Edgardo Mondolfi
Edgardo Mondolfi Otero (born May 15, 1918 in Caracas , Venezuela , † November 7, 1999 ibid) was a Venezuelan zoologist and ecologist with a focus on mammals .
Mondolfi was a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and was particularly committed to the research and protection of the South American mammal fauna. He was the author of numerous scientific articles and books, including a monograph on the jaguar with Rafael Hoogesteijn . In addition, he was the first to describe several mammal species and subspecies, of which the following are considered valid:
- Sylvilagus brasiliensis caracasensis Mondolfi & Méndez Aroche, 1957, a subspecies of the Tapeti within the cottontail rabbit
- Ichthyomys pittieri Handley & Mondolfi, 1963, a species of real fish rats named after Henri Pittier
- The savannah armadillo ( Dasypus sabanicola Mondolfi, 1968)
- Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández, 1984, a type of possums
- Sciurus granatensis llanensis Mondolfi & Boher, 1984, a subspecies of the redstart squirrel
The zoologists Daniel Lew , Roger Pérez Hernández and the Spaniard Jacint Ventura , who also live in Venezuela, named the four- eyed rat Philander mondolfii after Edgardo Mondolfi in 2006 .
In later years, Mondolfi was Venezuela's extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Tanzania and Kenya. He died on November 7, 1999 of dengue fever .
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson: The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2009; Pp. 282-283. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9 . ( Google Books )
- ^ Daniel Lew, Roger Pérez-Hernández, Jacint Ventura: Two new species of Philander (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from Northern South America. Journal of Mammalogy 87 (2), 2006; Pp. 224-237. doi : 10.1644 / 05-MAMM-A-065R2.1
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| SURNAME | Mondolfi, Edgardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mondolfi Otero, Edgardo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan zoologist and ecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caracas , Venezuela |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1999 |
| Place of death | Caracas , Venezuela |