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-3B9096FF4C7D - Herring incidunt [dolphin] - tissue - Nobis eveniet ullam in.

Kenya
2023-12-15

New Hampshire, East Elias

-3.795383, 137.045927

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SEED-D4AE8C4E6DC2 - Hound incidunt [wasp] - skin - Numquam dolores itaque rerum.

Mexico
2020-07-19

Montana, Bruenland

-68.15116, 53.695347

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SEED-1C936484646C - Grasshopper similique [bat] - skin - Ut est ab magnam.

Australia
2025-07-29

Wyoming, Lake Veronique

-76.31912, 145.031645

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SEED-CB9B7937D8F0 - Beaver fugit [cattle] - skull - Odit cum et debitis.

Kenya
2022-07-01

Texas, Port Andrea

86.264504, 22.500296

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SEED-1C05EE7BA93A - Cicada expedita [squirrel] - skin - Ut dolores temporibus voluptas.

Mexico
2020-08-19

Minnesota, Port Hongmouth

-43.029087, 147.199248

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SEED-FFDA05D694CD - Leopard consequatur [hornet] - tissue - Nihil illo ratione quaerat.

France
2022-08-30

Utah, New Carlita

-42.094199, -41.725253

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SEED-A90DD3842B51 - Salmon dolorem [chimpanzee] - skin - Consequuntur reprehenderit dolorem perspiciatis.

France
2020-03-01

Virginia, Port Sumouth

16.038212, -25.355755

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SEED-B91C7B71FF47 - Bear et [badger] - whole - Et incidunt sapiente non.

Kenya
2019-11-04

Utah, Granvilleburgh

33.256152, -175.910615

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SEED-28A0EF1ADDE8 - Deer deserunt [deer] - skeleton - Quas ullam aut ad.

Brazil
2025-09-22

Indiana, Priceborough

16.316923, 141.823133

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SEED-B1F7E3115273 - Sardine et [porcupine] - skin - Minima ipsum iusto et.

Canada
2022-05-07

New York, Matildeside

-60.392122, -52.872277

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SEED-CC2361F8AF39 - Hare autem [scorpion] - skeleton - Voluptatibus modi voluptas et.

Canada
2026-05-16

Georgia, South Bradystad

48.833964, -123.748184

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SEED-B3AF8C9DD4D1 - Dinosaur est [fox] - skeleton - Laudantium ipsam quis impedit.

Australia
2023-11-28

Michigan, Lorenfurt

-68.628611, 166.820477

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SEED-757A0BC7458A - Tortoise id [cat] - skeleton - Deleniti reiciendis ea et.

Kenya
2017-03-18

Michigan, South Youngton

55.649772, 141.838022

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SEED-D6462914A76B - Guinea ab [crocodile] - whole - Quam autem itaque culpa.

France
2017-01-30

New Jersey, New Bryanburgh

-23.71934, -141.042602

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SEED-87A3ABCB45AD - Antelope sint [horse] - skin - Nesciunt sint dolores qui.

France
2018-01-11

Mississippi, Karoleberg

-58.368247, -114.841493

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SEED-7AB59B58109D - Antelope et [cat] - tissue - Assumenda tempore animi totam.

Mexico
2019-08-25

Texas, Port Dariusport

31.710101, 40.44811

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SEED-B3B1880DB020 - Hamster quisquam [ant] - skull - Velit ea nihil corrupti.

Germany
2021-06-21

Montana, Uptonview

25.243083, -174.730722

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SEED-06C32A3FE638 - Weasel et [hamster] - whole - Autem dicta quia et.

Canada
2025-10-02

Indiana, Mohrland

-40.71472, 44.366033

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SEED-FCCD3C385D7F - Fly ut [ox] - skull - Quisquam numquam quaerat rerum.

Japan
2025-04-29

Texas, Ernsershire

-75.94814, 10.942241

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SEED-0479A406CA80 - Shark exercitationem [mole] - skull - Quia saepe et sunt.

Mexico
2022-09-20

North Dakota, New Mai

-22.880907, 166.459542

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SEED-B77E54DDDD9B - Ox qui [caribou] - tissue - Nihil neque vel blanditiis.

Mexico
2017-09-02

Illinois, Reyesborough

67.211659, -164.787596

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SEED-82F7FE01D258 - Fish ad [serval] - fluid - Expedita ut voluptas et.

Mexico
2026-01-04

Delaware, East Olimpia

-36.498988, -34.106302

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SEED-CAF1700A7E9A - Fox sit [hyena] - skeleton - Beatae est dolore neque.

Canada
2019-08-08

Tennessee, New Henryview

84.881708, 18.157385

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SEED-4C5598167EA1 - Trout officiis [sheep] - skeleton - Et explicabo possimus voluptatem.

India
2018-02-01

Wyoming, East Jessshire

42.4753, -79.035504

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SEED-C8F94112019B - Serval occaecati [shark] - skeleton - Id ipsam accusantium aut.

Canada
2020-05-16

Florida, Hauckshire

19.493468, -59.439268

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