European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), alpine
shrew (Neomys anomalus), Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens), common shrew (Sorex araneus),
Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus), Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens), alpine shrew (Sorex
alpinus), bicolored shrew (Crocidura leucodon), lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens),
European mole (Talpa europaea), Russian desman (Desmana moschata). The order has 10 species
of the least concern (LC), 1 endangered in the near future (NT) and 1 of a high risk of extinction in
the wild (EN). Four species are listed in the Red Data Book of the Ukrainian fauna: Neomys
anomalus, Sorex alpinus, Crocidura leucodon, Desmana moschata.
Superorder Ungulata
Order Cetaceans (Cetacea) is represented by 2 families Balaenopteridae and Delphinidae,
2 genera Megaptera, Delphinus, and 2 species: embryos of the humpback whale (Megaptera no-
vaeangliae) and short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), which are the least concern
(LC). In particular, Delphinus delphis is listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.
Order Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla) are represented by 3 families (Suidae, Cervidae,
Bovidae), 13 genera (Sus, Capreolus, Cervus, Alces, Dama, Connochaetes, Gazella, Saigа, Tauro-
tragus, Caprа, Ovis, Ovis, Rupicapra), and 15 species: wild boar (Sus scrofa), European roe deer
(Capreolus capreolus), Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), elk (Al-
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ces alces), fallow deer (Dama dama), black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou), goitered (Gazella sub-
gutturosa), saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), common eland (Taurotragus oryx), angora goat (Capra
hircus angorensis), Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), mouflon (Ovis orientalis orientalis), urial (Ovis
orientalis vignei), chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra). This order is represented by 10 species of the
least concern (LC), 3 vulnerable species (VU), while Saiga tatarica is at an extremely high risk of
extinction in the wild (Critically Endangered, CR). Alces alces since 2009 has been listed in the Red
Data Book of Ukraine.
Order Odd-Toed Ungulates (Perissodactyla) are represented by 2 families (Equidae, Tapiri-
dae), 2 genera (Equus, Tapirus), and 2 species: plains zebra (Equus quagga) and Malayan tapir (Ta-
pirus indicus). One species is at high risk of extinction in the wild (EN) and one is Near Threatened
(NT).
Superorder Archonta (Archon)
Order Bats (Chiroptera) are represented by 3 families (Rhinolophidae, Miniopteridae, Vesper-
tilionidae), 7 genera (Rhinolophus, Miniopterus, Myotis, Plecotus, Nyctalus, Pipistrellus, Eptesicus,
Barbastella), and 14 species: lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros), greater horseshoe bat
(Rhinolophus ferrumequinum), common bent-wing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii), lesser mouse-
eared bat (Myotis oxygnathus), greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis), Natterer's bat (Myotis nat-
tereri), Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus), Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii), brown long-
eared bat (Plecotus auritus), western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), common noctule (Nycta-
lus noctulа), common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathu-
sii), serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus). The order includes 12 species that have the category ‘least
concern’ (LC) and 2 species are near threatened (NT). All species of Chiroptera represented in the
Zoological Museum are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.
Superorder Ferae (Carnivora s. l.)
Order Pangolins (Pholidota) are represented by family Manidae, genus Manis and species
Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). This species is considered critically endangered (CR).
Order Carnivores (Carnivora) are represented by 9 families (Felidae, Viverridae, Hyaenidae,
Canidae, Ursidae, Otariidae, Phocidaе, Procyonidae, Mustelidae), 18 genera (Panthera, Puma, Lynx,
Felis, Viverra, Hyaena, Vulpes, Canis, Nyctereutes, Ursus, Callorhinus, Phoca, Procyon, Martes,
Mustela, Lutra, Meles, Vormela), and 28 species: lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris), snow
leopard (Panthera uncia), cougar (Puma concolor), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), European wildcat
(Felis silvestris), African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), viverra (Viverra sp.), striped hyena
(Hyaena hyaena), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), golden jackal (Canis aureus),
grey wolf (Canis lupus), dingo (Canis lupus dingo), raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), brown
bear (Ursus arctos), northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Caspian seal (Phoca caspica), raccoon
(Procyon lotor), beech marten (Martes foina), European pine marten (Мartes martes), short-tailed
weasel (Mustela erminea), least weasel (Mustela nivalis), European polecat (Mustela putorius),
European mink (Mustela lutreola), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), European badger (Meles meles),
marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna). The order includes 17 species of the least concern (LC),
5 species are vulnerable (VU), 2 species are near threatened (NT), 2 are at high risk of extinction in
the wild (EN) and 1 species (Mustela lutreola) is considered critically endangered (CR). Eight spe-
cies are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Lynx lynx, Felis silvestris, Ursus arctos, Mustela
erminea, Mustela putorius, Mustela lutreola, Lutra lutra, Vormela peregusna.
