The Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates (CUMV) is a research and teaching resource within the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The CUMV is focused on building scientifically valuable  collections and training students in museum activities.

EXPLORE THE COLLECTIONS​

ICHTHYOLOGY

HERPETOLOGY

ORNITHOLOGY

MAMMALOGY
The CUMV is one of 18 institutions with $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to CT-scan 20,000 animals in stunning detail.
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Cornell UNIVersity
​museum of vertebrates
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
​Ithaca, NY 14850-1923
(607) 254-2161
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