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

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SEED-1200A65883F4 - Salmon quia [whale] - skeleton - Est iste blanditiis iure.

Canada
2020-01-08

Wisconsin, Bechtelarbury

18.1611, -128.669322

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SEED-BA20AEF4F4D4 - Squirrel et [giraffe] - skull - Ipsum id magnam maxime.

Mexico
2017-03-25

West Virginia, Lake Cletaside

16.30015, -115.293062

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SEED-F19F76C54BD8 - Ox pariatur [gnu] - whole - Ad quaerat ut assumenda.

Brazil
2018-06-23

Colorado, Malcomchester

23.966245, 19.961535

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SEED-636109B2C1BE - Worm consequatur [whale] - whole - Et aperiam sunt unde.

Australia
2021-05-23

Georgia, Lake Ivoryborough

2.984221, 160.38748

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SEED-72A81156C305 - Ferret magnam [crow] - skeleton - Nesciunt libero eos consequatur.

Mexico
2024-05-28

Michigan, Eliseoburgh

-78.482763, 57.688732

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SEED-60C250E720B1 - Platypus deserunt [seal] - skeleton - Magni consequatur corporis et.

Canada
2025-07-23

Utah, Mikiside

-58.713427, 45.909455

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SEED-BB24BFAFB032 - Buffalo omnis [bee] - skin - Necessitatibus vel pariatur adipisci.

Brazil
2017-01-16

Arizona, Klingside

51.334294, -18.241187

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SEED-DE218849BB06 - Snake iusto [goldfish] - whole - Cum maxime fugit libero.

Mexico
2018-05-02

Louisiana, South Jolyn

-22.094911, 64.218437

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SEED-408E6B104594 - Leopard eum [gnu] - skin - Laudantium dolorum ducimus porro.

United States
2021-10-22

West Virginia, Felipetown

-65.681671, 41.465495

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SEED-FB5ADB218C05 - Snake vel [leopard] - skull - Quod deleniti nam nobis.

Brazil
2025-08-02

Nevada, Lake Noeborough

-51.454312, -31.12401

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SEED-11924CF0F3F2 - Mosquito itaque [cod] - whole - Eos ea quam rerum.

Japan
2022-06-28

Vermont, Scottiefort

-88.467749, 69.412685

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SEED-5BB61CAF0793 - Dog voluptates [rhinoceros] - fluid - Eveniet quo deleniti fuga.

Canada
2025-02-14

Washington, Doriberg

14.695643, 45.373456

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SEED-79ADED9B74D5 - Chinchilla ducimus [mole] - fluid - Sapiente dignissimos repellat excepturi.

France
2025-05-30

Alaska, New Chuckfurt

-72.051595, -57.797332

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SEED-3CEB14C897E1 - Goose eligendi [horse] - fluid - Pariatur doloribus iure dolore.

Japan
2026-06-30

Alaska, Port Kandice

-7.544765, -76.565025

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SEED-3F90D396F859 - Snake consequatur [whale] - tissue - Voluptate est et voluptatem.

India
2024-09-08

Delaware, Lake Ali

-80.098217, 175.828179

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SEED-46C44F15E414 - Yak iste [mole] - skull - Optio rerum sunt cupiditate.

France
2026-02-16

South Carolina, Kochburgh

86.505923, 158.541925

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SEED-EEF457AA45C1 - Marten ullam [hyena] - whole - Id ut soluta quia.

Japan
2021-02-10

Maryland, Jerrellshire

88.966744, 92.066478

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SEED-696A95E90CD5 - Cockroach iste [dolphin] - skull - Nihil quo beatae et.

United States
2024-02-28

Iowa, New Catherinemouth

80.265928, 35.634088

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SEED-2E1DB7DDFDA1 - Rabbit hic [impala] - fluid - Doloremque dolor dolor quo.

Kenya
2025-05-23

South Carolina, Wizamouth

-66.662791, -78.585364

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SEED-29238858B6D3 - Wildebeest optio [antelope] - whole - Aut enim deserunt velit.

Japan
2019-12-11

Indiana, New Kraigland

2.088065, -101.465579

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SEED-BE91D4C0A636 - Alpaca molestiae [snail] - tissue - Nobis est magnam perferendis.

Mexico
2023-04-04

Hawaii, New Nishaburgh

23.045846, 133.25764

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SEED-697327476F37 - Manatee repudiandae [swan] - whole - Voluptas qui ducimus fuga.

United States
2024-11-17

South Dakota, Pfefferview

-42.28392, 178.899662

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SEED-9E55584F2757 - Marten eligendi [mallard] - skeleton - Voluptates nostrum adipisci qui.

Brazil
2025-05-19

Rhode Island, Port Kayleen

78.256502, 151.215501

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SEED-E44CAED9816D - Wombat at [armadillo] - fluid - Quisquam quibusdam sit nostrum.

Kenya
2018-06-05

South Carolina, West Madison

30.938495, 30.095811

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SEED-93548E8846EF - Mosquito voluptate [wasp] - whole - Rerum quidem tempore voluptas.

Germany
2023-11-14

Connecticut, New Matthew

-13.199001, -80.191993

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