ZooChat Challenge Europe 2020

Bumping my post on that topic for others who may have missed it:

“Great question! If we go by Zootierliste (something I wouldn't normally do but will do in this case as it nicely sums up which domestics have been seen in zoos before) there are only 10 taxa relevant to this thread that have been kept in domesticated forms. These are the European rabbit, Brazilian guinea pig, southern multimammate mouse, house mouse, brown rat, Mongolian gerbil, degu, chinchilla, nutria and Eurasian red squirrel.
My ruling is as follows: any of these domesticated taxa count but cannot be counted along with the wild form. For example, say I visited Jihlava Zoo which has both domestic and true Brazilian guinea pigs, I could only count the taxon once. For the majority of the above the wild form is more common in zoos anyway, I can only see rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas being more likely to be encountered in their domestic forms. So there is the rule, just like subspecies :)“

Brum is correct, for this challenge Brazilian and domestic guinea pig count as the same.
 
Brum said:
Egyptian Fruit Bat (Combe Martin 29/02)
Capybara (Combe Martin 29/02)

Long-nosed potoroo (Exmoor 29/02)
Cape porcupine (Exmoor 29/02)
Arabian hyrax (Exmoor 29/02)
Large hairy armadillo (Exmoor 29/02)
Patagonian mara (Exmoor 29/02)
Swamp wallaby (Exmoor 29/02)
Parma wallaby (Exmoor 29/02)
Black-faced kangaroo (Exmoor 29/02)
Brazilian guinea pig (Exmoor 29/02)

Takes me to 12 total, unless I've forgotten something.
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Brum said:
And a number 13, dusky pademelon at Exmoor (29/02)
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Dudley Zoo (07/03)

14. Linne's two-toed sloth
15. Giant anteater
16. Seba's short-tailed bat
17. Black rat
18. Harvest mouse
19. Turkish spiny mouse
20. House mouse
21. Naked mole rat

Think that's it, if not I'll update again later. :)
 
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Najade said:


Zoo Duisburg - 21.02.2020
14. Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca)
15. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
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Kölner Zoo - 07.03.2020
16. Matschie’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
17. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
18. Northern Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
19. Lyle’s Flying-Fox (Pteropus lylei)
20. Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
21. Southern African Spiny Mouse (Acomys spinosissimus)
22. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
23. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
 
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KevinVar said:
GaiaZOO, 26/02/2020
28. Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
29. Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
30. Guinea pig (Cavia aperea porcellus)
31. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
32. Domestic mouse (Mus musculus)
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Another lightning visit..
Dierenpark Amersfoort, 06/03/2020
33. African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
34. Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus)
35. Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
36. Feather-tailed glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
37. Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
 
ShonenJake13 said:
Month two is over and again the leaderboard fluctuates.....

HOMIN96 – 58
pipaluk – 41
ThomasNotTom – 41
lintworm – 37
ShonenJake13 – 37
Mr. Zootycoon – 29
KevinVar – 27
pangolin12 – 22
Marhi – 19
MagpieGoose – 17
Vision – 16
Najade – 15
Lemur02 – 13
Brum – 13
migdog – 7
Luca Bronzi – 4
Ursus – 2

Keep it up folks.
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Good to see some new challengers!
 
MagpieGoose said:
Chester Zoo- 01/01/2020

1) Belanger's Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri)
2) Northern Luzon Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
3) Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
4) Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
5) Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)
6) Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
7) Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
8) Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
9) Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii)
10) Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
11) Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
12) African Pygmy Mouse (Mus minutoides)
13) Short-eared Elephant Shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
14) Linne's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
15) Azara's Agouti (Dasyprocta azarae)
16) Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochoerus)
17) Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (Setifer setosus)
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Chester Zoo- 08/03/2020

18) Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
 
ShonenJake13 said:
British Wildlife Centre

26. Black rat
27. Brown rat
28. House mouse
29. Harvest mouse
30. Grey squirrel
31. Eurasian red squirrel
32. West European hedgehog
33. Wood mouse
34. Yellow-necked mouse

Hemsley Conservation Centre

35. Brazilian porcupine
36. Six-banded armadillo
37. New Guinea ground cuscus
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Axe Valley Wildlife Park

38. Swinhoe’s striped squirrel
39. Azara’s agouti
40. Capybara
41. Southern three-banded armadillo
42. Chacoan mara
43. Finlayson’s squirrel
44. Lesser Egyptian jerboa
45. Black-tailed prairie dog
46. Indian crested porcupine
 
lintworm said:
Zoo Frankfurt

21. Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
22. Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)
23. Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei)
24. Feather-tailed Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
25. Linneaus' Mouse Opossum (Marmosa murina)
26. Barbary Striped Grass-mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
27. Desert Dormouse (Eliomys melanurus)
28. Black-and-rufous Sengi (Rhynchocyon petersi)
29. Brazilian Porcupine (Coundou prehensilis)
30. Cape Ground-squirrel (Xerus inauris)
31. Australian Water-rat (Hydromys chrysogaster)
32. Linneaus' Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
33. Northern Tree-shrew (Tupaia belangeri)
34. Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
35. Tibesti Spiny-mouse (Acomys seurati)
36. Yellow-spotted Rock-hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)
37. Southern Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)

Acouchi, Harvest Mouse, Echidna and Large Hairy Armadillo are all currently behind the scenes and Springhare were a no-show.
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Last update for a while from my side:

Burgers' Zoo
38. Lyles' Flying Fox (Pteropus lylei)
 
Najade said:
Kölner Zoo - 07.03.2020
16. Matschie’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
17. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
18. Northern Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
19. Lyle’s Flying-Fox (Pteropus lylei)
20. Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
21. Southern African Spiny Mouse (Acomys spinosissimus)
22. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
23. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
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Aquazoo Düsseldorf - 11.03.20
24. Afghan Mouse-like Hamster (Calomyscus mystax)
25. Golden Spiny-mouse (Acomys russatus)
26. Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
27. Short-eared Elephant-shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
 
ShonenJake13 said:
Axe Valley Wildlife Park

38. Swinhoe’s striped squirrel
39. Azara’s agouti
40. Capybara
41. Southern three-banded armadillo
42. Chacoan mara
43. Finlayson’s squirrel
44. Lesser Egyptian jerboa
45. Black-tailed prairie dog
46. Indian crested porcupine
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Paignton Zoo

47. Short-beaked echidna
 
ThomasNotTom said:
North Somerset Bird of Prey Centre - 01/03/2020

42. Richardson's ground squirrel
(They also have Large hairy armadillo which would count for the challenge - but it was a no-show, and I saw one at Exmoor yesterday anyway)
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Axe Valley Wildlife Park - 14/03/2020

43. Indian crested porcupine
44. Chacoan Mara

The single Jerboa and Filnayson's squirrel pair were no shows - they were the only other species that I needed for the challenge, so I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get to see them. Otherwise, this a very good zoo for the challenge with 14 different applicable species. Sadly, their North American Red Squirrel passed away over winter, so I was unable to add this species to my list.
 
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