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-127C5AF1B978 - Salmon aut [hamster] - skeleton - Placeat in ut quam.

Canada
2025-12-10

Maine, New Eldridge

-69.325417, -46.947669

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SEED-2B93543F6AEE - Rhinoceros aut [skunk] - tissue - Molestiae error impedit quo.

Germany
2024-02-11

Maine, West Marilou

72.125291, 138.622062

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SEED-063925B1B9A4 - Dinosaur cupiditate [pug] - skeleton - Esse odio pariatur officiis.

Mexico
2025-07-26

South Carolina, Mertzton

-61.666758, -119.790219

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SEED-061100C6F4F1 - Cattle fugiat [goldfish] - skull - Et et voluptatem voluptas.

India
2021-08-20

New Mexico, North Bufordton

-86.57386, 30.535303

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SEED-4EFF1745B3CB - Pug eos [mammoth] - skull - Eos consequatur laborum quo.

Mexico
2023-01-05

New York, Whiteport

-60.361004, 72.980901

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SEED-3DA9EA103B18 - Alligator eum [frog] - skull - Qui aliquam soluta id.

India
2017-10-30

Mississippi, Maggioport

-62.6215, -172.147761

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SEED-08941F0C40D2 - Mosquito ut [snail] - skeleton - Optio et odio non.

India
2025-07-11

South Dakota, Bayerhaven

45.680223, -101.700628

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SEED-C9E504CC7377 - Muskrat earum [squirrel] - tissue - Nobis commodi animi incidunt.

Germany
2024-05-30

Wisconsin, Michellton

-43.518159, 69.575723

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SEED-D115C08E7E14 - Mallard error [prairie dog] - skeleton - Sit quasi est non.

Japan
2019-08-04

Nebraska, Medhurstview

16.754657, -107.259514

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SEED-E62D55A2D8BB - Wallaby iure [scorpion] - skeleton - Blanditiis minus non adipisci.

Canada
2020-03-17

Iowa, Robertsmouth

-3.419436, -88.469022

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SEED-9FB4C88BCE39 - Fly omnis [beetle] - fluid - Ipsum nihil et a.

Mexico
2022-12-24

Idaho, Terrellside

-56.728668, 143.202295

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SEED-AA37BE59F002 - Cod necessitatibus [cicada] - skin - Voluptatem ut qui ut.

Australia
2025-04-03

New Jersey, Rodriguezborough

-67.036155, -1.393574

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SEED-240A0C77A49D - Elk quae [ant] - fluid - Eligendi libero exercitationem voluptas.

India
2025-02-19

Missouri, Noreenchester

32.980364, -110.233231

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SEED-5C4019CC684A - Bee dolores [walrus] - skull - Ipsum consequatur qui dolor.

United States
2020-03-20

Kentucky, Adolphstad

-8.681748, 71.804916

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SEED-E8E27FEB5D37 - Cat non [turtle] - whole - Quasi quam mollitia voluptatum.

Canada
2022-01-06

Maryland, New Minna

-46.439346, -11.944413

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SEED-E9DF922C1A1F - Hippopotamus dolorem [skunk] - whole - Mollitia nulla eius velit.

Kenya
2020-07-07

Illinois, Kubmouth

-68.197437, 28.749099

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SEED-C2864C721D52 - Swan sed [salmon] - skin - Deleniti assumenda iure nemo.

Germany
2022-11-17

Massachusetts, McCulloughhaven

-43.999171, -137.852233

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SEED-AC0A75703C60 - Sheep ipsam [cod] - skeleton - Qui facilis accusamus temporibus.

Kenya
2017-01-23

New Jersey, Julioshire

37.314876, -91.536629

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SEED-8333CA45A8F0 - Armadillo praesentium [deer] - skeleton - Impedit sed eum autem.

Mexico
2022-01-12

Rhode Island, North Delmer

-80.191941, 78.991244

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SEED-0C0B2A97FBEC - Porpoise esse [cheetah] - skull - Sint at voluptas ut.

Japan
2016-12-15

Michigan, Melodieland

-56.890257, 25.146313

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SEED-879EA6615D26 - Water expedita [donkey] - skull - Occaecati exercitationem qui vel.

Japan
2024-10-22

New Jersey, Randalland

-85.923007, 75.380551

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SEED-BAB84667C623 - Caribou et [oyster] - whole - Nemo cumque delectus aut.

Brazil
2021-12-08

Kentucky, Numbersshire

-63.123547, 12.266867

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SEED-9237C986C75E - Marten dolores [mouse] - fluid - Corrupti sunt ad est.

Japan
2024-02-14

Michigan, New Trudieburgh

-48.167736, -11.922175

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SEED-9B794E931D3D - Fish explicabo [scorpion] - tissue - Voluptatum omnis tempora mollitia.

Japan
2026-05-14

California, Mooreborough

-70.631994, -168.207174

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SEED-8E13DEE57239 - Water quam [mammoth] - whole - Nobis doloremque quod quia.

Mexico
2024-12-31

Idaho, Kuvalisfort

87.660576, -35.074928

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