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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India
2025-08-05

West Virginia, Jerryland

-74.307753, -23.355577

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United States
2026-05-06

New Hampshire, South Jacobbury

-18.313846, 53.811226

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Brazil
2018-04-04

Colorado, East Armida

52.800261, 152.914319

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United States
2019-10-13

Idaho, North Paul

-37.99522, -164.88814

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Japan
2024-02-22

Montana, Mullermouth

27.560419, 42.87808

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Canada
2021-04-05

Washington, Port Emmett

54.684689, -116.334829

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Australia
2018-01-02

California, West Judsonfurt

79.248697, -41.354936

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United States
2017-09-16

Nebraska, New Sheltonborough

-6.448722, 57.487282

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Brazil
2022-06-08

Massachusetts, Sylviaburgh

17.626242, 21.656877

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United States
2016-09-14

Georgia, Erikberg

19.448774, 51.111333

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Canada
2019-10-08

Rhode Island, South Yuk

37.091139, 37.524544

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Australia
2020-12-21

Vermont, Schimmelmouth

-63.722677, 62.9491

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Kenya
2023-10-16

Montana, Lake Dominicfurt

8.857803, -70.518192

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Canada
2016-10-03

Maine, North Peterside

77.631504, 111.441771

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Kenya
2019-07-07

Oregon, North Karl

-82.785035, 42.252558

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SEED-58B4A3F9A807 - Cockroach enim [scorpion] - tissue - Eum sed libero eligendi.

Mexico
2024-10-09

Arizona, West Kathieshire

-24.879825, -25.688159

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Japan
2016-11-22

Montana, North Phylis

27.755604, -152.988791

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France
2025-04-14

Connecticut, Schmidtton

-12.05673, 21.860353

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SEED-C71F7FDE5851 - Cattle voluptatem [beaver] - skeleton - Sint et et cumque.

Japan
2017-07-31

Delaware, Wunschview

15.695691, -161.706277

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Germany
2017-02-03

Alabama, Cristophertown

-51.552648, -123.560951

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Brazil
2017-10-07

California, Brandefurt

-5.040912, 167.556433

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Brazil
2023-03-04

Illinois, Gradyfurt

33.938291, 71.491881

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United States
2019-08-28

Indiana, Angellachester

56.460256, 175.334299

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Canada
2018-05-01

Massachusetts, Gerlachbury

64.827263, 129.576561

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Mexico
2023-07-18

Mississippi, West Coral

25.800696, 114.750212

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