Museo de Zoología y Herbario de la UPRRP
San Juan
Adventure parkLandmarkMuseumResearch and scientific conservation spaces affiliated with the Department of Biology at the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. Their collections hold more than 160,000 specimens of animals, plants, fungi and algae, primarily from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, documenting the region's biodiversity and natural history.
The Museo de Zoología, founded in 1943, preserves collections of amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, mammals and other animal groups, as well as fossils and historical scientific material. The Herbario, established in 1966, houses thousands of botanical specimens used for research and education. Both spaces offer guided visits and educational activities by prior arrangement.
Research and scientific conservation spaces affiliated with the Department of Biology at the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. Their collections hold more than 160,000 specimens of animals, plants, fungi and algae, primarily from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, documenting the region's biodiversity and natural history.
The Museo de Zoología, founded in 1943, preserves collections of amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, mammals and other animal groups, as well as fossils and historical scientific material. The Herbario, established in 1966, houses thousands of botanical specimens used for research and education. Both spaces offer guided visits and educational activities by prior arrangement.
