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-5D17F9B66825 - Eel sequi [scorpion] - whole - Aperiam est et facere.

Brazil
2023-11-16

Nevada, South Koryburgh

-11.427114, 10.045744

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SEED-746BDBF009C4 - Cheetah placeat [elephant] - tissue - Et animi praesentium rerum.

Mexico
2025-07-07

California, Lake Grisel

19.372354, 118.798295

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SEED-347E5101BDE1 - Cheetah quia [squirrel] - skeleton - Recusandae labore qui facere.

Canada
2024-01-12

South Dakota, Dominictown

32.094348, -141.168589

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SEED-609EA4FB0FA4 - Macaw aut [dinosaur] - fluid - Beatae debitis molestias consectetur.

France
2024-08-11

Wyoming, Heathcoteland

-28.301699, 136.407249

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SEED-548C08C059A5 - Goldfish eligendi [mole] - fluid - Dicta dolorem similique qui.

Australia
2026-03-15

Indiana, East Derickhaven

-83.814721, -174.702078

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SEED-6116A624B875 - Otter aliquid [mammoth] - skull - Consectetur molestiae perspiciatis sed.

Brazil
2023-10-27

Illinois, Kesslerstad

-10.025397, -75.259047

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SEED-B3045DA03E51 - Beaver illo [koala] - whole - Ut quo dolorum pariatur.

Brazil
2022-05-20

Hawaii, New Josefmouth

-47.36544, 93.26068

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SEED-689134A30EA0 - Mouse ad [wildebeest] - skull - Expedita voluptatem ut minima.

India
2026-04-21

Missouri, Bartonside

-30.653207, -6.132117

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SEED-7CFDA38C5D82 - Platypus labore [gorilla] - whole - Non vel et ex.

India
2017-02-21

Utah, East Barry

-33.75254, -29.173952

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SEED-F69CD524C39C - Tiger autem [skunk] - skeleton - Incidunt odit occaecati nesciunt.

Australia
2026-02-28

Oregon, Elishamouth

14.961252, 132.554157

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SEED-4FE4AF8550BF - Ferret sit [wombat] - skeleton - Enim cumque vel alias.

Canada
2017-11-15

Delaware, O'Connerfort

-84.10071, 22.624833

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SEED-DCEB4B5C1EC3 - Fish veritatis [muskrat] - skin - Fuga distinctio ullam iste.

Kenya
2021-09-03

West Virginia, South Bradfordstad

-44.730795, -11.158493

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SEED-9E40DD6FF8A8 - Wolf eum [herring] - tissue - Non quis ut deleniti.

Mexico
2022-03-11

Georgia, Rosenbaumborough

4.196109, 112.286714

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SEED-F8BF8790DE36 - Elk esse [otter] - fluid - Et praesentium nisi alias.

Brazil
2024-10-23

Tennessee, West Clintchester

60.257125, 34.824966

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SEED-6932B6384946 - Horse non [squirrel] - skin - Fugit est alias quo.

India
2022-10-18

Nebraska, South Noella

-26.942683, -36.135083

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SEED-75BFFCFFDF25 - Crocodile sed [sea lion] - tissue - Pariatur ducimus voluptatem et.

Mexico
2018-07-04

Iowa, Moisesshire

54.266203, -88.743061

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SEED-00DF8FEAAEB9 - Bee dolorum [platypus] - whole - At perspiciatis cum omnis.

United States
2021-01-20

Massachusetts, Dietrichland

-29.363509, 144.34097

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SEED-76487CB13261 - Bee quasi [snail] - skin - Officia dolor beatae id.

Brazil
2026-03-22

Colorado, Port Amelia

9.467099, -172.667897

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SEED-F725198AE56C - Alligator est [grasshopper] - fluid - Cumque ea molestiae itaque.

Germany
2017-08-22

New Hampshire, Ortizview

-34.848229, -109.985726

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SEED-83FFA90EB8A4 - Hyena explicabo [fox] - skin - Aut voluptate enim laudantium.

Canada
2017-01-18

Wisconsin, Ernserfort

-81.027526, -120.811497

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SEED-E7EEF7A3B319 - Mouse officiis [cod] - skull - Placeat quibusdam est quia.

India
2016-09-18

Connecticut, West Quyenmouth

76.347575, 86.226594

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SEED-3821FCC43CC2 - Frog maiores [impala] - skull - Perferendis sit sit eligendi.

India
2025-12-28

Kentucky, Abefort

-4.763311, -74.978472

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SEED-ECBD8DC939E0 - Bee quaerat [ant] - whole - Ut placeat ipsum quia.

Japan
2019-05-16

Connecticut, Reynoldsmouth

-31.433659, -5.647182

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SEED-2AA319AEC5D5 - Locust sint [serval] - tissue - Quasi iure eveniet reiciendis.

Germany
2019-02-23

North Dakota, Rachaelburgh

-51.430317, -67.297175

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SEED-A870B24B3F2D - Raven ut [giraffe] - whole - Sunt eius sint qui.

India
2023-12-21

Nevada, Baumbachburgh

-24.312915, 94.251398

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