Details for Zoological Collection (Vertebrates and Invertebrates)
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| Collection data | |
| Name | Zoological Collection (Vertebrates and Invertebrates) |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | Collection of invertebrate and vertebrate belonging to the characteristic fauna of the Natural Reserve of Monte Rufeno and the territory of neighboring Acquapendente.
Samples of stuffed vertebrates such as mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians are placed in the museum's collections and for the most part come from the Reserve, found dead by staff and Rangers and where appropriate reported to the CFS for the discovery (in the case of animals CITES). Samples of invertebrates were collected in different environments that make up the reserve and its surroundings, from the environments of water (streams, rivers or pools of stagnant water), to environments of grassland and wood (pine or deciduous forests), and in other areas of the province of Viterbo (Bolsena, San Lorenzo Nuovo, Mezzano Lake, Bisenzio Lake, Valentia |
| Description for specialists | The zoological collection of the Museo del Fiore is composed of 777 samples of which 724 invertebrates and 53 vertebrates. These samples were collected from 1987 to present within the Natural Reserve of Monte Rufeno and the province of Viterbo.
Samples of invertebrates at different taxonomic order, are stored in 18 numbered entomological boxes: specimens are all labels and periodically their condition is checked. Of the 18 entomological boxes, 5 boxes containing insects on display in the museum and 13 boxes are stored in the hall of the museum collections. Some vertebrates (13 samples: 7 mammals, 5 birds, 1 reptile) are displayed in dioramas in the hall devoted to the fauna of the Reserve of Monte Rufeno and territory, while another 40 samples (11 mammals, 21 birds, 3 reptiles, 5 amphibians) are kept in the lockers room of the museum's collections, complete with identification tag |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collection was acquired by the Museo del Fiore between 1987 to 1998 and from 1999 to the present |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights | |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Acquapendente (VT) |
| Access rights | The collections/materials are freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff. You can freely refer to the collection this museum exposition. It is impossible to consult the collection of samples not exposed without a permission |
| Usage restrictions | Invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types | |
| Animals, Preserved, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses | ||
| Level 7 | Physical curation complete, species level inventory complete. | |
| Level 8 | Physical curation complete, individual specimen label data captured. | |
| Date | 30-08-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) | |
| Development status | |
| Active growth |
| Collectors | |
| Di Domenico M., Marangio W.M., Meraglia S. ed R., Paparatti B., Forti G., Morelli F., Cica C., Faggi, Papi R., Leandri E., Capra M., Strappafelci C., Bellavita M., Gelsomini G., Pelosi M., Ronca M., Sim |
| Expeditions | |
| One expedition in Liguria |
| Formation periods | |
| Materials collected from 1987 to 1998 from the Riserva Naturale Monte Rufeno and acquired by the Museo del Fiore. Following materials collected by the Museum of the flower since 1999 |
| Collection extents | |
| 777 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage | |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage | |
| Order: Acarina, Araneae, Caelifera, Chilopoda, Coleoptera, Dermaptera, Diplopoda, Diptera, Orthoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, Heteroptera, Mecoptera, Homoptera, Mantodea, Neuroptera, Trichoptera, Rhyncota, Ensifera, Isopoda, Opiliones, Scorpio, Order: Testudines, Ophidia; Families: Emydidae, Viperidae, Colubridae, Orders: Carnivora, Arctiodactyla, Rodentia, Insectivora; Families: Mustelidae, Cervidae, Gliridae, Muridae, Soricidae, Canidae, Hystricidae, Sciuridae, Erinaceidae, Capromydae, Orders: Passeriformes, Piciformes, Coraciiformes, Falconiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Strigiformes; Families: Paridae, Picidae, Upupidae, Caprimulgidae, Tytonidae, Fringillidae, Accipitride, Strigidae, Falconidae |
| Common name coverage | |
| Zoological Collection of Museo del Fiore |
| Geospatial coverage | |
| Acquapendente and neighboring areas, some specimens from other Italian places |
| Living time periods | |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods | |
| Dried, Frozen, Pinned, Skeletonized |
| Media | |
| 18 entomological boxes; shelves for vertebrates |
| File formats | |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access | |
| Source: not available |
| Related material | |
| Forti G., 2003 – Il Museo del Fiore: integrazione tra allestimenti interattivi ludici, multimediali e proposte didattiche, per parlare di biodiversità, relazioni ecologiche e utilizzo del territorio. Museologia Scientifica, 18: 150-153., Forti G., Papi R., Paparatti B. (a cura di), 2002 – Archivio Multimediale della Riserva Naturale Monte Rufeno. Museo del Fiore, Comune di Acquapendente,Viterbo (CD rom)., Forti G., Rovelli L., Papi R., 1998. Guida al Museo Naturalistico del Fiore. Comune di Acquapendente, pp. 24. |
| Institution | |
| Museo del Fiore, Acquapendente (VT) |
| Persons | |||||
Gianluca Forti| Antonella Lisi | Francesca Pavesi | |
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