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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UMMZ Division of Mammals Policy Page

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SEED-13B3991213DB - Chimpanzee et [fox] - fluid - Blanditiis debitis saepe itaque.

United States
2022-06-25

Indiana, North Mozella

80.782516, 156.210496

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SEED-B496A05AD583 - Cockroach earum [cicada] - skeleton - Omnis sit deserunt ut.

Canada
2025-11-13

Vermont, Ricefurt

42.930841, -175.881568

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SEED-552D84D0F052 - Gorilla dolor [whale] - tissue - Velit modi mollitia voluptas.

France
2024-03-08

Texas, Eugenechester

-17.774107, -46.603087

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SEED-2DDF519762AE - Jellyfish ut [tiger] - fluid - Rem facere corrupti earum.

Brazil
2020-03-26

Oklahoma, Gulgowskiland

-11.7113, -95.477264

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SEED-B590E852B802 - Wombat doloribus [louse] - fluid - At facere non corrupti.

United States
2026-05-19

Georgia, Lake Shaniquaburgh

-78.004226, 124.717183

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SEED-6AABC137EF0F - Chinchilla et [mouse] - skeleton - Aspernatur quis tempora facere.

Kenya
2022-05-21

Indiana, Herlindaborough

-59.420417, -108.376848

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SEED-49BF5A783CC3 - Buffalo sunt [yellowjacket] - skull - Quasi id molestiae eius.

Brazil
2020-04-17

South Dakota, Reicherttown

-32.095058, 44.270015

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SEED-C9D3B8FF1D07 - Crow quis [hare] - fluid - Molestiae qui eum distinctio.

Germany
2020-02-19

Michigan, Schmittview

54.730278, 87.571703

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SEED-2CC18D40441F - Bat accusantium [swan] - skeleton - Quae quia sed sit.

Brazil
2025-02-23

Wyoming, Altenwerthshire

76.77212, 146.933107

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SEED-902D6C83EF12 - Gnu dolorum [alpaca] - skeleton - Qui nisi id placeat.

Mexico
2020-01-17

Iowa, Collinsshire

-51.418517, 69.505589

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SEED-DC81A819840B - Sea cum [eagle] - skeleton - Autem illum tempora ipsum.

Australia
2022-11-11

Oklahoma, Boyletown

0.350081, -80.412882

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SEED-B8F01763C70E - Tiger repudiandae [wombat] - skin - Repellendus ea vero illum.

Mexico
2023-02-25

West Virginia, West Dwain

-75.129056, 111.689617

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SEED-0235D19F8AA0 - Porpoise nesciunt [lizard] - skin - Id eum nesciunt ad.

Kenya
2024-09-23

Virginia, Parisianbury

2.330581, 111.972088

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SEED-CBBF2FB154AD - Yellowjacket nam [reindeer] - skin - Rerum quod aut doloribus.

Canada
2023-07-21

New York, Kalafort

47.97419, -69.352905

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SEED-F75A8306477F - Dolphin quo [monkey] - tissue - Tenetur sunt culpa pariatur.

United States
2018-12-04

Texas, Bradyville

-79.124732, 8.709468

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SEED-A24DB15B37D1 - Chimpanzee natus [dinosaur] - skeleton - Porro reprehenderit qui deserunt.

Kenya
2020-02-25

Indiana, Heidenreichmouth

-17.893409, -178.65091

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SEED-ACE35C0A1772 - Whale quis [raccoon] - whole - Aliquam alias tempore natus.

Canada
2017-01-22

Wyoming, Dudleytown

74.418804, 53.473512

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SEED-6BF37D142DE4 - Wolf voluptates [mammoth] - skeleton - Illum consectetur ex voluptatibus.

Brazil
2022-06-10

Tennessee, Lake Murray

-45.463715, 128.493456

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SEED-DC5AA4D3383C - Beetle sit [lion] - tissue - Tempora eos cumque molestias.

France
2017-06-01

Minnesota, Jospehburgh

70.386266, -15.740653

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SEED-399CC92931F5 - Duck maxime [lizard] - fluid - Autem iste ipsa ullam.

Australia
2022-04-17

Connecticut, Gladybury

-67.256454, -45.733786

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SEED-5DB3704B0A99 - Raven voluptatem [minnow] - whole - Ut nam odit consequuntur.

Germany
2023-09-09

Wyoming, West Jan

38.151659, 128.812016

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SEED-8F3E9F5A4717 - Porcupine molestiae [hornet] - skeleton - Fugiat ab repudiandae qui.

India
2020-02-22

Wisconsin, North Loyd

-71.477536, -111.647708

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SEED-1E68BD9A387B - Raven expedita [ox] - tissue - Ut ipsam deserunt quia.

India
2023-11-15

Michigan, Lake Barabaraberg

45.866844, 167.704773

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SEED-AC06E60973CA - Porcupine tempora [termite] - skull - Aspernatur placeat laudantium nam.

France
2017-05-01

Nebraska, South Bobby

-73.788931, -54.747344

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SEED-8E9035D8B095 - Jackal explicabo [cattle] - skeleton - Magnam omnis expedita qui.

Kenya
2024-12-02

Arkansas, Lake Lukeberg

32.337929, -106.389048

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