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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India
2024-01-12

Texas, Leonbury

-15.940447, -40.147506

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Canada
2023-02-27

Mississippi, Lake Latoniaborough

42.921743, 128.965612

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Brazil
2024-11-22

North Carolina, West Larisa

20.141627, 57.556184

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Canada
2024-05-10

New York, Tannertown

-53.283578, -0.517051

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United States
2020-08-15

Utah, New Stephenton

23.465645, 85.143644

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France
2019-05-29

Ohio, Carolabury

57.164823, -48.824591

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Mexico
2025-11-04

South Dakota, Trantowburgh

-39.746472, -14.32565

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France
2019-06-20

Nebraska, South Rileyside

-30.916582, 7.975826

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Japan
2024-03-08

New Mexico, East Paigeside

79.489219, 99.446007

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Kenya
2018-04-14

Mississippi, New Jonfort

43.623962, -32.036982

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United States
2017-06-14

California, Pingfurt

-53.285119, -160.442659

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Japan
2024-05-22

New Mexico, Barryburgh

-75.207709, 65.105419

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SEED-8FD61CC8AE03 - Caribou laudantium [hamster] - skull - Ut rem et possimus.

Canada
2018-07-20

New Hampshire, Krischester

46.63635, -43.066325

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Germany
2019-01-08

West Virginia, Efrainborough

42.949062, 179.212918

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SEED-E45D45A55D1C - Elephant reiciendis [trout] - tissue - Cum hic optio impedit.

Mexico
2025-09-14

Washington, Hudsonview

-87.458279, -46.74727

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Kenya
2019-11-22

Kentucky, Rennerton

-71.9588, -156.662539

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Kenya
2016-07-19

Wyoming, Predovicville

76.23008, 31.709002

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Japan
2020-10-17

Georgia, West Kelsey

-25.515761, 15.571385

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Japan
2023-11-05

North Carolina, West Dion

76.585026, 106.785889

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United States
2022-11-07

New Jersey, Port Leonard

-80.327025, -26.568696

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Brazil
2018-12-11

Massachusetts, Port Flo

12.875726, -132.690794

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Brazil
2025-08-06

Minnesota, Lake Arnulfo

-79.482282, -144.220777

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Brazil
2023-07-03

Vermont, Lake Tristanborough

21.766778, -152.863019

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Brazil
2020-08-23

Georgia, Kenyatown

-19.117169, -31.83382

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Japan
2020-11-22

Rhode Island, North Pearlie

13.221102, 70.82458

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