Zoo's with the most species of one genera/animal family ?

[Eric]

Hallo fellow zoochatters. A lot of zoos might focus on one group of animals such as cats or primates etc.So i'm just interested.

So what wildlife collections currently hold the most species of one group of animals. For example,what zoo has the most species of felids,marmosets,tarantula's,doves or parrots,or marsupials and so on.?

 

[Dassie rat]

I think Le parc des Felins has the largest number of species of cats:
Wild cat, Sand cat, Jungle cat, Pallas' cat, Northern lynx, Canadian lynx, Bobcat, Caracal, Serval, Puma, Jaguarundi, Cheetah, Ocelot, Margay, Oncilla, Geoffroy's cat, Leopard cat, Rusty-spotted cat, Asian golden cat, Indochinese clouded leopard, Snow leopard, Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Jaguar

 

[birdsandbats]

International Crane Foundation has all 15 crane species.

 

[Westcoastperson]

Santa Barbra zoo has the most Island Foxes
I believe Seaworld San Diego has the most penguin species with 7 overall

 

[TinoPup]

I think Le parc des Felins has the largest number of species of cats:
Wild cat, Sand cat, Jungle cat, Pallas' cat, Northern lynx, Canadian lynx, Bobcat, Caracal, Serval, Puma, Jaguarundi, Cheetah, Ocelot, Margay, Oncilla, Geoffroy's cat, Leopard cat, Rusty-spotted cat, Asian golden cat, Indochinese clouded leopard, Snow leopard, Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Jaguar

This is no longer the case All of their animals must go to new homes in the next couple of weeks.

 

[Jungle Man]

This is no longer the case All of their animals must go to new homes in the next couple of weeks.

I think you are confused with the Zoo des 3 Vallées which was renamed to Zoo-Parc Des Felins, les 3 Vallées. That's the one that closed, not Le Parc Des Felins.

 

[TinoPup]

I think you are confused with the Zoo des 3 Vallées which was renamed to Zoo-Parc Des Felins, les 3 Vallées. That's the one that closed, not Le Parc Des Felins.

OH! Okay! The reports I've seen didn't mention the "les 3 Vallées" part, and I thought zoo parc des felins and le parc des felins would be the same place.

 

[TinoPup]

San Diego Zoo is the only zoo in the USA with all of panthera, plus cougar, cheetah, and clouded. Project Survival Cat Haven might have all 8, as well? Memphis, Philly, and St Louis have 7/8 (missing clouded), Tanganyika is missing cougar.

 

[Rayane]

Kölner zoo has probably the biggest Ptilinopus collection, with 14 species

 

[Dassie rat]

Berlin Zoo has 7 species of flamingos

 

[Rayane]

Berlin Zoo has 7 species of flamingos

6 actually

 

[pangolin12]

6 actually

5 actually (Caribbean are only at tierpark AFAIK)

 

[Dassie rat]

I've just noticed that it has 5 species. I didn't notice the 2 subspecies of P. ruber. Slimbridge has 6 species.

 

[Rayane]

5 actually (Caribbean are only at tierpark AFAIK)

That’s due to the new « No-doublon » thing in Berlin. Up to one year ago Zoo Berlin still had the full species.

Tierpark probably has the best Deer collection also, 14 taxons I believe.

 

[lowland anoa]

Berlin Zoo has 7 species of flamingos

AFAIK, there’s only six species of flamingos.
Chilean
Caribbean
James’
Andean
Lesser
Greater

Unless Berlin is hiding a secret species of flamingo unheard to the animal community

 

[Kakapo]

I never saw so many species of laughing thrushes in my life as in Prague+Plzen zoos.

 

[Someokapinextdoor]

That’s due to the new « No-doublon » thing in Berlin. Up to one year ago Zoo Berlin still had the full species.

Tierpark probably has the best Deer collection also, 14 taxons I believe.

16 actually. 17 if you count domestic reindeer.

 

[RatioTile]

I’m sure someone somewhere has a collection of dozens of Varanus species, but it might be a private collection as opposed to a zoo.

 

[lowland anoa]

I’m sure someone somewhere has a collection of dozens of Varanus species, but it might be a private collection as opposed to a zoo.

This thread might be an interest
Monitor-lizards in captivity

 

[HungarianBison]

Berlin Zoo or Dvúr Králove has the best collection of antelopes and gazelles in Europe.
Berlin Zoo has 17 taxa( Kirk's dikdik, Sable, Blesbok, Springbok, Scimitar oryx, Gemsbok, Greater kudu, Blackbuck, Bongo, Nyala, Waterbuck(maybe defassa), Kafue lechwe, Gerenuk, Red duiker, Situtunga, Eland)! I don't remember to Dvúr's numbers, but I think it's around 15-20, too.