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

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SEED-9BC51998824E - Otter debitis [cicada] - tissue - Minima ea corrupti odit.

Kenya
2019-09-22

Utah, Samchester

-49.128673, 167.352015

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SEED-DFA8D9DC863F - Coyote autem [wildebeest] - skeleton - Totam unde dolorum excepturi.

Australia
2020-12-20

Rhode Island, Malcolmville

-10.388632, 46.994743

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SEED-634BA3DBE6A3 - Bear molestiae [sea lion] - fluid - Autem blanditiis vero dolores.

United States
2024-07-25

Colorado, Port Herberthaven

16.056662, 161.877133

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SEED-78FEB61828A6 - Duck quibusdam [llama] - fluid - Unde saepe consequatur rerum.

Australia
2020-07-17

Michigan, Lake Thanhside

-64.534181, 165.553794

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SEED-808D58409848 - Jellyfish non [crocodile] - skull - Rerum asperiores cupiditate vero.

Canada
2025-06-24

Illinois, South Kevaport

-0.306474, -121.026296

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SEED-AA772622A485 - Snake exercitationem [alpaca] - whole - Ut qui omnis est.

France
2020-12-03

South Dakota, Lake Kevin

58.2375, 163.381388

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SEED-0AA3A6DB1878 - Yellowjacket non [fish] - skeleton - Voluptatem consequatur maiores aut.

United States
2022-05-18

Montana, North Ewa

19.339269, 104.832286

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SEED-054681E0FCC0 - Leopard qui [wasp] - skull - Quia atque distinctio eos.

Germany
2025-02-16

Tennessee, Lorenbury

-14.773355, -38.88905

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SEED-62B87348E37B - Louse suscipit [horse] - skull - Reiciendis aspernatur maxime velit.

United States
2019-06-27

New York, Hettingerbury

-78.148178, -57.944156

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SEED-44409DAFF149 - Gnu consequuntur [wasp] - skin - Odit necessitatibus molestias et.

Kenya
2022-03-13

Oklahoma, New Ashleeshire

24.241625, -112.030702

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SEED-6B453F604543 - Fly dolor [badger] - fluid - Cum omnis qui itaque.

France
2024-03-03

Nevada, Port Lizetteberg

13.151548, -20.180701

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SEED-447408FA4A1A - Lizard in [mallard] - skin - Consequatur quia accusamus laborum.

Australia
2016-09-19

Wyoming, O'Connermouth

-43.890198, -132.145241

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SEED-8054A3657E83 - Eel aut [goose] - fluid - Quod id voluptates debitis.

Mexico
2021-08-17

South Carolina, South Teri

-61.168545, -150.502607

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SEED-1191ACB61682 - Hound corrupti [sea lion] - skull - Sint et at fugit.

United States
2025-05-24

Oklahoma, Barrowsland

45.141749, -142.894192

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SEED-D6339D46C2EC - Gerbil eligendi [sea lion] - fluid - Est et quam tenetur.

Brazil
2017-04-21

Alaska, Bergstromland

50.837346, -0.724347

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SEED-DB8CC6598852 - Crab cumque [skunk] - tissue - Explicabo velit eos voluptatibus.

Japan
2017-10-28

Maryland, East Sueborough

-83.455321, 29.189977

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SEED-79DC95C2861F - Goat distinctio [serval] - skin - Similique quas repellat laudantium.

United States
2017-11-04

Louisiana, Whiteside

-5.862165, 23.347451

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SEED-86BA1B484369 - Chinchilla doloremque [fish] - skull - Itaque dolores voluptas sequi.

Brazil
2022-03-13

Alaska, South Kathleen

-14.388846, -71.636868

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SEED-2E387CE090E5 - Snail libero [armadillo] - skeleton - Neque a nobis consequatur.

France
2020-07-03

Oklahoma, Hermistonburgh

68.519876, -14.919303

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SEED-96ED83C1F807 - Pug tenetur [muskrat] - fluid - Commodi esse eligendi animi.

Japan
2020-02-17

Louisiana, Nenaside

42.204751, -52.45543

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SEED-38B1D332D089 - Leopard sunt [gerbil] - tissue - Hic rerum ipsum ab.

Kenya
2019-12-30

Connecticut, Schmidtchester

79.933689, 179.437883

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SEED-D4211D92EC1E - Platypus dolore [wallaby] - skeleton - Voluptas tenetur dolor consequatur.

Kenya
2021-10-23

Ohio, North Chanceport

-36.681469, 116.512167

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SEED-4F63C041FACA - Ferret reprehenderit [rat] - tissue - Eum quis consequuntur laudantium.

Australia
2019-11-29

Iowa, Kuhicland

-46.563039, 167.268853

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SEED-006E95F5046A - Ape adipisci [macaw] - skeleton - Nihil cupiditate quasi dolor.

Kenya
2023-02-04

Iowa, Teenaburgh

-69.157619, 32.335629

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SEED-BE786E2FEF73 - Serval nulla [sardine] - skull - Officia facilis possimus et.

Kenya
2023-02-18

Texas, South Philipstad

39.009694, 77.306407

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