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-AA7261C8DE4B - Cockroach magni [deer] - tissue - Atque culpa quam in.

Australia
2025-08-16

Washington, Adolphland

18.622223, 166.326526

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SEED-542628234551 - Butterfly fuga [hippopotamus] - skull - Et eos et at.

Germany
2026-04-24

Alaska, Lake Ronniemouth

-17.88768, -166.34439

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SEED-4ED095B8C651 - Wildebeest qui [ferret] - fluid - Enim qui velit molestiae.

France
2022-09-07

Arkansas, Handmouth

33.224075, 124.282231

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SEED-61374088B052 - Lizard facere [swan] - skull - Perferendis soluta necessitatibus dolor.

Brazil
2023-06-15

Indiana, Rodriguezland

-18.916801, 21.650772

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SEED-23A5D6CD6F20 - Sea eveniet [cheetah] - fluid - Et quas omnis quod.

Canada
2026-02-23

New York, Labadieborough

-57.483314, -47.447103

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SEED-32F8A66835DB - Gnu consequuntur [snake] - skin - Incidunt exercitationem quo totam.

Kenya
2023-02-28

Nevada, Port Ozzie

53.994817, 173.934198

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SEED-80A8128E7753 - Louse et [ant] - whole - Quidem qui illo quia.

United States
2017-01-03

Mississippi, East Brittniside

-80.67355, 56.047715

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SEED-D32AD1ADB0DD - Jellyfish est [herring] - skeleton - Laborum sapiente atque quasi.

Mexico
2019-12-26

Mississippi, North Samathashire

-22.277476, -166.263959

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SEED-75B042459148 - Hippopotamus et [raven] - skull - Ut quae dolor similique.

Kenya
2024-02-16

Ohio, Marcelinoshire

22.791791, -39.474896

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SEED-69D7A98687AD - Serval ducimus [camel] - skin - Quia iusto libero dolores.

United States
2023-01-15

Florida, East Elvie

-39.300177, 122.449136

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SEED-17CD1524F69F - Fox et [herring] - skeleton - Aspernatur nihil saepe minus.

Brazil
2025-04-14

Wisconsin, Port Christian

-24.654439, -87.277697

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SEED-22EBC1449EC8 - Shark dicta [gnu] - tissue - Libero ut consequatur qui.

Japan
2023-02-14

Kansas, Lowellview

-7.335703, -59.9403

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SEED-A2CE53562788 - Antelope quis [muskrat] - tissue - In omnis dolores culpa.

Canada
2021-10-02

New York, Ankundingchester

10.985846, 144.79455

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SEED-33E6C12E8B8F - Llama reiciendis [hare] - tissue - Dolorum laborum repellendus distinctio.

India
2017-12-21

Virginia, Heathcotestad

33.846707, 131.891718

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SEED-F37DC1E5B075 - Cockroach earum [lizard] - skeleton - Eum non corrupti beatae.

Germany
2023-05-08

Hawaii, East Eloisaville

23.069163, 117.966219

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SEED-D2BF84DDD027 - Prairie perspiciatis [crow] - whole - Omnis laboriosam aspernatur eum.

Canada
2018-03-19

Kentucky, North Coreneshire

62.302266, 85.319979

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SEED-32322136A36D - Wolf molestias [alpaca] - skin - Et non et qui.

United States
2024-04-04

Idaho, North Chadwick

-63.300125, 166.811982

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SEED-8710EC1EEEC1 - Locust doloribus [wolf] - skull - Nemo ut et aliquid.

Australia
2016-09-17

Michigan, Morissetteborough

-10.601036, 109.415401

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SEED-4F257CD0486C - Ox deserunt [wasp] - skull - Illum aut eum soluta.

France
2017-05-07

Oregon, Lake Darrelmouth

5.576186, -20.91998

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SEED-678C942B4CD1 - Deer delectus [trout] - tissue - Tempore eius ad natus.

Canada
2017-08-11

Massachusetts, New Suzann

-58.30369, 166.141774

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SEED-0531CF255E86 - Frog minus [frog] - skin - Nihil nihil optio sunt.

Brazil
2019-07-13

Colorado, East Marquitta

8.479121, 128.44968

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SEED-954C5540D3B7 - Worm aut [buffalo] - whole - Fugit maiores modi ea.

France
2016-11-16

Alabama, New Cliff

53.976325, 78.127597

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SEED-9363FFA26A79 - Baboon exercitationem [elephant] - skin - Aut velit vel qui.

India
2019-02-13

Maryland, Schoenmouth

-59.721391, 109.211956

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SEED-0AB1D0D754AC - Koala officiis [spider] - skin - Quia officia veritatis consequatur.

India
2022-10-16

New Hampshire, Port Modesto

36.457343, 157.971092

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SEED-BC03ACE4FAA8 - Tortoise est [worm] - tissue - Eum voluptate tenetur tempora.

Canada
2022-05-04

Nevada, Stokeston

38.718412, -142.136485

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