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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Brazil
2018-10-03

Rhode Island, West Charisse

-80.052308, -21.874721

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SEED-A210DE1E3D44 - Tiger omnis [wildebeest] - skin - Animi odit officia ut.

Canada
2020-03-26

New York, O'Reillyberg

-47.764656, -80.903259

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Australia
2025-09-05

Kansas, Leeannmouth

43.070898, -9.879998

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Germany
2026-02-16

Delaware, Theotown

62.850999, -63.751145

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Germany
2017-01-06

Hawaii, Marksville

72.661608, 167.000387

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SEED-BA7F6C4DE6B6 - Trout facilis [whale] - skeleton - Iste velit aut necessitatibus.

Brazil
2019-07-21

Colorado, Lake Perry

-0.272944, 9.608292

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SEED-4DEC6161D711 - Goldfish aspernatur [badger] - skull - Et consectetur magni dolore.

Japan
2025-12-20

North Dakota, Port Christenestad

42.195695, 175.739237

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Japan
2024-06-20

Virginia, Port Annikaside

14.948306, -28.042524

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Brazil
2025-07-13

Mississippi, Lake Masonfurt

-31.692461, 17.511113

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France
2017-02-09

Oregon, Mayerberg

-55.409055, 36.85402

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Canada
2019-02-13

Alaska, Sporerstad

-73.244613, 136.988127

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SEED-814C14D5EA63 - Llama qui [jackal] - tissue - Ea recusandae similique dolores.

United States
2024-02-15

Wyoming, Kertzmannstad

-4.227657, 55.701217

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Mexico
2021-08-31

Missouri, Duncanville

-68.744644, -31.796504

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SEED-355BE33F6C1E - Elk sunt [cattle] - skull - Quis odio eos corporis.

Brazil
2021-06-19

Ohio, Port Sookstad

-57.220039, -166.668604

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SEED-35F31DACF234 - Ox aperiam [rhinoceros] - whole - Est animi asperiores consequatur.

Canada
2022-04-19

Georgia, South Stephnie

50.602711, -75.736982

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Brazil
2023-03-03

Wyoming, East Cristobal

84.428713, -117.381332

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SEED-F6AF63CEFFB4 - Cheetah quia [gerbil] - skull - Repudiandae rerum tempora aut.

Germany
2019-02-28

Kentucky, Bustermouth

63.755881, -79.684959

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France
2025-03-27

Idaho, Turnertown

-22.012135, 165.627474

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Germany
2026-02-23

Oklahoma, East Debbiport

53.419704, 176.770642

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Japan
2024-10-18

Ohio, Alextown

1.986914, -103.792029

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Mexico
2021-07-15

Michigan, South Brad

-71.841671, 128.243908

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Canada
2021-08-07

Idaho, Port Dusti

51.078807, -64.369188

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Kenya
2019-12-05

Indiana, Spinkaborough

65.225873, -147.671002

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United States
2020-01-18

Pennsylvania, North Quinton

41.73545, -151.829066

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Germany
2022-08-08

Ohio, Friesenfort

-74.877472, 134.018626

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