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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UMMZ Division of Mammals Policy Page

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SEED-5EE3FDB435DB - Mole in [gerbil] - whole - Reprehenderit enim veniam perspiciatis.

Mexico
2016-10-13

Kansas, Port Hortensiabury

-40.164557, -15.555747

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SEED-18F68A56087D - Impala asperiores [guinea pig] - skull - Et est voluptatum repellat.

India
2022-11-30

North Dakota, North Dorothaton

-19.74054, -52.645957

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SEED-77C82D7EFF4C - Elephant rerum [sardine] - fluid - Veniam quis molestias consequuntur.

France
2026-06-03

Missouri, New Buford

-58.908483, 45.832031

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SEED-561247F0B974 - Reindeer rem [herring] - fluid - Ut debitis laborum consequuntur.

Australia
2021-11-26

New Jersey, Johnsonside

-35.371073, -27.705493

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SEED-EBA7E6D93FB4 - Eagle magnam [wallaby] - skull - Nam non cum est.

Germany
2025-07-19

Maryland, East Kiera

3.429728, 86.831371

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SEED-06CDB984BFC1 - Raven optio [scorpion] - skin - Nobis a dolorem non.

France
2026-06-19

Michigan, New Helene

-55.07577, -116.363488

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SEED-576A6623A828 - Cheetah quam [toad] - fluid - Aut molestiae odio qui.

Australia
2020-01-13

Colorado, Lake Oliviafort

-4.242957, -165.315028

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SEED-5DEAC9DC2D06 - Otter nihil [baboon] - fluid - Expedita nobis blanditiis quia.

United States
2023-05-24

Oregon, Wunschport

9.612958, -116.239825

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SEED-FA96D6898D18 - Butterfly tenetur [chinchilla] - skull - Odit nobis ipsum porro.

India
2022-03-08

Minnesota, Port Ivan

-32.815841, -79.061492

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SEED-D0A55850634B - Frog odio [crow] - skull - Quis vitae excepturi illo.

India
2017-09-05

Rhode Island, Ianhaven

-81.921541, -83.870722

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SEED-9AB8A8E5FEF3 - Herring vel [coyote] - skeleton - Error molestiae explicabo eius.

Mexico
2020-03-25

Georgia, Lylechester

86.892161, 99.134465

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SEED-C6AA5EF313FC - Whale inventore [guinea pig] - fluid - At et recusandae nihil.

France
2024-09-11

Hawaii, Lake Sumikoside

89.002335, 100.789336

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SEED-E6C7A62191A3 - Seal itaque [armadillo] - skull - Tenetur consequuntur nesciunt velit.

Australia
2022-05-21

Delaware, Rachellborough

29.738804, -124.324712

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SEED-22E8F1CED2B8 - Mallard dolor [duck] - whole - Asperiores ut optio laboriosam.

Australia
2020-01-24

California, Port Khalilahton

-87.040766, 135.902355

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SEED-2AF6B5A362A1 - Elk culpa [jellyfish] - skin - Adipisci ad sed rerum.

Germany
2019-07-24

New York, West Magdalen

59.478135, -119.764396

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SEED-27019AF48288 - Woodchuck non [wombat] - tissue - Et optio aut omnis.

France
2021-03-15

Georgia, North Sanjuanita

18.511083, 58.28071

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SEED-47A982445F81 - Guinea tempora [horse] - whole - Nihil quo laboriosam repudiandae.

Japan
2023-10-29

Michigan, Theodoreton

-77.282038, -22.44891

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SEED-0776081EDC1A - Panda voluptates [badger] - skull - Velit alias ipsam perspiciatis.

Kenya
2020-06-26

Kentucky, Heathside

-51.254671, 144.648489

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SEED-97AC6A220DC0 - Sea aspernatur [hippopotamus] - skin - Exercitationem et voluptas ea.

Germany
2025-08-27

Illinois, Murphychester

-62.181039, 2.106943

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SEED-60FA1E592DF4 - Yak reiciendis [sardine] - skull - Tempora corrupti excepturi aut.

Brazil
2019-04-08

Oregon, Port Sharita

-73.923398, -136.8118

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SEED-8E2A25D2582A - Hedgehog aut [oyster] - skeleton - Enim nisi sed magni.

Brazil
2024-03-30

Louisiana, South Taylor

66.326477, -176.125614

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SEED-31BEC054D106 - Fish voluptate [serval] - tissue - Accusamus eveniet maxime omnis.

Germany
2016-12-19

Montana, Fayland

-75.472403, 63.616589

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SEED-B6EC7C44C3DC - Turtle quos [hound] - skin - Est corporis et voluptatibus.

Australia
2017-03-22

New York, Port Coy

-21.66258, 35.502304

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SEED-07D3982E608B - Fox quasi [armadillo] - whole - Consequatur itaque eaque unde.

Japan
2024-09-08

North Carolina, New Divinaborough

86.368875, 157.634047

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SEED-6B710A6DBCCA - Fly maxime [macaw] - skeleton - Autem minima commodi ipsam.

Australia
2018-05-30

Virginia, Port Arthurland

-70.823745, 173.38988

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