The Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates (CUMV) is an internationally recognized institution dedicated to the study of vertebrates (fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals), one of several natural history collections affiliated with Cornell University. Containing over 1.5 million specimens and 10,000 genetic samples, the CUMV is the primary repository for vertebrate specimens from around the world collected by Cornellians past and present. As a university-based museum, it also serves as an important resource for undergraduate and graduate education.

The CUMV is administered through the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. The museum is housed within the Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity along with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, approximately 2.5 miles northeast of the Cornell campus.

The CUMV's holdings are searchable on Arctos and on VertNet.