ZooChat Challenge Europe 2020

[TNT]

Paignton zoo - 02/01/2020

10. Short-beaked Echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus (Bruce).
11. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec, Echinops telfairi.

No luck with the Kangaroo yet... I'll see them eventually

Shaldon Wildlife Trust - 03/01/2020

12. Three-banded Armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus.
13. Northern Tree Shrew, Tupaia belangeri.
14. Brush-tailed bettong, Bettongia penicillata.

 

[TNT]

Shaldon Wildlife Trust - 03/01/2020

12. Three-banded Armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus.
13. Northern Tree Shrew, Tupaia belangeri.
14. Brush-tailed bettong, Bettongia penicillata.

Paignton Zoo - 04/01/2020

15. Western Grey Kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus.

 

[pipaluk]

Linton zoo 2/1/2020

1 Eastern Quoll - Dasyurus viverrinus
2 Parma Wallaby - Notamacropus parma
3 Red-necked wallaby - Notamacropus rufogriseus
4 Red kangaroo - Osphranter rufus
5 Azaras agouti - Dasyprocta azarae
6 Southern African Porcupine - Hystrix africaeaustralis
7 Six-banded Armadillo - Euphractus sexcinctus
8 Greater Hedgehog Tenrec - Setifer setosus

Colchester Zoo 5/1/2020

9 Aardvark - Orycteropus afer
10 Rock Hyrax - Provacia capensis
11 Southern Tamandua - Tamandua tetradactyla
12 Giant Anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla
13 Linne's two-toed Sloth - Chloepus didactylus

 

[Vision]

Antwerp Zoo, 10/01/2020:
1) Black-and-rufous sengi, Rhynchocyon petersi
2) Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus
3) Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo, Dendrolagus goodfellowi
4) North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
5) Barbary striped grass mouse, Lemniscomys barbarus
6) Coypu, Myocastor coypus

No sign of the tamandua, and I totally forgot about the kangaroo/wallaby exhibit so I'll have to go back.

 

[TNT]

Paignton Zoo - 04/01/2020

15. Western Grey Kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus.

Bristol Zoo - 10/01/2020

16. Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo, Dendrolagus goodfellowi
17. Eastern Quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus
18. Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei
19. Livingstone's Fruit Bat, Pteropus livingstonii
20. Black Rat, Rattus rattus
21. House Mouse, Mus musculus
22. Turkish Spiny Mice, Acomys cilicicus
23. Naked Mole Rat, Heterocephalus glaber
24. Patagonian Mara, Dolichotis patagonum
25. Ground Cuscus, Phalanger gymnotis
26. Malagasy Jumping Rat, Hypogeomys antimena

Noahs Ark Zoo Farm - 10/01/2020

27. Cape Porcupine, Hystrix africaeaustralis
28. Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
29. Bennets Wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus

 

[Chlidonias]

20. Black Rat, Rattus rattus
21. House Mouse, Mus musculus

Do Bristol keep wild ones, or are they domestic? I can imagine wild Black Rats being kept, but wild House Mice seems a bit odd.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Do Bristol keep wild ones, or are they domestic? I can imagine wild Black Rats being kept, but wild House Mice seems a bit odd.

They are actually wild, to the best of my knowledge it's a display made to look like a vermin-ridden house.

 

[lintworm]

Burgers' Zoo

1. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
2. Rodriquez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
3. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
4. Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)
5. Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
6. Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
7. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata)

The Kangaroo rat, Rock squirrel and Lyles' flying foxes were no-shows.

 

[Ursus]

1. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
2. Rodriquez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
3. Caribbean manatee (Trichechus manatus)
4. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
5. Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)
6. Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
7. Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
8. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata)

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If I'm not mistaken the manatee doesn't count for this challenge.

 

[ShonenJake13]

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If I'm not mistaken the manatee doesn't count for this challenge.

You’re correct, for this challenge Sirenia do not count.

 

[lintworm]

You’re correct, for this challenge Sirenia do not count.

