Museo Civico di Zoologia in Italy


Museo Civico di Zoologia
African bull elephant Toto, in real life, and mounted at the museum.
African bull elephant Toto, in real life, and mounted at the museum.
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Local name Museo Civico di Zoologia
Accession Code MCZR
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Founded1932
Address Via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 18
Zip-code 00197
Place Roma
Country Italy
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Telephone+390667109270
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Description

Museo Civico di Zoologia, located at Via Ulisse Aldrovandi, 18, in Roma, Italy , was founded in 1932.

Taxidermy specimens

Museo Civico di Zoologia has in its collection 7 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)


    Toto Accession nr: MCZR OS.1311. Received: 1939-00-00 ♂ Toto
    Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
    * Born at Tanzania unspecified location † Dead 1939 at Rome Zoo
    Death: disease Death reason:
    Discovered 1908-04-21 by Hans Schomburgk

    Remo Accession nr: MCZR OS.1306. Received: 1952-12-00 ♂ Remo
    Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
    * Born 1950-09-02 at Rome Zoo † Dead 1952-12-24 at Rome Zoo
    Death: disease Death reason: Gastritis

    stillborn Accession nr: MCZR OS.1312?. Received: 1953-09-00 ♀ stillborn
    Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
    * Born 1953-09-11 at Rome Zoo † Dead 1953-09-11 at Rome Zoo
    Death: stillborn Death reason:

    Mukkei Accession nr: MCZR OS.1307. Received: 1956-00-00 ⚪ Mukkei
    Species: African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
    * Born at Africa unspecified location † Dead 1955 at Naples Fuorigrotta ZooDeath reason: unknown (N/A)

    Zuma Accession nr: MCZR OS.1310. Received: 1956-01-00 ♀ Zuma
    Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
    * Born 1955-07-03 at Rome Zoo † Dead 1955-12-31 at Rome Zoo
    Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)

    Ercolino Accession nr: MCZR OS.1308. Received: 1976-12-00 ♂ Ercolino
    Species: African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
    * Born 1973 at Gabon unspecified forest † Dead 1976-12-24 at Rome Zoo
    Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)

    Jumbo Accession nr: MCZR OS.1313. Received: 1979-10-00 ♂ Jumbo
    Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
    * Born at Africa unspecified location † Dead 1979-10-06 at Rome Zoo
    Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)
    Body, bone or dental material: mandible saved,

Comments / picturesThe Museo Civico di Zoologia is a natural history museum in Rome, central Italy. It is situated next to the Bioparc (Zoo) and can be entered by the Zoo or through the entrance on via Ulisse Aldrovandi. Founded in 1932, it is said to continue the natural history tradition of the Gabinetto di Zoologia dell'Università Pontificia and the collections date from 1792.

The osteological collection of the Museo Civico di Zoologia of Rome (MCZR) counts 2 complete skeletons, 4 skulls with Mandible, 4 skulls, 5 mandibles, 1 molariform tooth, and 11 more or less complete Tusks of extant elephants.

References for records about Museo Civico di Zoologia

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). Museo Civico di Zoologia, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3051. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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