Superorder Anagalida
Order Lagomorphs (Lagomorpha) is represented by 2 families (Leporidae, Ochotonidae),
3 genera (Oryctolagus, Lepus Ochotona), and 5 species: European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus),
European hare (Lepus europaeus), mountain hare (Lepus timidus), tolai hare (Lepus tolai), steppe
pika (Ochotona pusilla). The order includes 4 species of the least concern (LC), 1 species is at a high
risk of extinction in the wild (EN), while Lepus timidus is listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.
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Order Rodents (Rodentia) is represented by 13 families, 28 genera, and 36 species. Their de-
scription is given in two parts according to the proposed division into mouse-like and non-muroid
rodents (Zagorodniuk, 2009).
Group of Non-Muroid Rodents (Non-Muroidea). Twelve genera are represented in
the Zoological Museum: Sciurus, Spermophilus, Marmota, Tamias, Pteromys, Glis, Muscardinus,
Castor, Sicista, Allactaga, Stylodipus, Dipus with 16 species: red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), speck-
led ground squirrel (Spermophilus suslicus), little ground squirrel (Spermophilus pygmaeus), Euro-
pean ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), yellow ground squirrel (Spermophilus fulvus), long-
clawed ground squirrel (Spermophilus leptodactylus), alpine marmot (Marmota marmota), Siberian
chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus), Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans), edible dormouse (Glis
glis), hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber), northern birch
mouse (Sicista betulina), great jerboa (Allactaga major), thick-tailed three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus
telum), northern three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta). In this group, 14 species are of the least concern
(LC), 1 species is near threatened (NT), 1 species is vulnerable (VU) Five species are included into
the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Spermophilus suslicus, Spermophilus citellus, Sicista betulina, Allac-
taga major, Stylodipus telum.
Suborder Muroid Rodents (Muroidea). There are 15 genera in the Zoological Museum:
Spalax, Micromys, Apodemus, Sylvaemus, Mus, Rattus, Nesokia, Cricetus, Lemmus, Ellobius, On-
datra, Myodes, Chionomys, Arvicola, Microtus) with 19 species: lesser mole-rat (Spalax leucodon),
harvest mouse (Micromys minutus), striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), yellow-necked mouse
(Sylvaemus tauricus, = flavicollis), wood mouse (Sylvaemus sylvaticus), house mouse (Mus muscu-
lus), brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), short-tailed bandicoot rat (Nesokia indica), European hamster
(Cricetus cricetus), Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus), northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus),
muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), bank vole (Myodes glareolus), European snow vole (Chionomys
nivalis), European water vole (Arvicola amphibius), montane water vole (Arvicola scherman), com-
mon vole (Microtus arvalis), Transcaspian vole (Microtus transcaspicus). In this group, 19 species
are of the least concern (LC) and 1 species has few data for conservation category assessment (Data
Deficient, DD). This superorder have 4 species included into the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Spalax
leucodon, Cricetus cricetus, Ellobius talpinus, Chionomys nivalis.
Suborder Cavioidea is represented by 1 family Myocastoridae, 1 genus Myocastor, and
1 species of the least concern (LC): coypu (Myocastor coypus).
Superorder Archonta
Order Primates (Primates) are represented by 3 families (Atelidae, Cercopithecidae, Homi-
nidae), 4 genera (Alouatta, Macaca, Presbytis, Pongo), and 4 species: Venezuelan red howler
(Alouatta seniculus), barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), surilis (Presbytis sp.), Bornean orangutan
(Pongo pygmaeus). The order have 4 species of the least concern (LC), 1 species is endangered (EN)
and 1 species (Mustela lutreola) is at a high risk of extinction in the wild (CR).
Conclusions
1. The mammal collection of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod University includes 125 spe-
cies of the world's mammal fauna. The Museum's exhibition displays 115 mammal species of which
38 species are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, mainly bats (9 species), rodents (9 species),
and carnivores (8 species).
2. The total number of mammal specimens displayed in the exhibition is 210, while the scien-
tific collection consists of 4 825 specimens of the class Mammalia
3. Most of the species displayed, namely 34 (29.6 %) are representatives of Rodentia,
28 (24.4 %) belong to Carnivora, and 15 (13.0 %) to Artiodactyla.
4. The most abundant species in the mammal collection of Zoological museum are the common
vole (Microtus arvalis) and the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), represented by 756 and
666 specimens respectively.
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5. The mammal collection contains specimens of species listed in the IUCN Red List of Threat-
ened Species and having six categories of conservation status. The rarest are 7 endangered species
(Endangered, EN): Russian desman (Desmana moschata), Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), tiger
(Panthera tigris), Caspian seal (Phoca caspica), barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), Asian ele-
phant (Elephas maximus), European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and 4 species are critically en-
dangered (CR), including the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), European mink (Mustela lu-
treola), saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), and Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).
Acknowledgements
We thank I. Zagorodniuk for the idea of this article and help during preparation of the manuscript and Z. Barkaszi for
the important editorial notes.
