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.

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SEED-DD74DE55254F - Raven cupiditate [salmon] - fluid - Quidem aliquam itaque consectetur.

Australia
2025-03-18

Idaho, Bahringerview

80.709776, -140.944194

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SEED-52A483DDFF0E - Skunk et [worm] - skull - Dignissimos nisi impedit nemo.

Canada
2018-03-02

Oklahoma, Stehrtown

-22.475174, -17.273632

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SEED-39DAA1CA07A3 - Coyote est [grasshopper] - tissue - Occaecati impedit sunt repellat.

Germany
2023-04-28

South Carolina, Ashlyhaven

0.99435, 103.587683

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SEED-72A4025AE742 - Crab tempora [wallaby] - skin - In esse maiores soluta.

Japan
2024-08-17

New York, North Dallas

-3.91533, 68.00086

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SEED-5ED686C7441F - Armadillo similique [alligator] - whole - Nemo voluptates enim ea.

India
2023-06-21

Kansas, East Delmartown

-59.488989, -16.808597

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SEED-21154F1D7567 - Manatee aspernatur [manatee] - whole - Inventore totam mollitia quas.

Australia
2021-01-27

Idaho, Herzogchester

56.042858, 31.293184

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SEED-CF5DE87EA155 - Bear ipsam [koala] - tissue - Sed laudantium quia nisi.

Canada
2024-01-01

Mississippi, North Scottland

-78.767311, 112.96852

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SEED-38B4BDB53D7E - Donkey eum [crocodile] - skull - Ratione animi ipsum at.

United States
2017-12-06

California, South Rebekahhaven

-15.515436, 70.264352

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SEED-2801F9FF689E - Hare sint [horse] - skeleton - Vero commodi dolorum ut.

United States
2019-02-12

West Virginia, East Isaacstad

-10.898272, 31.76517

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SEED-687EA86DB974 - Hare assumenda [cheetah] - skeleton - Earum odit est enim.

Kenya
2016-10-12

Arkansas, O'Connershire

7.746767, 162.003425

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SEED-AE2AE11DE22E - Porcupine labore [bear] - fluid - Dolorem a itaque pariatur.

India
2026-04-22

Oklahoma, East Cindieton

1.874878, 81.729327

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SEED-BC2F88F15460 - Llama expedita [mule] - skin - Fugit magni velit placeat.

Brazil
2019-06-17

Kansas, Derekmouth

4.186109, -158.630201

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SEED-FD5F3DB868A1 - Grasshopper corrupti [guinea pig] - tissue - Omnis saepe voluptas sint.

France
2018-02-20

Connecticut, West Sharolyn

37.121145, 69.781223

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SEED-A1817643179C - Raccoon non [cicada] - tissue - Consequatur distinctio incidunt error.

Brazil
2018-06-25

South Carolina, Lake Sonny

51.886607, -79.322067

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SEED-38FC7B3C12E1 - Snail aut [hippopotamus] - skin - Quos consectetur maxime consequatur.

Kenya
2024-07-27

Georgia, Adelaidashire

-38.502617, -50.554346

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SEED-DA8849B7A26C - Prairie delectus [camel] - skull - Labore enim ipsam sint.

Kenya
2021-11-23

Texas, New Cassytown

13.408782, -98.559216

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SEED-4ED02E5E0470 - Reindeer nobis [gorilla] - whole - Quo ut id adipisci.

Japan
2019-10-06

Idaho, Port Geoffrey

56.11451, 65.08226

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SEED-9BAE59CD9EC0 - Seal non [porpoise] - tissue - Aut nihil ea adipisci.

Brazil
2018-09-26

New Hampshire, Port Ameebury

-0.630993, -68.12525

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SEED-13EC41A2E340 - Crab reprehenderit [butterfly] - whole - Iste natus quia praesentium.

Australia
2024-07-16

Rhode Island, Andrabury

-47.449387, 53.628013

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SEED-D5486FB9144B - Hornet et [mouse] - tissue - Aperiam beatae nisi porro.

Brazil
2023-01-31

Minnesota, Fredrickton

-71.393315, -3.290851

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SEED-85856B356B5A - Mallard et [hound] - tissue - Enim voluptate est quis.

Germany
2023-05-04

New Mexico, Faytown

82.347085, -144.022763

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SEED-0D0D6641977D - Snake ducimus [zebra] - skull - Ut facilis commodi mollitia.

Kenya
2024-04-26

Vermont, Port Olenmouth

-51.424764, 21.545435

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SEED-576724C73B44 - Horse nisi [platypus] - skull - Beatae eaque consequatur officiis.

Canada
2025-03-21

Alaska, Ornside

-58.513249, -41.511614

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SEED-4D95BF86007C - Hornet blanditiis [marten] - tissue - Repellat at ut blanditiis.

Canada
2026-05-16

Oregon, Ernsertown

15.282507, 106.701291

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SEED-A568A081C548 - Llama rerum [impala] - fluid - Amet rem voluptatem molestias.

Australia
2020-10-03

West Virginia, West Rodney

-76.972099, 105.839323

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