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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Germany
2021-01-07

Wisconsin, East Elmer

-10.459292, -161.635658

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India
2020-08-08

Missouri, Heribertoburgh

-59.892499, 108.410806

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Australia
2026-02-17

South Carolina, North Basilshire

-52.89807, -164.068514

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India
2023-05-14

Georgia, New Waylon

2.355677, 4.043358

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India
2025-08-01

California, Port Willianstad

8.717132, -176.093714

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Australia
2022-12-16

Florida, South Mathaburgh

-27.485698, 131.840667

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Mexico
2021-06-09

Delaware, North Cherishport

52.499321, 114.928972

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Mexico
2018-01-14

Vermont, Tammiberg

17.957098, -75.482678

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Japan
2017-07-06

New Mexico, Port Melvin

-28.739587, 126.230622

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Kenya
2018-10-02

Utah, Benjaminborough

-61.567062, 32.320888

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Australia
2024-03-28

Minnesota, East Marlin

-66.532583, -63.972602

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Kenya
2018-01-22

Kentucky, New Edwinborough

-16.449783, 47.10806

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United States
2018-09-13

Tennessee, Port Silviahaven

-24.382729, 55.451893

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Germany
2026-02-23

North Carolina, East Aja

79.084921, -9.458144

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India
2023-05-29

Minnesota, Nicolasside

58.359155, -29.920169

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Mexico
2020-12-15

South Carolina, McClurehaven

36.880959, 92.529937

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SEED-C106F3E92F5C - Cheetah earum [armadillo] - skull - Voluptas et ut est.

Germany
2023-09-05

Utah, South Hollis

18.879805, -77.388756

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Brazil
2016-10-01

Arkansas, Port Lyman

-75.486439, -179.196037

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India
2025-08-02

Kansas, Sundayside

-46.12003, 7.941459

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United States
2020-05-29

California, South Gonzalo

74.573798, -142.039696

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Kenya
2025-06-06

Kentucky, South Angelfort

77.017981, -123.965386

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2020-12-20

Tennessee, Gibsonbury

-72.658886, 115.471897

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France
2025-11-26

Louisiana, Joshuastad

-34.950954, -142.531855

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India
2025-09-21

Oklahoma, West Sam

89.160589, -65.918164

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Kenya
2017-09-06

Kansas, Port Makeda

-13.717665, 113.394302

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