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-471B5635482C - Shark dicta [alligator] - fluid - Odit dolorem quisquam aut.

Kenya
2018-09-14

Wyoming, Osinskiberg

23.012219, 177.478475

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SEED-A33C4F7FF68C - Platypus molestias [antelope] - skeleton - Iure aspernatur adipisci aut.

Canada
2023-08-07

Texas, West Elizbeth

74.814161, 28.318107

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SEED-50A66C479142 - Porcupine et [gorilla] - skin - Ipsa molestiae dolor corporis.

Mexico
2026-01-05

Mississippi, Flofurt

-47.756679, -46.243162

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SEED-863614BE58C1 - Manatee rerum [caribou] - fluid - Non numquam unde est.

Australia
2018-04-20

Maine, North Hillaryburgh

-47.049695, 176.581139

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SEED-A480A5FDAC30 - Cockroach molestiae [eagle] - skin - Dolor voluptatem enim enim.

Kenya
2025-10-22

Utah, Hesselhaven

14.554796, 29.371848

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SEED-24EAF117F9B8 - Monkey temporibus [cattle] - whole - Minima delectus autem dolores.

Japan
2021-10-29

Rhode Island, East Marcus

30.700761, 10.654093

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SEED-6C705E814AEE - Porpoise est [prairie dog] - fluid - Autem vero inventore non.

United States
2021-03-14

Idaho, New Libbie

36.217295, 96.981399

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SEED-42237C69ECC6 - Alligator reprehenderit [tortoise] - fluid - Unde voluptatem quos saepe.

Mexico
2026-06-06

New York, Lake Vernia

89.87393, -24.090395

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SEED-99ABBAB7A960 - Ape et [caribou] - fluid - Ipsam vitae nihil soluta.

Canada
2026-03-20

Utah, South Otelia

-45.025018, 107.383997

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SEED-4EC61D4F4962 - Gerbil laboriosam [wombat] - whole - Sequi explicabo autem fugit.

France
2021-08-12

California, Okunevaside

8.581057, -4.880962

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SEED-8FBC7D3DDB77 - Turtle quis [wildebeest] - skin - A nemo est accusamus.

Canada
2024-03-16

Missouri, South Jerrod

63.569051, 160.232721

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SEED-F09C85A31722 - Bear minus [yellowjacket] - skeleton - Consectetur nam nihil quas.

France
2024-08-06

Iowa, Port Adolfoside

-49.233776, -10.276212

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SEED-020541A4441B - Mouse sed [gerbil] - skeleton - Cumque sed illo nulla.

India
2020-12-23

New York, Schinnerchester

13.697757, 49.87451

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SEED-73196B78E372 - Water voluptas [cod] - tissue - Facilis deleniti quibusdam eum.

India
2017-07-18

Iowa, Kipside

-10.586734, 123.500735

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SEED-32B433561C96 - Gerbil quis [duck] - skull - Quo est culpa aspernatur.

United States
2022-05-05

Connecticut, New Neelyshire

18.773737, 23.512323

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SEED-F7C04CFD7A88 - Armadillo dolores [hornet] - skull - Eum aut neque aperiam.

France
2018-09-28

North Dakota, Huelfurt

-89.8607, -62.946505

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SEED-A3FB81F1DDBE - Gorilla placeat [termite] - skeleton - Assumenda omnis ex aliquam.

Japan
2020-09-15

Iowa, Lake Alenafort

68.182443, 162.509346

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SEED-E59D64E08503 - Badger facilis [koala] - tissue - Esse mollitia magnam doloribus.

United States
2017-10-20

Nevada, New Luther

5.055437, 5.822278

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SEED-B6E17FA89865 - Hippopotamus omnis [sardine] - skull - Quia cum dolorem qui.

Japan
2016-08-14

Missouri, Rudolphstad

-82.631559, 74.873489

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SEED-C4FE90F54BC2 - Bat in [scorpion] - skeleton - Qui minima corrupti inventore.

Brazil
2026-05-09

New Hampshire, Germaineborough

-10.57287, -70.401394

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SEED-607EA39EE1E7 - Mink eaque [swan] - skeleton - Sed et minima est.

Canada
2020-07-18

Oregon, North Leandromouth

-41.23362, 157.457291

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SEED-A20CE1F16416 - Mosquito vel [dinosaur] - skeleton - Quidem natus et voluptatem.

Mexico
2020-04-26

Louisiana, Lake Hipolitoville

-2.354156, 119.271207

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SEED-B9F4BC32CB4B - Donkey et [wasp] - skeleton - Maiores alias et sit.

Kenya
2018-04-22

Iowa, Port Modesto

78.799603, -62.234144

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SEED-00BE9C3E6F71 - Guinea dolor [manatee] - whole - Explicabo quia repellendus optio.

Australia
2023-03-10

Vermont, North Hyacinthfurt

86.752736, -84.64603

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SEED-F1EEE3B944B3 - Hamster ut [eagle] - fluid - Dolore sint consequatur quibusdam.

Mexico
2019-05-01

Illinois, Mayaside

-54.284836, 29.366129

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