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-D082F6CF5313 - Platypus hic [rabbit] - whole - Aut inventore omnis qui.

United States
2020-04-08

South Dakota, East Carieland

79.886314, -141.713649

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SEED-4AF0340CD1A0 - Tortoise ut [grasshopper] - skin - Doloribus eos et nam.

Canada
2018-04-06

Massachusetts, Thompsonberg

-5.206836, -96.05319

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SEED-053D5BAFDFAA - Skunk temporibus [shark] - skin - Distinctio ipsam neque explicabo.

Brazil
2020-11-16

Texas, Lake Youlandaborough

29.554783, -141.927326

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SEED-8D7F1296C4CD - Ant dolorem [porcupine] - whole - Recusandae rerum dolores ad.

Canada
2025-04-15

California, Lake Buddychester

35.093146, -171.833117

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SEED-6413429989CF - Caribou sit [hare] - skull - Hic et omnis ad.

United States
2021-06-03

California, New Paigeberg

-67.724578, 14.515062

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SEED-08D5D4DBDC1E - Macaw distinctio [hare] - whole - Nesciunt ut facere dolores.

Australia
2020-08-24

North Carolina, Nydiahaven

24.678674, -125.407077

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SEED-9C64EA538646 - Antelope harum [pug] - fluid - Sit velit voluptatum molestiae.

Mexico
2023-10-14

Wyoming, Bennyburgh

-79.028065, 8.603291

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SEED-2B18625ED5BD - Rhinoceros ut [rabbit] - skeleton - Qui qui voluptas doloremque.

Australia
2026-04-29

Nebraska, Port Darrin

-20.311208, 44.604962

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SEED-0168D727B233 - Cheetah veritatis [alligator] - whole - Voluptatem consectetur sed recusandae.

Canada
2025-07-01

Alaska, Lake Bari

-15.195607, -61.607856

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SEED-2BFE99BCDD53 - Dolphin reiciendis [lizard] - whole - Veniam aspernatur et ut.

Kenya
2023-10-28

Missouri, Cyrusbury

-89.913932, -174.322834

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SEED-BBB43651AED5 - Herring et [cricket] - skin - Eligendi sit aut labore.

Germany
2022-04-03

North Carolina, West Sarah

5.910268, 97.715977

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SEED-0682EF0F95DE - Rabbit velit [wildebeest] - skin - Saepe sit fugiat ad.

Germany
2017-12-23

North Carolina, Lake Sylviahaven

-83.21823, 160.370763

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SEED-4C6BC1835105 - Crow optio [gnat] - skin - Officia est reiciendis consequatur.

Canada
2019-05-31

Arizona, South Gennaville

-35.626999, -50.40475

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SEED-925E084B2C25 - Goat qui [worm] - skull - Non assumenda ex dolor.

Brazil
2017-04-22

Nebraska, Stokesland

-55.083133, 72.153816

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SEED-311F47D8448F - Hare sunt [alpaca] - skin - Iure corrupti molestias quis.

Mexico
2021-12-01

Kentucky, Ortizfort

25.297266, 67.040289

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SEED-595F94B2C285 - Snail facere [ant] - skin - Optio adipisci nihil soluta.

India
2024-10-04

Nebraska, Jarrettfort

23.835592, 52.543169

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SEED-385B2B4C4217 - Skunk perspiciatis [cattle] - skin - Quaerat qui id omnis.

Brazil
2026-06-06

North Dakota, Gulgowskifurt

-2.00242, -77.102473

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SEED-7FCDFB2E98E0 - Pug neque [cheetah] - skull - Iusto repellat ratione ut.

India
2020-01-29

South Dakota, Gottliebmouth

87.064784, 124.760102

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SEED-DAD400B5D494 - Serval voluptates [ant] - skeleton - Voluptas occaecati vel quos.

India
2020-06-25

Louisiana, Damienmouth

48.914472, -52.514554

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SEED-A41B8AAA88F3 - Coyote voluptas [porpoise] - tissue - Voluptate hic deserunt deleniti.

Brazil
2019-05-28

Colorado, East Kerryfort

64.412062, 70.277865

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SEED-6C803603BF58 - Gnu voluptates [wolf] - whole - Nesciunt ab qui et.

Mexico
2020-09-22

California, Port Devin

-68.319096, -18.158578

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SEED-92651B185C76 - Clam debitis [yak] - skeleton - Autem laboriosam consequatur deserunt.

Mexico
2024-10-25

Tennessee, Lake Janville

-57.808528, 124.429925

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SEED-FA89AFD24D17 - Eagle ipsum [bear] - tissue - Et atque veritatis sint.

Mexico
2023-11-04

Louisiana, South Moriahfort

56.36573, -135.817193

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SEED-01CB316DDA1D - Rat et [crocodile] - skeleton - Pariatur voluptatem cupiditate ut.

France
2019-12-29

Iowa, Starkfort

22.746553, -99.577398

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SEED-8AA94ACE569E - Gnat ut [lizard] - skin - Dolores eum error eius.

France
2023-10-08

Rhode Island, East Herbert

37.973504, 79.074843

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