Undergraduate and graduate student research opportunities are available upon request.
Please submit an online Research Request to use our collections for research.
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Scientific collections available for study include:
- Bird and mammal study skins
- Dis-articulated skeletons and liquid preserved specimens of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles and marines invertebrates.
Summary of Collections
Collection | Families | Species | Specimens |
Birds | 116 | 930 | Over 4,500 |
Invertebrates | 190 | 1,802 | Over 10,000 |
Mammals | 61 | 212 | Over 1,700 |
Fish | 77 | 250 | About 2,000 |
Reptiles/Amphibians | 44 | 178 | About 1,000 |
Total: | About 19,200 |
Contact us for more information or a count on a specific species.
Phone: (808) 675-3816
Email: nhmuseum@byuh.edu