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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SEED-D72F3C2F8DA0 - Cicada laborum [water buffalo] - skull - Adipisci quam ex qui.

France
2019-06-25

Kansas, Ryantown

81.916775, 121.676716

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SEED-B87DB3986560 - Hare qui [sardine] - whole - Sit nesciunt quo culpa.

United States
2021-03-18

North Dakota, Schaeferstad

76.177831, -53.456408

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SEED-AEBD2E7EFDA3 - Leopard sit [antelope] - fluid - Repudiandae porro sint magni.

Kenya
2023-09-15

New Mexico, North Raleigh

-30.611499, -108.972006

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SEED-74A427009D62 - Mouse beatae [spider] - skin - Porro fugiat suscipit sit.

Kenya
2021-10-22

North Dakota, South Basilfurt

-79.68784, 136.418528

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SEED-7F098B8D51CC - Spider quia [mammoth] - skeleton - Recusandae non eaque iusto.

Canada
2024-01-12

Arizona, Lake Marlysstad

85.363286, -68.565368

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SEED-637AAFC9EA62 - Mink ut [squirrel] - skin - Officia ipsam fugit ipsum.

France
2025-07-25

Kansas, East Collin

-46.533174, -117.471958

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SEED-1358656560F1 - Armadillo velit [sardine] - skeleton - Distinctio ipsum iste ut.

Germany
2021-10-20

Connecticut, Hansenton

-79.796127, 37.33507

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SEED-24F3B88D737F - Llama autem [porcupine] - whole - Temporibus quo ea nihil.

Brazil
2021-10-24

Wisconsin, Port Silvia

35.680701, -33.316584

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SEED-BA762B8C6578 - Porpoise est [platypus] - skeleton - Quaerat incidunt explicabo voluptatem.

Brazil
2024-07-20

Mississippi, Jonesport

36.237655, 103.020263

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SEED-28DD2B3A0B16 - Weasel numquam [cheetah] - fluid - Fugit nemo hic consectetur.

Mexico
2016-12-31

Montana, Lowellton

84.666686, -66.749701

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SEED-93AB4F8C1369 - Lizard molestias [beaver] - fluid - In natus enim nulla.

India
2025-03-24

Virginia, Crissyburgh

19.793944, 41.465181

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SEED-30BA1836233F - Deer magni [chinchilla] - skull - Nihil magnam perferendis possimus.

Mexico
2023-11-19

Wyoming, West Javier

40.211537, -73.403368

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SEED-023E9341D00C - Mammoth et [goldfish] - skin - Vero aliquam ducimus error.

India
2022-09-28

Tennessee, New Galenbury

46.696396, 60.789976

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SEED-939A9A45D078 - Manatee est [sea lion] - tissue - Impedit iste non accusantium.

Mexico
2020-01-19

Massachusetts, Jennineview

31.487745, 79.537104

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SEED-D9E04F359C12 - Grasshopper eligendi [mule] - whole - Corporis ut impedit cumque.

Australia
2019-09-23

New Mexico, North Virgiefort

61.81216, 157.816117

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SEED-34CADCAF2FC6 - Chimpanzee temporibus [grasshopper] - whole - Consequatur voluptas mollitia nisi.

Japan
2017-07-15

Pennsylvania, Port Thomasena

-5.610766, -87.002632

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SEED-F4243B33FA56 - Mosquito iusto [caribou] - whole - Sed qui in et.

Brazil
2023-11-10

Illinois, Port Emelda

-26.818018, -32.677511

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SEED-70FBB13BDCCF - Snake sint [mammoth] - tissue - Non saepe culpa molestias.

India
2024-11-14

Arizona, East Chantaltown

6.716312, -54.918762

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SEED-43A7599A2BBE - Seal cum [spider] - skeleton - Minima omnis eveniet non.

Japan
2019-04-17

South Carolina, Gabrielville

-79.325806, 129.565147

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SEED-7504701D504B - Impala aut [water buffalo] - skeleton - Id qui iure minima.

Germany
2021-10-12

Washington, Lake Dalia

21.725306, -129.662137

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SEED-0C996EF7F0AF - Fish pariatur [gerbil] - skin - Magni maxime ut blanditiis.

Canada
2024-10-26

West Virginia, Bashirianfort

-19.287213, 144.98135

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SEED-470CF2AB138A - Antelope enim [elephant] - skull - Quae dolorem modi autem.

France
2018-08-07

Washington, Earleneport

-83.11685, -76.824354

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SEED-887360AE284A - Lion iste [porcupine] - tissue - Et velit nam ut.

Brazil
2021-11-28

Arizona, Lake Monroe

53.288249, -118.590994

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SEED-AD3DC2D83C76 - Wildebeest quas [minnow] - fluid - Itaque placeat at autem.

Brazil
2020-03-10

Maine, West Elenaside

44.844414, 115.005034

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SEED-42560C798803 - Coyote nulla [coyote] - tissue - Iusto rerum quis qui.

United States
2025-04-30

Arizona, Huelburgh

68.407783, 110.191403

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