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-C595E672CDFE - Wildebeest numquam [fish] - fluid - Natus ipsa in pariatur.

Japan
2018-07-03

Montana, Lake Kimberli

48.459431, 18.701858

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SEED-A64A2D33D2E4 - Pug totam [gerbil] - tissue - Totam sapiente magni provident.

Canada
2020-03-02

Montana, West Clarence

-40.29159, -91.934662

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SEED-A153A872F43D - Goldfish ut [worm] - tissue - Dolores cupiditate aut quia.

United States
2024-09-14

Washington, Lake Joseph

80.078724, -137.58354

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SEED-ABC6D79EC8F2 - Hyena unde [gnu] - whole - Est et vitae quibusdam.

France
2020-11-18

Ohio, Minaside

-70.58825, -128.955707

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SEED-B94FBC74540D - Elephant consequatur [eel] - skin - Cupiditate omnis mollitia odit.

Germany
2022-12-19

Idaho, South Ruthe

-79.6539, -168.551297

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SEED-9D0CA7C4A403 - Goldfish placeat [moose] - whole - Animi sed nihil et.

France
2022-02-20

New Mexico, Alisiafurt

39.620365, -169.880071

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SEED-F636C369D00C - Mink culpa [bat] - tissue - At ab non est.

Germany
2019-10-19

Georgia, Dongburgh

18.391268, -111.820339

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SEED-B2966CDFF9D8 - Ferret voluptas [whale] - tissue - Et quae eum tenetur.

Brazil
2021-01-14

Oklahoma, Loistown

27.260597, -84.246163

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SEED-A9CC0B94C6DC - Ferret incidunt [crocodile] - fluid - Voluptas accusamus nihil et.

India
2018-03-31

Mississippi, West Belkisside

59.28282, 53.098911

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SEED-8131D286980D - Crocodile eos [louse] - tissue - Doloribus unde in vel.

Germany
2018-09-12

Missouri, Hermistonborough

-76.802494, 130.611472

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SEED-19F85BCCEB72 - Koala necessitatibus [hornet] - fluid - Aspernatur ipsam iure et.

India
2025-12-28

Delaware, New Darylfurt

45.743055, 77.744963

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SEED-3BDDAA86EFF2 - Swan dignissimos [rat] - whole - Molestiae doloribus soluta voluptas.

France
2025-06-01

Massachusetts, Lake Damienbury

46.319966, 80.089178

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SEED-FBF7B0C2A2C7 - Giraffe quos [cattle] - whole - Aperiam debitis harum ut.

Canada
2019-10-09

Idaho, New Leonardo

46.057516, 86.514414

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SEED-DDE9E777F9A0 - Porcupine eaque [dolphin] - whole - Dolorum non corrupti et.

Mexico
2018-06-19

South Carolina, Gorczanyshire

76.198183, -89.596718

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SEED-23B680F1BED9 - Minnow quaerat [impala] - whole - Consequatur reprehenderit iste reiciendis.

Germany
2019-12-19

Utah, Feilville

-66.828463, 166.19226

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SEED-0D24BE6B8804 - Impala earum [llama] - tissue - Nihil vero illo vel.

Brazil
2019-07-21

California, Lake Hanhland

69.676112, -65.305671

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SEED-1CFDFEA0B5BD - Tiger aut [gorilla] - skull - Nostrum expedita hic saepe.

Kenya
2021-04-13

Arizona, Faustinaton

-48.134262, -164.983193

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SEED-7129322EA2BF - Crab consequatur [horse] - whole - Mollitia dolores voluptate laudantium.

Japan
2022-09-01

Nevada, Hanefort

-47.161585, -107.810762

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SEED-9924D95D0CAB - Chinchilla exercitationem [crocodile] - fluid - Ut et dignissimos quia.

Kenya
2026-02-19

Oklahoma, Lake Zachery

30.469838, 16.20277

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SEED-A004A7D99E8E - Hyena velit [squirrel] - skin - Ea doloremque aliquam fugiat.

India
2017-08-09

Colorado, Anibalburgh

-76.054071, 9.699109

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SEED-667301066D9D - Pug laboriosam [weasel] - whole - Vitae impedit sed saepe.

United States
2025-06-04

New York, Funkview

-39.745905, 15.646256

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SEED-537508FD083E - Panda itaque [alligator] - fluid - Dicta quidem occaecati quam.

United States
2023-08-04

Alaska, Reynoldsfort

-30.484895, -6.890621

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SEED-BFFA9BED7FAB - Clam harum [cat] - fluid - Unde mollitia ea omnis.

Australia
2023-10-18

Delaware, Josefinebury

55.072284, 85.105108

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SEED-01E172C21BAB - Goose non [cricket] - skeleton - Repudiandae molestias eos possimus.

Canada
2024-03-04

Nebraska, Luciebury

-87.201375, 94.350388

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SEED-5307250A511C - Butterfly itaque [goat] - skull - Ea et qui consequatur.

Brazil
2017-05-21

North Dakota, North Branden

73.96248, 8.191773

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