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-56072B7BC936 - Frog magni [dog] - skin - In tenetur rerum ut.

India
2023-11-02

South Dakota, South Andrew

-67.292568, 122.263824

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SEED-A3D0903DD814 - Deer eos [hornet] - tissue - Veniam laudantium est excepturi.

United States
2018-05-14

Hawaii, North Claudie

82.861587, 51.604252

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SEED-860A73E493F2 - Wombat cum [sardine] - fluid - Recusandae quibusdam labore debitis.

India
2017-01-10

Maryland, North Maxwell

-69.112719, 102.792687

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SEED-B25C7E656884 - Seal officiis [mammoth] - fluid - Laborum minima tempore corporis.

Canada
2024-02-29

Alaska, Cruickshankville

-37.396528, -71.871785

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SEED-E4856C18BE28 - Squirrel possimus [hippopotamus] - whole - Et perspiciatis doloribus odio.

Germany
2022-08-07

Connecticut, New Marquis

-56.407461, 25.484539

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SEED-DD6F0E3909B5 - Ox perspiciatis [mallard] - tissue - Possimus et veritatis sit.

Australia
2018-08-25

Iowa, Zettafort

69.364709, -128.33004

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SEED-B9A15D6ED964 - Skunk possimus [alpaca] - skin - Perspiciatis voluptatibus iusto voluptatem.

Germany
2023-08-03

Tennessee, Ebertton

-87.194272, -2.807901

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SEED-F7D2480F0138 - Marten ullam [dinosaur] - whole - Vel qui quo optio.

Germany
2018-11-28

Iowa, Littlemouth

-58.797441, -176.200223

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SEED-284E7ABB1AF5 - Crocodile odio [tortoise] - skull - Voluptatem eaque sapiente nostrum.

Japan
2023-05-28

Alaska, Freddiechester

-49.409115, 38.179601

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SEED-0D247E82514C - Bear et [cricket] - skin - Ipsam quis architecto id.

Germany
2022-11-08

New York, Denisberg

24.419736, -102.495136

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SEED-3E8C4EBED34F - Wolf ducimus [termite] - skin - Nesciunt aut fugit et.

Kenya
2020-03-02

South Carolina, Franeckihaven

-66.739045, -82.210489

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SEED-F331DAE8AE85 - Wombat deserunt [ox] - whole - Maiores quis ex odit.

France
2018-08-07

Wyoming, Phylissbury

-27.746717, 15.863111

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SEED-DBDB56ED9FC8 - Fly quasi [hound] - fluid - Quae maxime itaque quis.

Germany
2020-11-14

Wyoming, East Evonne

-30.143089, -174.518359

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SEED-642F0BFC108B - Hare ad [squirrel] - skeleton - Libero dolor accusantium minus.

France
2017-02-11

South Carolina, Fabianton

-56.344805, 154.78785

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SEED-4E52223F4966 - Shark iste [minnow] - skull - Ut rem quia quasi.

Germany
2024-06-22

Ohio, Gutkowskiton

55.605371, -75.14947

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SEED-866592CEC4FB - Hare repudiandae [wildebeest] - whole - Et quasi amet inventore.

India
2017-12-29

Arizona, West Ricki

35.937072, -154.308607

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SEED-D495ECE03FB5 - Llama rem [cat] - fluid - Sed sit aut blanditiis.

France
2018-05-22

Minnesota, West Thaddeusbury

-73.9579, 133.411844

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SEED-542C04E30A4C - Fox voluptates [lion] - whole - Praesentium non est officia.

France
2019-07-26

South Carolina, Hammesside

34.465643, 103.890838

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SEED-A5EDD29D0D7E - Caribou voluptas [mole] - whole - Explicabo quam magnam ducimus.

Germany
2022-11-28

Oregon, Lednerview

-39.40932, 19.757618

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SEED-0AFF8C24092A - Cicada in [lion] - fluid - Exercitationem dicta laudantium nam.

Mexico
2023-03-11

Idaho, Charleshaven

-16.736516, -89.322951

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SEED-898154BB5DDE - Hound soluta [cicada] - whole - Architecto quia enim ut.

United States
2025-09-05

North Dakota, Willmsborough

-76.345843, -102.199202

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SEED-EBE7067C956A - Dinosaur quaerat [herring] - skull - Velit consectetur nesciunt et.

France
2016-11-11

Michigan, Theodorefort

-58.836825, 10.525077

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SEED-16765A1EB203 - Monkey id [fly] - tissue - Minima tenetur laboriosam ullam.

France
2020-01-16

Utah, South Waltraud

75.934055, -118.831803

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SEED-3B7359E35DDC - Badger ut [koala] - skin - Ad tempora aut quia.

Australia
2016-10-26

Florida, Lake Lateshahaven

28.325089, 71.420689

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SEED-47F578038876 - Gorilla ea [mosquito] - fluid - Eius adipisci laborum numquam.

Japan
2024-12-11

Delaware, New Albertview

-26.078478, 147.428453

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