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-652D117530E4 - Duck praesentium [alligator] - whole - Accusamus explicabo nemo velit.

Mexico
2023-01-28

Idaho, West Birgit

-45.388415, 140.503939

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SEED-2DE22FB9F051 - Scorpion amet [dog] - skull - Voluptatem veniam aliquam deserunt.

India
2019-03-22

Minnesota, Port Angel

71.482063, 0.414084

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SEED-5F47BCD8E003 - Cattle tenetur [moose] - skeleton - Ratione consequatur laboriosam aut.

United States
2026-07-06

Michigan, Dillonshire

47.735739, 149.384324

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SEED-285A2FD84130 - Beaver qui [moose] - skin - Eligendi incidunt dolore fugiat.

France
2021-12-20

Missouri, Lake Jeremy

78.996106, -105.684894

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SEED-DE52BBB8DC97 - Ox laboriosam [pug] - fluid - Est facere sapiente rem.

Germany
2021-11-16

Oklahoma, Port Birgit

39.156164, -160.210963

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SEED-5AE01DA569C5 - Hound quia [snail] - skeleton - Eum asperiores eos quas.

France
2022-01-12

Idaho, New Janiborough

-41.862228, 118.31681

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SEED-C9B70FC2D7E7 - Dolphin quae [cod] - skin - Error magni assumenda ut.

India
2017-05-11

Alabama, Candidaport

52.267606, 142.422327

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SEED-C983ECB3A275 - Porpoise corporis [pug] - tissue - Facere ut cupiditate ipsum.

Mexico
2024-12-26

Nebraska, Weissnatport

48.996887, 114.175155

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SEED-9A7F2664F983 - Kangaroo vel [pug] - fluid - Veniam totam fugiat dicta.

Australia
2019-01-24

New Jersey, Arlenmouth

77.966885, 31.866979

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SEED-78028DDB259F - Trout expedita [buffalo] - tissue - Ut aut quia error.

Kenya
2024-03-23

Oklahoma, Macejkovicside

-26.986978, -165.660807

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SEED-B311096CAB02 - Wildebeest aut [hyena] - skull - Id consequuntur nihil accusamus.

Australia
2020-12-07

Maine, Blytheville

66.722959, -112.940601

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SEED-BAC1BC156C7F - Sardine quaerat [chimpanzee] - tissue - Perspiciatis temporibus ab nihil.

India
2020-04-27

California, Torystad

-68.550808, -51.701676

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SEED-093922CFDE1E - Jackal accusamus [camel] - skull - Recusandae quia autem non.

India
2017-09-25

Ohio, Nganville

-19.59807, -93.138053

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SEED-9ED5553CFBF9 - Minnow quo [alligator] - skeleton - Aspernatur iste aliquam ut.

Brazil
2018-05-09

Minnesota, New Taylor

81.13996, -40.217883

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SEED-219334EFA9B7 - Hare aspernatur [tortoise] - skeleton - Qui ab in saepe.

Kenya
2022-02-06

Colorado, Bessport

-73.124488, 111.468985

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SEED-E412004D570E - Rabbit odio [clam] - tissue - Sint saepe est autem.

Canada
2018-02-19

Tennessee, South Jeaneport

49.298179, 120.506399

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SEED-E1D976E80393 - Mink laudantium [snail] - skull - Neque fuga ut quos.

Australia
2022-05-14

Louisiana, Krystynaville

-20.726451, 142.241156

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SEED-4D8ED38090A9 - Hippopotamus vel [dog] - fluid - Quis et qui fugiat.

Brazil
2020-04-11

West Virginia, Eliseofort

-14.381505, 96.683454

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SEED-0919451FC1CE - Squirrel facere [zebra] - whole - Repellat ut praesentium dolores.

Germany
2017-02-27

Arizona, South Denese

61.291459, -119.333069

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SEED-5F55F9A65E0B - Manatee quia [herring] - skull - Ipsam libero recusandae veritatis.

Germany
2019-02-11

Ohio, Smithberg

-81.620577, -140.249006

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SEED-B96CD970DCF7 - Panda molestiae [goat] - fluid - Repudiandae sit voluptatem voluptas.

Brazil
2021-11-05

Missouri, New Deboraton

27.289521, 154.463292

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SEED-F53CEFDF57B3 - Llama ut [cicada] - skull - Sit architecto enim et.

Germany
2022-02-16

Missouri, Susymouth

-53.55188, 72.484827

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SEED-3A9958EB69E6 - Hippopotamus qui [mallard] - tissue - Aliquam et officia magni.

Japan
2016-11-14

Oklahoma, West Samuelville

76.749678, 130.273987

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SEED-A35BFA7E3B20 - Yellowjacket et [hound] - skull - Consequatur quod ut commodi.

France
2024-01-19

Georgia, Earleanchester

-73.014402, 35.987407

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SEED-BBCE0069CDF8 - Goat adipisci [macaw] - tissue - Qui porro asperiores iusto.

Australia
2020-10-31

Colorado, Lake Noel

-4.310165, 169.497424

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