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<p>In study are presented data of the insectivores (Eulipotyphla from three families, i.e., Erinaceidae, Soricidae and Talpidae) specimens deposited in the collection of the Šariš Museum in Bardejov (SMB), Slovakia. In total, data of 469 individuals from twenty-eight sites of eastern Slovakia were evaluated. This collection includes individuals collected in various places and times mainly from northeastern Slovakia. Individuals were acquired in 1956–1982, but mainly in 1956 (n = 150, 31.9%) and 1979 (n = 107, 22.8%). Moreover, one specimen of the Miller’s water shrew (<italic>Neomys anomalus</italic>) had signs of „melanism“, i.e., the dorsal side (back) was velvety black and a ventral (abdominal) side was the gray-black with a touch of silver.</p>
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In study are presented data of the insectivores (Eulipotyphla from three families, i.e., Erinaceidae, Soricidae and Talpidae) specimens deposited in the collection of the Šariš Museum in Bardejov (SMB), Slovakia. In total, data of 469 individuals from twenty-eight sites of eastern Slovakia were evaluated. This collection includes individuals collected in various places and times mainly from northeastern Slovakia. Individuals were acquired in 1956–1982, but mainly in 1956 (n = 150, 31.9%) and 1979 (n = 107, 22.8%). Moreover, one specimen of the Miller’s water shrew (Neomys anomalus) had signs of „melanism“, i.e., the dorsal side (back) was velvety black and a ventral (abdominal) side was the gray-black with a touch of silver.

Insectivores (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla) in the Šariš Museum in Bardejov collection (Slovakia)

University of Prešov, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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In study are presented data of the insectivores (Eulipotyphla from three families, i.e., Erinaceidae, Soricidae and Talpidae) specimens deposited in the...

Insectivores (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla) in the Šariš Museum in Bardejov collection (Slovakia)

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2023

Pages: 243 - 254

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0014

Mots clés
Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae, faunistic data, Slovakia, natural history collections

© 2022 Alexander Csanády et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Insectivores (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla) in the Šariš Museum in Bardejov collection (Slovakia)

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2023

Pages: 243 - 254

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0014

Mots clésErinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae, faunistic data, Slovakia, natural history collections

© 2022 Alexander Csanády et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae, faunistic data, Slovakia, natural history collections