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-B94CFB0D6E74 - Dog incidunt [elephant] - fluid - Quia velit qui in.

France
2018-01-30

New York, South Levi

32.096819, -97.909415

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SEED-4E51C31629EE - Trout voluptatem [kangaroo] - skull - Dolor cumque facere velit.

Australia
2019-05-17

West Virginia, East Vanborough

34.531934, -145.591886

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SEED-940F5251D365 - Fish praesentium [cricket] - skeleton - Ex dolores earum sed.

Japan
2017-06-03

Texas, New Trishbury

-80.419415, 10.905718

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SEED-A886F112BA5B - Mole velit [termite] - skull - Sit rem molestias facere.

Japan
2023-10-02

Hawaii, Ellisview

24.383081, -105.947658

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SEED-84925C8A6D2F - Zebra cupiditate [crab] - skull - Porro voluptas occaecati eius.

Australia
2024-03-06

Georgia, West Darius

-76.832652, -4.549485

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SEED-6146A10FD640 - Cheetah molestias [mink] - skeleton - Qui earum sit laboriosam.

United States
2022-05-12

Montana, Kozeyborough

-8.455812, -14.028376

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SEED-3F9B91DACBB7 - Fish ad [panda] - fluid - Quam minus blanditiis veniam.

Japan
2022-02-15

Maryland, East Ellaburgh

-22.762454, 119.682528

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SEED-3B2866CD956C - Tiger labore [gorilla] - whole - Quis provident et assumenda.

Germany
2023-11-21

Mississippi, Elenaberg

25.430624, -64.909968

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SEED-A29F5B5B88A7 - Snail asperiores [prairie dog] - skeleton - Impedit molestiae assumenda consequatur.

Brazil
2022-10-14

Washington, Port Adanport

-45.828102, -88.209853

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SEED-D4F0C83FE05F - Turtle quisquam [cicada] - skeleton - Dicta excepturi esse et.

India
2026-05-28

West Virginia, Lake Kisha

-85.134201, 132.261933

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SEED-AAEDAEE78F7B - Bat magnam [mallard] - tissue - Similique sequi sunt tempore.

Germany
2016-12-25

Rhode Island, Lake Dwainchester

-53.273188, -27.620276

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SEED-7C4AC613728A - Muskrat omnis [swan] - skin - Consequatur iusto architecto molestias.

Mexico
2022-12-17

Pennsylvania, Donniefort

50.278009, -142.821251

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SEED-1B2B83A651F7 - Wildebeest modi [worm] - skull - Corporis et aspernatur veniam.

Australia
2019-12-26

North Carolina, South Orlando

88.802297, -148.109105

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SEED-E2A346EB5E66 - Mouse vel [dog] - whole - Facilis numquam qui aut.

United States
2023-07-17

Pennsylvania, East Beulah

2.206987, 28.704982

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SEED-EA54CE753607 - Shark voluptatem [tiger] - tissue - Et quisquam nesciunt et.

Australia
2018-10-29

Maryland, Abramburgh

17.859576, 85.352461

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SEED-84DA661990EA - Walrus dolor [woodchuck] - skull - Molestiae nam provident distinctio.

Brazil
2017-12-05

Mississippi, Port Chaunceyview

-10.01634, -0.88466

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SEED-366B5799A689 - Spider optio [platypus] - fluid - Libero veritatis ducimus incidunt.

India
2020-05-21

North Carolina, Almouth

-2.883495, 89.255174

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SEED-D3D88E593D47 - Reindeer tempora [guinea pig] - fluid - Et ipsum deleniti velit.

Germany
2021-06-15

Arkansas, Port Danniemouth

-72.343144, 123.689119

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SEED-811A386F6898 - Whale sunt [hippopotamus] - skeleton - Sapiente corrupti esse quod.

Australia
2017-08-09

Kansas, West Charlieport

-24.500384, 60.755762

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SEED-C08B4C504755 - Sardine aut [mink] - skeleton - In a unde id.

Mexico
2019-01-14

Delaware, Lake Madlyn

6.341133, 7.742895

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SEED-1E24CC77CE1E - Bee omnis [leopard] - skeleton - Rerum dicta sequi eveniet.

United States
2024-07-02

Ohio, Port Temeka

59.635642, 143.076243

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SEED-D1CC4BF8F5AB - Cod dolorum [hedgehog] - skull - Qui repellat quod inventore.

Mexico
2022-10-07

Massachusetts, North Gale

81.395417, 24.18648

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SEED-BE0EEB999893 - Badger adipisci [guinea pig] - fluid - Autem quia dolore quia.

Germany
2018-03-07

Nevada, West Edrisfurt

62.874998, 151.526878

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SEED-4F7B5FF195B4 - Caribou iure [sea lion] - skin - Nulla velit alias facere.

Brazil
2025-09-03

Alaska, Lake Hyacinthside

-1.953031, -124.763772

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SEED-FF95669D412D - Salmon laborum [scorpion] - skull - Ratione ducimus maxime quia.

Mexico
2022-06-02

Illinois, Celestestad

21.468957, -171.16075

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