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Year of European Bison in Ukraine
According to Resolution of the 15 Annual Theriological
Workshop in Ukraine, 2009 year has been named as Year of European
Bison in Ukraine. European bison (zubr) is the most endangered
mammal species in Ukraine, that was saved due to several natural
protection actions after almost full destruction of its populations
in Europe in a whole. English version of this web-site include
one of the most important articles on this topic >>>
Composition of modern mammal fauna of Ukraine
This chapter includes list of mammal species, that are in the composition of natural communities
in the territory of Ukraine. Checklist was adopted by the 9 Theriological school:
[list of mammal species of Ukrainian fauna >>>]
[review of generic groups (pdf 688 kb) >>>]
Discussion about ukrainian name of mammals of Ukrainian fauna, ways of their formation
and stabilisation of national nomenclature, that at first was placed on the page
"hot reading", now is disposed there:
[arguments for names >>>] and
[about ukrainian names >>>]
Review of polytypical groups, their composition and distribution of "small" species
(sibling and allospecies) due which we have main changes in our views on real fauna
composition, is presented here in pdf format
[in ukrainian, by I. Zagorodniuk, 1,66 mb >>>]
Review of changes of mammal fauna of Ukraine in annalistic times, description of extinct
species, use of fauna in different periods and modern enrichment of game fauna is presented here in pdf-format
[in ukrainian, by I. Sokur 1,34 mb >>>]
Review of adventive mammal fauna of Ukraine, including introduced species, as well as species
that appeared as result of invasions, including synanthropic species, is presented here in pdf-format
[in ukrainian, by I. Zagorodniuk, 0,49 mb >>>]
Classification on higher taxa level
Class Mammalia is presented in the fauna of Ukraine about 140 species, that are belonging to 30 families,
10 orders and 5 superorders. Complete list of species, including alien fauna (except of species, that live in artificial conditions),
is given on the next page (>>>). Below, basic taxonomical structure of fauna on the level
of higher taxa is presented, with specifying of species richness of families.
Estimations of fauna richness are given using maximized lists, i.e. taking into account sibling species
and allospecies, as well as recently extinct species, allien and phantom species. Actual species richness of mammal fauna
for each period of its existence (for ex., 2 centuries ago and today) is smaller for 20 %.
1. superorder Insectivora — insectivores (14 species)
order Erinaceiformes Erinaceidae (3), Talpidae (2)
order Soriciformes Soricidae (9)
2. superorder Archonta — archonts (primates and bats) (31 species)
order Vespertilioniformes Rhinolophidae (4), Vespertilionidae (26)
order Pongiformes Pongidae (1)
3. superorder Anagalida — anagalids (rodents in wide sense) (55 species)
order Leporiformes Leporidae (3)
order Muriformes Myocastoridae (1), Castoridae (1), Pteromyidae (1),
Sciuridae (7), Myoxidae (4), Sminthidae (4),
Allactagidae (1), Dipodidae (1), Spalacidae (5),
Muridae (10), Cricetidae (2), Arvicolidae (15)
4. superorder Ferae — feras (carnivores) (23 species)
order Caniformes Canidae (6), Ursidae (1), Mustelidae (12),
Phocidae (1), Felidae (3)
5. superorder Ungulata — ungulates (21 species)
order Balaeniformes Balaenopteridae (1), Delphinidae (3)
order Equiformes Equidae (2)
order Cerviformes Suidae (1), Cervidae (6), Bovidae (8)
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