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| spelling | Kron, A. Lugovoy, O. Roshko, V. Roshko, V. Roshko, V. 2020-03-26T21:08:55Z 2020-03-26T21:08:55Z 2019 The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University / A. Kron, O. Lugovoy, V. Roshko, V. Roshko, V. Roshko // Theriologia Ukrainica. — 2019. — Т. 18. — С. 57–64. — Бібліогр.: 21 назв. — англ. 2616-7379 DOI: http://doi.org/10.15407/pts2019.18.057 https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/167403 The mammal collection of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod University consists of more than 4 800 specimens of 125 mammal species of world fauna. Among them, 115 mammal species are displayed in the exhibition halls. The mammal collection of the Zoological Museum is kept in scientific repositories, while a part of specimens is represented in three exhibition halls (210 exhibits). The geographic origin of specimens in the museum’s collection covers all continents but Antarctica. Most of the species represented in the exhibition (34 or 29.6 %) belong to Rodentia, followed by species of Carnivora (28 or 24.4 %) and Artiodactyla (15 or 13.0 %). The most common species in the collection are rodents (Rodentia): common vole (Microtus arvalis) and striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), a total of 1422 specimens. The general systematic representativeness of the exhibited part of the collection of mammals of the Carpathian region is 80 species, which is 77.2 % of the total number of mammals of the Ukrainian part of the Carpathians. In a systematic regard, the mammal collection of the Zoological Museum includes specimens of 125 species of 14 orders of the world fauna (41.2 %), representing 44 families and 89 genera. The collection contains 38 species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, most of them belong to Chiroptera (9 species), Rodentia (9 species), and Carnivora (8 species). All bat species are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine. There are 497 bat specimens in the Zoological Museum, 13 of which are displayed in the exhibition halls. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, which covers six categories of conservation status, is additionally noted. The rarest species having endangered status (Endangered, EN) are the Russian desman (Desmana moschata), Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), tiger (Panthera tigris), Caspian seal (Phoca caspica), barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Some other species are critically endangered (CR): Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), European mink (Mustela lutreola), saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), and Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). Колекція ссавців Зоологічного музею Ужгородського національного університету представлена більше 4800 екз., що відносяться до 125 видів ссавців фауни світу. 115 видів ссавців представлені в експозиційних залах зоомузею. Колекція зоомузею зберігається в наукових фондах, частина з якої представлена в трьох експозиційних залах загальною чисельністю 210 експонатів. В географічному плані експозиція представляє всі частини світу, крім Антарктики. Більша частина експозиційних видів, а саме, 34 (29,6 %) — це представники ряду гризуни (Rodentia), 28 (24,4 %) — хижі (Carnivora) та 15 (13,0 %) парнопалі (Artiodactyla). Найчисельнішими видами в зоомузеї є з ряду гризунів (Rodentia) полівка європейська (Microtus arvalis) та житник пасистий (Apodemus agrarius) число яких сягає 1422 особи. Ссавці фауни Карпат в експозиційній частині музею представлені 80 видами, що становить 77,2 % від загальної кількості видів ссавців, відомих для Українських Карпат. У систематичному плані колекції ссавців зоомузею складають представники 14 рядів з 34 світової фауни (що становить 41,2 %), 44 родини, 89 родів. У колекції зберігаються 38 видів, що занесені до Червоної книги України, більшість яких з ряду кажанів (Chiroptera) (14 видів), гризунів (Rodentia) (9 видів) та хижих (Carnivora) (8 видів). Усі види кажанів занесені до Червоної книги України. В зоологічному музеї представлено 497 зразків, 13 з них в експозиційних залах. Додатково відмічені види Червоної книги МСОП, яка охоплює шість категорій охоронного статусу. Найрідкіснішими серед них є ті, що перебуває під загрозою (Endangered, EN): хохуля руська (Desmana moschata), тапір чепрачний (Tapirus indicus), бенгальський тигр (Panthera tigris tigris), нерпа каспійська (Phoca caspica), макака лісовий (Macaca sylvanus), слон індійський (Elephas maximus), кріль європейський (Oryctolagus cuniculus) та ті, що перебувають під критичною загрозою (Critically Endangered, CR), зокрема: панголін п’ятипалий (Manis pentadactyla), норка європейська (Mustela lutreola), сайга (Saiga tatarica) та орангутанг (Pongo pygmaeus). We thank I. Zagorodniuk for the idea of this article and help during preparation of the manuscript and Z. Barkaszi for the important editorial notes. en Національний науково-природничий музей НАН України Theriologia Ukrainica Морфологія та мінливість The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University Колекція ссавців (Mammalia) Зоологічного музею Ужгородського національного університету Article published earlier |
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| title | The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University |
| title_alt | Колекція ссавців (Mammalia) Зоологічного музею Ужгородського національного університету |
| title_full | The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University |
| title_fullStr | The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University |
| title_full_unstemmed | The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University |
| title_short | The mammal collection (Mammalia) of the Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University |
| title_sort | mammal collection (mammalia) of the zoological museum of uzhhorod national university |
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