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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SEED-8148E6E65496 - Impala quidem [rhinoceros] - skull - Vel veniam qui nostrum.

Germany
2023-04-18

Nevada, Irvingtown

20.474899, 162.737047

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SEED-03BDE0349FF9 - Marten autem [jellyfish] - fluid - Blanditiis atque corrupti a.

India
2024-11-06

Nebraska, West Shakira

27.558296, 29.688206

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SEED-F39FB1D06D9D - Caribou molestiae [kangaroo] - skeleton - Veritatis recusandae aut voluptas.

India
2025-11-04

Oklahoma, West Fae

-84.869747, 84.635436

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SEED-967C4E3E4092 - Hound quibusdam [dinosaur] - tissue - Sequi amet et voluptatum.

India
2025-04-05

Pennsylvania, Lake Santosburgh

-73.32793, -0.701652

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SEED-0DBA0DA04F1F - Scorpion aut [skunk] - fluid - Laborum excepturi repudiandae non.

Germany
2018-02-07

Indiana, Veliaville

-45.621643, 36.460102

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SEED-633561D1547A - Beaver beatae [fish] - skull - Nesciunt neque est amet.

United States
2024-12-27

New Jersey, Lake Natividad

-17.649742, -28.565675

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SEED-6FCB88ACDE99 - Ape sunt [platypus] - whole - Repudiandae totam sed assumenda.

Mexico
2019-06-16

Idaho, Port Wesley

-7.163002, -26.993979

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SEED-5170F6C2F27C - Panda quia [koala] - tissue - Qui fugiat ea omnis.

Kenya
2017-09-03

California, New Len

-31.275492, 153.214195

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SEED-13BFD76FE930 - Guinea aut [ape] - skin - Provident iste nihil qui.

France
2017-03-12

Kentucky, Demarcusshire

26.641752, 129.29293

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SEED-F4C29D896C63 - Armadillo inventore [wasp] - skeleton - Possimus dignissimos a eum.

India
2020-07-02

Maine, Lake Kymstad

-23.694818, 145.108083

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SEED-D6B1AF0DD95E - Kangaroo dolores [rhinoceros] - whole - Ullam qui aut est.

Japan
2026-01-07

Ohio, Hackettside

76.828136, -41.197227

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SEED-C4ADBBC5CD5A - Llama eligendi [shark] - skin - Consequatur iure consequatur eligendi.

Kenya
2020-02-03

Mississippi, Haywoodmouth

43.954527, 49.318942

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SEED-961A856AD1F2 - Marten voluptate [koala] - whole - Numquam non et inventore.

Brazil
2024-03-02

Minnesota, Kerlukemouth

-30.218728, 77.413126

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SEED-10671A4C515B - Tiger vel [goat] - skull - Nostrum magnam ullam ut.

Germany
2017-08-30

Kansas, West Wilsonburgh

-66.160259, 176.676963

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SEED-FDC589B5411F - Mouse deleniti [deer] - tissue - In qui ea aut.

Germany
2021-11-21

North Carolina, West Benitafurt

88.323988, 102.382307

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SEED-A9CF0A13EA41 - Cod nobis [sardine] - skull - Aperiam veniam nihil consectetur.

United States
2019-07-02

Minnesota, East Franklin

74.58285, 143.063588

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SEED-903AA8C1D95A - Wallaby exercitationem [cockroach] - skeleton - Dolorem deleniti atque recusandae.

Japan
2022-09-16

Colorado, Port Dorian

58.776014, -137.83303

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SEED-8091C2BCB645 - Whale esse [camel] - tissue - Quia eos non labore.

United States
2022-03-20

New Hampshire, East Clifton

-6.960574, 136.337014

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SEED-21D68D9A982F - Leopard temporibus [alligator] - whole - Distinctio aspernatur nostrum aperiam.

Australia
2018-11-07

Illinois, Jonathonside

42.852591, 175.996791

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SEED-E364022CC7A2 - Water sed [reindeer] - fluid - Necessitatibus aut dolore soluta.

Mexico
2017-06-21

Oklahoma, Sierrastad

45.950274, 137.288316

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SEED-C758B2E294F9 - Koala eligendi [koala] - skull - Numquam fugit ab ex.

Germany
2025-01-10

Colorado, South Darinmouth

-9.335313, 62.588418

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SEED-FF825ECE0BDE - Walrus eos [goose] - skin - Omnis ea non veniam.

France
2025-03-04

Alaska, Port Rachalside

-17.7651, -25.122078

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SEED-9FDF8B94FFAE - Fish non [monkey] - skeleton - Laboriosam pariatur cum voluptates.

India
2024-06-11

Iowa, Lake Sabrina

28.78114, -66.490398

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SEED-50891E2E98DF - Scorpion est [cockroach] - fluid - Dolor commodi ex autem.

Germany
2023-11-06

Louisiana, East Elton

-86.144386, -106.050283

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SEED-E22639D86F56 - Hedgehog voluptatibus [buffalo] - fluid - Reiciendis modi iusto ex.

Mexico
2021-09-29

Idaho, Lake Darrin

80.766436, -106.753154

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