abstract |
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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