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-455378E6BF22 - Scorpion vel [otter] - whole - Quisquam mollitia laudantium qui.

Australia
2018-01-26

California, Lake Tamside

51.796543, 130.33641

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SEED-F1DC119A6939 - Eagle expedita [turtle] - skin - Quia aut beatae debitis.

Canada
2017-11-13

West Virginia, Lake Lizchester

-76.657976, -3.545806

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SEED-0DD4FB70FBF9 - Mammoth magnam [bat] - fluid - Tempore hic ipsam laudantium.

Australia
2017-04-12

Arkansas, Lake Larhonda

-46.952691, -159.328972

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SEED-FE6EE8800F80 - Swan debitis [tiger] - skeleton - Excepturi fugiat doloremque voluptatem.

Kenya
2016-11-21

Rhode Island, Port Gena

-17.347727, -111.440515

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SEED-EE4F40211691 - Tortoise in [coyote] - whole - Nihil deleniti perferendis aut.

France
2023-05-10

Wisconsin, Brownchester

-25.78605, -33.564488

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SEED-7DA7C445D27B - Platypus nihil [alpaca] - skin - Commodi optio beatae hic.

Germany
2025-06-26

South Carolina, West Waishire

-88.999457, 138.674192

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SEED-B09F27F82B23 - Frog non [muskrat] - whole - Et cupiditate et inventore.

Japan
2021-07-03

Louisiana, Edenhaven

-40.161736, 32.903083

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SEED-6448404BDAEF - Ferret et [platypus] - skeleton - Id vero molestiae totam.

Canada
2019-06-26

Connecticut, New Karl

-4.184723, 37.729129

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SEED-48DD972998D9 - Crow et [butterfly] - skull - Dolor minus in ipsa.

Canada
2020-04-02

Alabama, Bergeland

-79.882117, 18.993573

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SEED-BCC67A7D8597 - Cat sed [mink] - skull - Doloribus corrupti voluptatem laboriosam.

France
2018-01-01

Florida, West Lennie

53.117129, 82.804234

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SEED-4078E3CF646B - Giraffe et [prairie dog] - tissue - Nihil quo corporis aut.

Canada
2021-06-13

Tennessee, Kemmerburgh

-40.655422, 22.729851

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SEED-FA1122DCF63C - Spider dolor [guinea pig] - fluid - Nisi perspiciatis excepturi nam.

Japan
2024-07-17

Nevada, Hoytstad

49.731286, 156.641272

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SEED-25D074612D90 - Armadillo nostrum [prairie dog] - fluid - Ut dolore optio ut.

Australia
2020-01-21

Ohio, South Thanh

-73.691387, 83.860886

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SEED-BF0B091EE5F4 - Snail reiciendis [fox] - whole - Voluptas delectus voluptatem iste.

Australia
2017-06-05

California, Chaunceyville

-11.240348, -64.457301

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SEED-289327FF4808 - Beaver deserunt [lion] - skeleton - Alias nihil quae repudiandae.

Canada
2018-01-13

Arkansas, East Raul

27.730759, -14.3176

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SEED-D19940C1F531 - Otter aliquam [mole] - fluid - Doloribus praesentium illo omnis.

Germany
2019-12-07

West Virginia, Lake Rexview

19.467787, 24.98647

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SEED-54DD56630F32 - Gerbil rerum [lion] - skin - Nesciunt omnis in porro.

Mexico
2019-07-10

Massachusetts, Lake Tammiville

29.184367, 61.133794

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SEED-FFA60280DC6A - Worm eius [wasp] - skin - Quia sed voluptas earum.

France
2022-09-26

Minnesota, New Vannessa

-82.415551, -118.555711

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SEED-697DE3033F40 - Wallaby qui [prairie dog] - tissue - Dolore ullam placeat aut.

Japan
2026-05-26

Missouri, Kilbackberg

59.637005, -88.358592

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SEED-AB6A1C323D9D - Locust voluptates [hound] - skull - A itaque cupiditate assumenda.

Brazil
2022-11-13

Michigan, Rueckerton

-37.973238, 79.438379

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SEED-1F3FCB53D8EE - Reindeer dolores [oyster] - skeleton - Ea natus quaerat dolor.

United States
2024-02-07

Delaware, Hectormouth

28.951935, -104.500685

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SEED-72218D92FB2E - Wildebeest adipisci [sea lion] - skin - Eum rerum commodi vero.

India
2023-10-16

Iowa, Raquelstad

42.326055, -63.292455

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SEED-E87AEB260B6F - Dog rerum [rat] - whole - Totam vitae nobis consequatur.

Germany
2020-11-02

California, Kyliechester

-7.683513, -64.261022

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SEED-62655D46ED16 - Cattle ducimus [caribou] - skeleton - Quam quia praesentium delectus.

Germany
2020-08-21

Nebraska, Torphyberg

-82.590158, 20.982054

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SEED-E3D0D19DAEB0 - Prairie rem [donkey] - skin - Labore nihil quis vero.

Kenya
2020-01-29

New Hampshire, Martyville

85.105049, 179.961167

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