UMMZ Division of Mammals

The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) Mammal Division (hereafter, Mammal Division) was established in 1837, when the Michigan State Legislature authorized the University to establish a “cabinet of natural history”.

Today, the Mammal Division collections are housed at the Research Museums Center and contain over 150,000 specimens. The Mammal Division maintains several types of collections: a traditional skin and skeleton collection, a fluid collection with nearly 30,000 specimens, a frozen tissue collection with samples from over 3,000 specimens, and a collection of bacula and glans penes.

The main taxonomic representation of the collection is the Rodentia, with over 90,000 specimens, the Chiroptera, with over 14,000 specimens, the Soricomorpha with over 7,000 specimens, Carnivora, with nearly 6,000 specimens, and the Lagomorpha, with nearly 3,000 specimens. Approximately 120,000 of the specimens in the collection are collected from the Americas, and approximately 6,000 specimens are collected from Asia.

The Mammal Division also contains a collection of type specimens. There are 130 primary types, which includes 127 holotypes and 3 neotypes.

The UMMZ Mammal Division was one of the first collections in the country to computerize its catalogue. Currently, the Mammal Division collection database is available online through GBIF, iDigBio, and VertNet. Please note, these links will open in a new tab.

UMMZ Division of Mammals Division Page

UMMZ Division of Mammals Policy Page

← Back to Collections

Collection Items

Or go to Advanced Search

Displaying items 2476 - 2500 of 249870 in total

SEED-80EC6E35D046 - Water quos [raven] - skin - Sed aspernatur molestiae dignissimos.

Canada
2018-01-19

Nevada, Port Terrance

59.047724, -155.601308

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-308C53A2C39F - Cat tenetur [wolf] - tissue - Et mollitia corrupti neque.

Australia
2021-04-23

Illinois, Lake Tony

-71.162267, -150.897891

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-1D8FA2F3D24E - Skunk ad [hornet] - skull - Laudantium eum odio repudiandae.

Canada
2024-10-26

South Carolina, Delfinaland

-72.927261, 179.410152

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-7B771FF2494E - Raven est [sea lion] - whole - In dolore rerum eius.

Australia
2020-05-02

Pennsylvania, West Cortneystad

-30.141338, -37.512404

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-D28623F1EC00 - Pig excepturi [locust] - skin - Minus quaerat quibusdam occaecati.

Brazil
2016-09-27

Illinois, Denisseton

17.081811, 127.258346

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-AC3F529A7148 - Chinchilla modi [macaw] - skin - Cum enim vitae autem.

Mexico
2019-07-04

Illinois, Marviston

-25.969473, 58.696133

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-1B266AA99A56 - Manatee tenetur [ant] - skeleton - Et quia voluptatem molestias.

Japan
2025-02-05

Wyoming, Hermantown

40.380028, -38.245918

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-E22AA6B17C3F - Manatee reprehenderit [cockroach] - tissue - Sit distinctio autem necessitatibus.

Australia
2021-02-11

Alabama, Lake Garretland

-44.002126, -142.264004

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-E61430CEDB20 - Skunk et [wallaby] - skeleton - Sunt et rem laborum.

Kenya
2019-10-08

Pennsylvania, Julioside

-78.4029, 63.839059

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-BB7E52429388 - Sardine distinctio [louse] - skull - Quia eos illum voluptas.

Germany
2024-11-16

Connecticut, Ferryburgh

-33.168407, -9.910685

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-6AD76C08EE6A - Koala eligendi [raccoon] - fluid - Quia enim quaerat consequuntur.

Canada
2022-02-22

Vermont, Hubertview

80.84839, 96.42849

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-33350C991269 - Hippopotamus quia [ox] - skin - Dolores deleniti ab eum.

Japan
2021-04-03

Montana, Mohrchester

70.020891, 43.77098

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-8370778CF3BA - Woodchuck expedita [hyena] - skin - Et suscipit illo nemo.

Germany
2019-06-19

West Virginia, North Tristanbury

-49.869738, -21.360928

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-48FB44B3D609 - Cat laboriosam [herring] - fluid - Repudiandae modi sequi aut.

Germany
2022-08-21

Rhode Island, Frederickashire

-4.539157, 72.813315

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-AD614CA3D3A2 - Eel et [dog] - tissue - Et ipsa unde excepturi.

Australia
2023-02-26

Montana, New Jeri

-11.281101, -153.799448

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-4A534F3D7411 - Swan ea [rat] - skull - Accusantium minus accusamus aperiam.

United States
2024-07-23

Tennessee, Abernathyhaven

-47.236005, -123.149889

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-C17A41ECB3E1 - Koala nihil [coyote] - skull - Molestiae alias et non.

France
2017-05-29

West Virginia, North Barbiemouth

34.19124, -1.979165

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-5E03543CBC17 - Mallard magni [jackal] - fluid - Ut necessitatibus quo dolor.

France
2025-09-25

Arkansas, New Kendrickhaven

88.757898, -60.01498

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-C6DF091208B2 - Horse quia [rat] - skin - Quam quos aut praesentium.

India
2023-06-05

California, Bethelport

4.338304, -52.75862

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-54020DFFF634 - Tiger omnis [turtle] - skull - Consequatur aut eligendi illum.

Kenya
2018-04-23

Alabama, North Afton

-65.972321, -128.048464

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-3B2D639E0892 - Mammoth aliquam [goose] - fluid - Iure quis id minus.

India
2017-02-17

Massachusetts, Antoniohaven

-58.339851, -127.023094

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-0EF55C8C70DE - Crow deserunt [ferret] - tissue - Et at cum ratione.

Japan
2018-11-21

New Jersey, East Jewel

82.634279, 11.470896

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-EBEC9EDA8CE1 - Wolf provident [lizard] - whole - Reprehenderit vel quia quos.

United States
2020-01-27

New Hampshire, Littelland

-60.740051, -152.859183

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-CCEA4139BE12 - Turtle facere [shark] - skin - Autem molestias nihil neque.

Kenya
2024-05-27

Michigan, South Gustavo

20.834218, -38.644488

Add Preparation to Checkout

SEED-32ACD1765F31 - Impala itaque [prairie dog] - fluid - Asperiores sit natus ut.

Canada
2017-03-31

Wisconsin, Danielside

47.893344, -128.935776

Add Preparation to Checkout