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.

UMMZ Division of Mammals Division Page

UMMZ Division of Mammals Policy Page

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134267 - Lasiurus blossevillii [western red bat] - OTHER

Paraguay
1979-07-22

Canindeyu

-24.45, -55.65

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134273 - Myotis riparius [riparian myotis] - OTHER

Paraguay
1979-07-04

CAAGUAZU

-24.9665, -56.52444

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134236 - Noctilio albiventris CABRERAI - OTHER

Paraguay
1979-07-27

PRESIDENTE HAYES

-23.88226, -59.24443

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134369 - Hylaeamys MEGACEPHALUS CAPITO - LIVER

Paraguay
1979-07-08

Canindeyu

-24.45, -55.65

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146503 - Procyon cancrivorus nigripes - OTHER

Paraguay
1979-07-28

PRESIDENTE HAYES

-23.88226, -59.24443

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154665 - Geomys bursarius LUTESCENS - SPLEEN, LIVER, HEART

United States
1980-05-12

Nebraska, ANTELOPE

42.0669, -97.9926

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158321 - Geomys bursarius BURSARIUS - OTHER

United States
1980-10-07

Nebraska, ANTELOPE

42.0783, -97.9116

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158322 - Geomys bursarius LUTESCENS - OTHER

United States
1980-10-10

Nebraska, ANTELOPE

42.0198, -98.2142

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162393 - Sorex cinereus cinereus - KIDNEY

United States
1984-09-27

Michigan, MACKINAC

46.0147, -84.7235

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162425 - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus LOQUAX - OTHER

United States
1984-09-27

Michigan, MACKINAC

46.0147, -84.7235

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162443 - Peromyscus MANICULATUS gracilis - LIVER

United States
1984-09-27

Michigan, MACKINAC

46.0147, -84.7235

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162773 - Spermophilus tridecemlineatus PALLIDUS - OTHER

United States
1984-05-26

Nebraska, ANTELOPE

42.1234, -98.0259

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162793 - Spermophilus tridecemlineatus tridecemlineatus - OTHER

United States
1984-05-29

Nebraska, ANTELOPE

42.0534, -97.968

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164101 - Spermophilus tridecemlineatus tridecemlineatus - OTHER

United States
1985-06-03

Nebraska, CUMING

41.8419, -96.7083

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165007 - Myodes GAPPERI GAPPERI - OTHER

United States
1987-10-16

Michigan, OTSEGO

44.9037, -84.8057

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165195 - Peromyscus MANICULATUS gracilis - LIVER, KIDNEY

United States

Michigan, CHARLEVOIX

45.8369, -85.5867

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165241 - Peromyscus MANICULATUS gracilis - LIVER

United States
1987-10-15

Michigan, OTSEGO

45.1267, -84.4075

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165243 - Peromyscus MANICULATUS gracilis - OTHER

United States
1987-10-15

Michigan, OTSEGO

45.1267, -84.4075

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165245 - Peromyscus LEUCOPUS noveboracensis - OTHER

United States
1987-10-16

Michigan, OTSEGO

44.9037, -84.8057

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165248 - Peromyscus LEUCOPUS noveboracensis - LIVER, KIDNEY

United States
1987-10-16

Michigan, OTSEGO

44.9037, -84.8057

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165250 - Peromyscus LEUCOPUS noveboracensis - OTHER

United States
1987-10-16

Michigan, OTSEGO

44.9037, -84.8057

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165251 - Peromyscus LEUCOPUS noveboracensis - LIVER, KIDNEY

United States
1987-10-16

Michigan, OTSEGO

44.9037, -84.8057

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165491 - Dipodomys heermanni GOLDMANI - BLOOD

United States
1985-07-25

California, Monterey

36.4535272, -121.2486427

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165494 - Dipodomys venustus [narrow-faced kangaroo rat] - BLOOD, LIVER

United States
1985-07-31

California, SAN BENITO

36.49089, -121.14779

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165703 - Peromyscus MANICULATUS gracilis - OTHER

United States
1986-05-06

Michigan, CHARLEVOIX

45.7244, -85.6719

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