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-21138787D8F7 - Eel sit [dinosaur] - skin - Impedit in ratione quia.

Germany
2023-12-24

California, South Yajaira

36.00049, -9.273823

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SEED-78C85523D4B9 - Mosquito perferendis [chinchilla] - skull - Eum ipsum voluptatem ut.

France
2020-03-21

New Jersey, South Jermaine

25.707097, -65.682702

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SEED-791FFC0E95B9 - Prairie dolor [cattle] - skull - Est tempora culpa odio.

France
2019-08-05

Arkansas, Port Nicolette

61.594794, 72.432774

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SEED-75222EF9BA52 - Woodchuck labore [muskrat] - tissue - Rerum officiis perspiciatis perferendis.

Australia
2022-08-13

Oklahoma, West Erin

-82.464467, 48.228898

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SEED-B3E1757D3ABE - Muskrat aperiam [zebra] - skin - Quia reprehenderit et qui.

India
2023-11-26

New Mexico, North Octavio

77.55598, 116.974318

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SEED-BC96A1D30C28 - Crow et [badger] - skull - Rerum qui suscipit qui.

France
2023-11-15

Montana, Feeneyton

4.351632, 78.46163

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SEED-9AF10FDDA103 - Hare nulla [rat] - tissue - Non vitae voluptatem saepe.

Kenya
2018-10-19

Arizona, North Mitzi

26.86227, -167.760138

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SEED-C90931855D38 - Serval dolores [termite] - fluid - Itaque excepturi deleniti quisquam.

Mexico
2019-02-22

Hawaii, East Wanetta

66.543438, -32.730443

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SEED-EAC2327FC5B4 - Fish quisquam [mule] - skin - Ut enim eum doloribus.

France
2018-05-17

Maryland, East Oliverland

35.643847, -63.105886

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SEED-F1F9045C09A0 - Wallaby ex [jellyfish] - skin - Blanditiis quasi ipsum ut.

Kenya
2020-06-15

South Dakota, Huelsview

-66.775014, 177.567745

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SEED-8D59C5B7E509 - Prairie voluptatem [skunk] - skeleton - Unde id qui illum.

Australia
2019-05-20

California, Vandervortborough

-20.937578, -21.057074

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SEED-527A9EE338E6 - Dinosaur velit [lion] - skeleton - In aliquam dolorum est.

United States
2024-09-15

Louisiana, South Wendell

13.090231, 6.880406

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SEED-3402AC6B8773 - Herring hic [cicada] - skin - Minus at sunt ut.

Brazil
2020-12-31

North Dakota, Blaineside

-44.147788, -101.146424

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SEED-8FE7193FEDB3 - Ox enim [jellyfish] - skeleton - Aperiam et nihil ut.

Canada
2024-12-12

Vermont, New Dustinton

-62.582993, -137.734889

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SEED-8D3DDC84607F - Yellowjacket qui [leopard] - fluid - Quis molestias hic debitis.

Germany
2017-03-28

South Dakota, Mitziebury

-15.673763, 149.740009

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SEED-FF7F4AD78F80 - Camel impedit [trout] - skin - Nesciunt optio aut asperiores.

Germany
2022-10-23

North Carolina, Batzberg

39.49111, -154.959901

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SEED-4B41CA9AAADC - Pig est [beetle] - skull - In voluptatem eveniet neque.

India
2024-02-17

New Jersey, Gutmannport

56.52132, -122.850849

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SEED-A71CAC99B1CE - Hyena ipsum [porcupine] - skull - Sapiente ducimus id dolores.

Mexico
2024-11-21

Alaska, North Gary

22.321326, 149.986816

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SEED-CD88B2E50953 - Snake eos [chimpanzee] - skull - Aut ad ipsa error.

Brazil
2018-04-06

Montana, West Markus

-26.393434, 177.336342

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SEED-B1389C53A630 - Beetle unde [moose] - fluid - Sint cumque neque ad.

Brazil
2026-07-15

Colorado, Barrowsville

-87.265736, 100.874277

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SEED-F55690811064 - Mammoth rerum [guinea pig] - skin - Veritatis accusamus dolorum et.

India
2026-01-16

South Carolina, Lake Arnoldomouth

27.569262, 87.401875

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SEED-532E9DF80676 - Sardine tempora [jackal] - fluid - Est et mollitia quis.

Brazil
2024-05-16

Texas, Lake Saraitown

-81.1011, -117.464707

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SEED-7FC42532BB5A - Locust impedit [wasp] - whole - Delectus non aperiam sit.

India
2025-03-16

Pennsylvania, Muellerberg

-14.123729, 103.894974

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SEED-A8242E4B6C77 - Butterfly dolores [oyster] - skin - Debitis ipsam magni iste.

United States
2017-03-03

Kansas, Gutmannchester

20.370511, 37.447976

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SEED-C335AF0FA7F1 - Whale est [beetle] - fluid - Omnis et molestiae voluptatem.

Australia
2026-02-10

Colorado, Jaytown

-81.281937, 0.687114

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