Introduction<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>The original core of the collections can be traced to Antonio Vallisneri<\/strong>, professor of Medicine in Padua from 1700 onwards.<\/p>\nNotable ancient items include a giant leatherback sea turtle<\/strong>,\u00a0Dermochelys coriacea<\/em>, donated to the University of Padua by Pope Clement XIII in 1760<\/strong>, which became a holotype, and the incomplete skeleton of a sperm whale<\/strong>,\u00a0Physeter macrocephalus<\/em>, caught off the Dalmatian coast (Zadar) in 1767 and acquired by the Republic of Venice.<\/p>\nThe remains of vertebrates<\/strong> are preserved as naturalised<\/strong> specimens \u2014 with the aid of taxidermy (mammals and birds) and in liquid<\/strong> (reptiles, amphibians and fish) \u2014 or in the form of skeletons<\/strong>, some complete, others fragmentary.<\/p>\nOf special scientific interest among the invertebrates<\/strong> are the arachnological collections<\/strong> of Giovanni Canestrini.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>An astonishing and endangered biodiversity<\/h2><\/div>The living beings that populate the Earth are all interconnected, as narrated by the Tree of Life, a grand multimedia installation that opens the journey into the world of animals.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Fares and tickets<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Research collections<\/h1><\/div>See more \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/202320061687302317-768x287.jpg\")
\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Theriology Collection <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The collection of mammals dates mainly to the 19th and 20th centuries. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/202320061687302316-1-768x287.jpg\")
\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Ornithology Collection <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n More than 1300 specimens have been catalogued covering a total of 525 species <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/202320061687302315-768x287.jpg\")
\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Ichthyology Collection <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The collection comprises 693 items preserved in liquid or naturalized <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/202320061687302316-768x287.jpg\")
\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Malacology Collection <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n The collection is divided into two sections marine molluscs and freshwater\/terrestrial molluscs <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/202320061687302314-768x287.jpg\")
\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n La collezione erpetologia <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Il nucleo originario della collezione risale alla raccolta privata di Antonio Vallisneri, alla quale si sono aggiunte importanti acquisizioni a seguito di donazioni ed esplorazioni, avvenute principalmente nel corso del XIX e del XX secolo.\nComplessivamente la collezione consta di\u00a0quasi 500 campioni catalogati e restaurati, conservati prevalentemente in liquido. Di molti esemplari \u00e8 purtroppo ignota la provenienza geografica.\nDi notevole importanza scientifica \u00e8 l\u2019esemplare storico di\u00a0tart[...] <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a>\n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/visitmnu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/202320061687302311-768x287.jpg\")
\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Arachnology Collection <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Giovanni Canestrini (1835-1900) dedicated all his energies to arachnology <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/a> <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Contacts<\/h1><\/div>zoologia.mnu@unipd.it<\/a><\/p>\nScientific referent<\/h5>\n
prof. Giuseppe Fusco
\nTel. 049 827 6238
\ne-mail: giuseppe.fusco@unipd.it<\/a><\/p>\nConservator<\/h5>\n
dott.ssa Marzia Breda
\nTel. +39 049 8275410
\ne-mail: marzia.breda@unipd.it<\/a><\/p>\nTechnician of the anthropological and zoological collections<\/h5>\n
The original core of the collections can be traced to Antonio Vallisneri<\/strong>, professor of Medicine in Padua from 1700 onwards.<\/p>\n Notable ancient items include a giant leatherback sea turtle<\/strong>,\u00a0Dermochelys coriacea<\/em>, donated to the University of Padua by Pope Clement XIII in 1760<\/strong>, which became a holotype, and the incomplete skeleton of a sperm whale<\/strong>,\u00a0Physeter macrocephalus<\/em>, caught off the Dalmatian coast (Zadar) in 1767 and acquired by the Republic of Venice.<\/p>\n The remains of vertebrates<\/strong> are preserved as naturalised<\/strong> specimens \u2014 with the aid of taxidermy (mammals and birds) and in liquid<\/strong> (reptiles, amphibians and fish) \u2014 or in the form of skeletons<\/strong>, some complete, others fragmentary.<\/p>\n Of special scientific interest among the invertebrates<\/strong> are the arachnological collections<\/strong> of Giovanni Canestrini.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> The living beings that populate the Earth are all interconnected, as narrated by the Tree of Life, a grand multimedia installation that opens the journey into the world of animals.<\/p>\n<\/div> zoologia.mnu@unipd.it<\/a><\/p>\n prof. Giuseppe Fusco dott.ssa Marzia BredaAn astonishing and endangered biodiversity<\/h2><\/div>
Research collections<\/h1><\/div>See more \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Scientific referent<\/h5>\n
\nTel. 049 827 6238
\ne-mail: giuseppe.fusco@unipd.it<\/a><\/p>\nConservator<\/h5>\n
\nTel. +39 049 8275410
\ne-mail: marzia.breda@unipd.it<\/a><\/p>\nTechnician of the anthropological and zoological collections<\/h5>\n