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-20E1F7456F5F - Deer eaque [panda] - skin - Occaecati esse nihil reiciendis.

Mexico
2018-03-08

North Dakota, South Loganville

80.708422, 33.803032

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SEED-7BC82D7E5047 - Elk ratione [tortoise] - skull - Aperiam tempora cumque aspernatur.

Brazil
2016-12-03

West Virginia, Baumbachmouth

-59.424068, -75.694157

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SEED-953F2934477C - Herring voluptatem [mosquito] - skin - Iste molestiae veritatis aut.

Mexico
2016-07-22

West Virginia, Odelialand

-30.762469, 101.69531

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SEED-06973B0C8C8A - Walrus accusamus [salmon] - whole - Harum consequatur velit qui.

Australia
2025-10-11

Pennsylvania, Schusterville

-68.557632, 163.57017

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SEED-04891D6EBB70 - Caribou eum [cricket] - whole - Laudantium est aperiam et.

France
2023-12-08

Connecticut, Grimesberg

12.485743, -141.401025

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SEED-9A5BFBAC838E - Skunk molestiae [duck] - tissue - Eaque enim laudantium amet.

Mexico
2023-08-12

Missouri, New Ahmed

70.129885, -133.599473

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SEED-1498AFEFFD3E - Elk mollitia [cod] - skeleton - Quo similique a rerum.

France
2020-02-16

Idaho, Jeffchester

-48.685549, -17.602865

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SEED-7C6AB0D09EA5 - Porcupine et [minnow] - skin - Error sit inventore nemo.

United States
2020-06-29

North Carolina, South Sheilaville

-13.178648, -102.388793

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SEED-A568FDE4D6BD - Tiger nemo [deer] - skin - Ratione odio velit eaque.

Mexico
2016-08-09

Alaska, North Israel

-10.248953, -55.787068

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SEED-B323C314992B - Pig sint [yak] - skull - Illum qui odit commodi.

France
2022-12-16

Minnesota, Jonesburgh

47.70498, -169.284476

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SEED-77CC50D1DB19 - Crocodile non [chinchilla] - tissue - Inventore ut at consequatur.

India
2021-08-22

Iowa, North Pazberg

-45.06325, 125.769409

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SEED-F112318CC76B - Trout necessitatibus [kangaroo] - fluid - Dolore error hic quos.

Brazil
2021-06-03

Colorado, West Berniehaven

-77.76618, -175.886913

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SEED-13E2F34376E6 - Wasp accusamus [caribou] - skull - Nihil est in ut.

Australia
2020-01-29

Oregon, Derickberg

-88.042186, 37.297761

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SEED-211ED1CA3EB3 - Eel ut [alligator] - skull - Est placeat itaque corporis.

United States
2018-11-04

Tennessee, Annettaberg

-47.403743, -71.243822

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SEED-C5ED826C4921 - Alpaca voluptate [butterfly] - tissue - Dolorem enim fugit officiis.

Japan
2017-03-02

Louisiana, Howefurt

62.078331, -63.946309

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SEED-91EBBB032DB6 - Armadillo enim [llama] - skeleton - Id vel ad rerum.

Canada
2023-12-29

Montana, West Aarontown

35.613844, -153.123795

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SEED-887D81E4079E - Deer voluptatum [buffalo] - fluid - Reprehenderit est non numquam.

Canada
2018-11-09

Colorado, Pfefferberg

-59.336769, 65.27018

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SEED-B8FC2E272269 - Manatee dicta [weasel] - skull - Aut explicabo eligendi non.

Brazil
2017-09-29

Nebraska, Aminaberg

36.507576, 156.024596

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SEED-60C218553CBA - Bee aut [alpaca] - whole - Ea reiciendis molestiae itaque.

France
2022-03-27

Florida, New Trevor

44.545726, 39.655504

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SEED-D33924284E0F - Oyster cumque [walrus] - tissue - Vero cum et fugiat.

Kenya
2024-02-11

West Virginia, Janetchester

8.470856, 108.587949

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SEED-55051EDFDBCD - Cat consequuntur [raven] - skeleton - Labore dolore officia quas.

France
2022-08-19

Michigan, Terencehaven

44.300324, -131.910865

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SEED-D0839CA957FA - Skunk beatae [wolf] - whole - Aut ea voluptatum est.

Germany
2018-10-24

Michigan, Mannchester

20.76093, 5.220504

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SEED-6F2B58340F54 - Moose corrupti [dog] - whole - Sit laboriosam dolor qui.

Canada
2024-08-19

Maine, South Loribury

-86.397932, -19.514496

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SEED-0656EE1B0691 - Crow cumque [rat] - skeleton - Veniam dicta ut ullam.

France
2026-03-09

Oklahoma, Patriciaberg

-28.583979, -162.409632

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SEED-91831F74D7A2 - Butterfly unde [otter] - fluid - Voluptatum consequatur ut ea.

Germany
2022-08-28

Pennsylvania, Salvadorburgh

5.369084, -170.595722

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