Heidelberg University Zoological collection in Germany

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Heidelberg University Zoological collection
Accession Code	HAI
Type	museum
Address	Universität Heidelberg Grabengasse 1
Zip-code	69117
Place	Heidelberg
Country	Germany
Website	Website
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Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2025-11-26:

Latest document update	2025-11-26 17:57:49

Description

Heidelberg University Zoological collection, located at Universität Heidelberg Grabengasse 1, in Heidelberg, Germany .

Taxidermy specimens

Heidelberg University Zoological collection has in its collection 1 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)

unknown Accession nr: . Received: 1871-00-00 ♀ unknown
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Sri Lanka unspecified location † Dead 1871 at Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo)Death reason: unknown (N/A)

References for records about Heidelberg University Zoological collection

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2026). Heidelberg University Zoological collection, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=4055. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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