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-4FFDCE46D9BA - Seal alias [salmon] - whole - Sit officia enim quibusdam.

Brazil
2016-09-13

Missouri, Port Chadwick

-10.046689, -14.283729

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SEED-51C967F57EA3 - Rhinoceros amet [raccoon] - skull - Consequuntur ea qui dicta.

Kenya
2017-04-26

Rhode Island, Port Leroy

-20.126404, 46.8999

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SEED-9F717AA3BF18 - Alligator provident [gorilla] - fluid - Nesciunt vel ullam rem.

Japan
2018-06-01

Illinois, West Claudette

73.735911, 46.78191

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SEED-F42436FB9D75 - Fly et [goat] - skeleton - Suscipit numquam doloremque perspiciatis.

Canada
2018-12-14

Nebraska, Harveyberg

54.568703, -100.951881

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SEED-2FBAD3CDC5D9 - Louse eaque [gnu] - skull - Vitae omnis quaerat ratione.

Brazil
2019-12-22

Pennsylvania, South Lesliland

-49.072215, -121.673255

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SEED-4CC2349E5808 - Porpoise ut [wasp] - skull - Natus quam officia blanditiis.

Japan
2020-05-01

Kansas, Mullerbury

67.67047, -121.282506

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SEED-BE17EF1E5A34 - Horse debitis [porcupine] - skin - Odio ut animi qui.

United States
2025-12-10

Maryland, Bergeton

-20.078968, 144.049868

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SEED-C7EFB57294BB - Zebra omnis [beetle] - skeleton - Dicta nihil voluptates soluta.

France
2023-08-12

Colorado, Spinkaland

-10.771505, -92.896042

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SEED-80F75B630AA5 - Beetle repudiandae [mammoth] - fluid - Eveniet rerum nostrum inventore.

Mexico
2025-12-10

Arizona, Swifttown

-70.660191, 133.417249

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SEED-F21E3F71F090 - Deer esse [eagle] - fluid - Omnis occaecati illo excepturi.

Germany
2017-09-24

Delaware, Nickystad

-39.147246, 157.778305

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SEED-0133C6032FD0 - Reindeer laboriosam [lizard] - fluid - Dolor repudiandae quis beatae.

Kenya
2022-01-28

West Virginia, Lake Hong

-52.408894, -28.624946

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SEED-FAB4BF627FFC - Wallaby perferendis [ape] - skeleton - Sequi sunt qui recusandae.

Japan
2018-11-01

Connecticut, Kossburgh

28.0617, -134.597284

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SEED-140921C39E62 - Dog minus [termite] - skin - Eaque dolor in sed.

Japan
2023-07-30

Illinois, Weimannfurt

60.061704, 37.450422

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SEED-BE3FBCB92621 - Porcupine officia [fish] - tissue - Fugit voluptate consequatur saepe.

Japan
2017-09-11

California, Cruickshankhaven

17.792196, 162.411729

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SEED-E5C6FD98FA77 - Porpoise rem [cod] - skeleton - Et voluptas nemo ipsum.

United States
2022-03-07

New York, New Manie

-54.03129, 75.053532

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SEED-D9C079D3B49E - Gerbil consequuntur [mole] - tissue - Soluta tempora alias culpa.

India
2023-02-26

New York, Lake Babara

76.105524, 156.876245

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SEED-FAD891039A7E - Fish aspernatur [mosquito] - skin - Sed id cum aliquid.

Germany
2024-01-04

North Dakota, Hermannstad

-77.221321, -150.141039

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SEED-CF04002591FD - Camel cumque [horse] - skin - Nostrum quo at eum.

Kenya
2018-03-09

West Virginia, McLaughlinport

-59.051572, -135.937977

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SEED-FC71DBA84A47 - Spider temporibus [scorpion] - whole - Consequuntur sint voluptatem fuga.

United States
2026-07-04

Hawaii, Port Dollie

-6.357281, 45.576898

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SEED-22DB53EA5794 - Camel est [woodchuck] - fluid - Voluptas consequatur ut inventore.

France
2019-05-09

Arizona, Port Theodoreshire

-9.844348, 0.885667

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SEED-E0EAC115EB90 - Fox deleniti [spider] - fluid - Maxime odio fuga dolores.

United States
2019-09-30

Texas, Mannberg

-17.317778, 87.309355

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SEED-18986F0B3A47 - Crab nemo [yak] - skin - Ut sit suscipit odio.

United States
2025-12-06

Alabama, Conroyburgh

82.104691, 44.592189

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SEED-4FF51ECBF5FB - Buffalo animi [porcupine] - whole - Qui quis commodi perferendis.

Mexico
2025-02-11

Georgia, Ramiroville

-56.50505, -108.412995

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SEED-AD0A03A3B970 - Duck cumque [marten] - fluid - Non sunt aut tenetur.

France
2023-09-26

Alaska, Glennview

-80.910059, -82.37006

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SEED-0042E185F165 - Worm dolorum [clam] - skeleton - Esse eum ipsam sit.

United States
2022-09-17

Tennessee, Sanfordstad

-78.165328, -110.514473

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