Thanks, I'll remove it then. As it counts under miscellaneous mammals in the cup, I assumed it would do here as well...

 

[ShonenJake13]

Thanks, I'll remove it then. As it counts under miscellaneous mammals in the cup, I assumed it would do here as well...

No, I posted a list of which categories count for this challenge at the very start essentially every mammalian order present in zoos except primates, carnivores/pinnipeds, cetaceans, sirenians, elephants and ungulates.

As was also previously explained, the miscellaneous name was not chosen to copy the cup, but more to avoid needless debate about what constitutes a ‘small mammal’, as some would doubtless include nocturnal prosimians, tarsiers, small carnivores and mouse deer amongst them, but may not include kangaroos or giant anteaters.
Needless to say, manatees are a tad too big to count as part of small mammals no matter what someone thinks

 

[zoogiraffe]

They are actually wild, to the best of my knowledge it's a display made to look like a vermin-ridden house.

Believe they are wild looking domestic but by very selective breeding they look like wild. I could be wrong but I don't think I am.

 

[Pertinax]

I think Bristol's rats may be from a laboratory strain? Black rat hasn't been domesticated to the extent of Brown as they have a more nervous temperament so far less suitable as pets. BTW with destruction of Shiant Isles population I don't know anywhere in UK where wild Black rat can still (reliably) be found.

 

[Lemur02]

Artis Zoo 12-01-2019:
Some no-shows were: sugar glider, giant anteater and seba's short-tailed bat
1. Red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
2. Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
3. Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)
4. Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
5. Three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
6. Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii borneoensis)
7. Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
8. Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
9. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
10. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
11. Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
12. Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota marmota)
13. Coypu (Myocastor coypu)

 

[Najade]

Zoo Duisburg - 05.01.2020
01. Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
02. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
03. Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)
04. Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
05. Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
06. Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
07. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
08. Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
09. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
10. Northern Treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)
11. Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
12. Greater Guinea Pig (Cavia magna)
13. Domestic Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea)

 

[pangolin12]

Exmoor zoo 1/1/20
1. Bennet’s wallaby
2. Dusky pademelon
3. Eastern grey kangaroo
4. Long nosed potoroo
5. Rock hyrax
6. Lesser hedgehog tenrec
7. Azara’s agouti
8. Capybara
9. Prevost’s squirrel
10. Swamp wallaby
11. Patagonian Mara

Lakeland wildlife oasis 11/1/20
12.African Pygmy mouse
13.Northeast African spiny mouse
14.Eurasian harvest mouse
15.Swinhoe’s striped squirrel
16.Eurasian red squirrel
17.Degu
18.Long tailed chinchilla
19.Belanger’s treeshrew
20.Naked mole rat

 

[ShonenJake13]

Lakeland wildlife oasis 11/1/20
African Pygmy mouse
Northeast African spiny mouse
Lesser hedgehog tenrec
Eurasian harvest mouse
Swinhoe’s striped squirrel
Eurasian red squirrel
Degu
Long tailed chinchilla
Belanger’s treeshrew
Naked mole rat

To make it easier to keep track of things, could you please number these? It would also be great if from now on you could add your previous entry to this challenge in a quote above your new addition(s) thanks!

As an example of why it is useful to do this: you have added lesser hedgehog tenrec again even though you’d already seen this at exmoor!

 

[pangolin12]

To make it easier to keep track of things, could you please number these? It would also be great if from now on you could add your previous entry to this challenge in a quote above your new addition(s) thanks!

As an example of why it is useful to do this: you have added lesser hedgehog tenrec again even though you’d already seen this at exmoor!

oops sorry, I have fixed it now

 

[Chlidonias]

To make it easier to keep track of things, could you please number these? It would also be great if from now on you could add your previous entry to this challenge in a quote above your new addition(s) thanks!

As an example of why it is useful to do this: you have added lesser hedgehog tenrec again even though you’d already seen this at exmoor!

I've added in his previous post as a quote.