ZooChat Challenge Europe 2024

Back on track, hopefully. Back pain prevented me from sitting at the computer for long periods of time so I couldn't enter data lately. But I've gotten better recently. Anyway, this contest is mainly for fun, so I've decided to continue the contest. We'll see how many ticks I can do before the end of the year.

I visited Pilsen Zoo today and it was lovely visit. The zoo was full of ghosts and other Halloween themed characters. Animals were also interested in the show, so well, I had a great day.

Pilsen Zoo; Czech republic (2.11.2024)

12/ Bat-eared Fox / Otocyon megalotis / pes ušatý
13/ Banded Mangoose / Mungos mungo / mangusta žíhaná
14/ Common Cusimanse / Crossarchus obscurus / mangusta tmavá
15/ Hause Genet / Genetta thierryi / ženetka savanová
16/ Cairo Spiny Mouse / Acomys cahirinus cahirinus / bodlinatka tmavá
17/ Western Tree Hyrax / Dendrohyrax dorsalis / daman pralesní
18/ Aardvark / Orycteropus afer / hrabáč kapský
19/ Lesser Egyptian Jerboa / Jaculus jaculus / tarbík egyptský
20/ Fat Sand Rat / Psammomys obesus / pískomil tlustý
21/ Pale Gerbil / Gerbillus perpallidus / pískomil světlý
22/ Seurat’s Spiny Mouse / Acomys seurati / bodlinatka čadská
23/ Common Dwarf Mongoose / Helogale parvula / mangusta trpasličí
24/ Spring Hare / Pedetes capensis / noháč jihoafrický
25/ Ring-tailed Vontsira / Galidia elegans / galidie proužkovaná
26/ Small Vesper Mouse / Calomys laucha / křeček skákavý
27/ Nyala / Tragelaphus angasii / nyala nížinná
28/ Eurasian Harvest Mouse / Micromys minutus / myška drobná
29/ Masked Palm Civet / Paguma larvata / ovíječ maskovaný
30/ Naked Mole Rat / Heterocephalus glaber / rypoš lysý
31/ Cape Ground Squirrel / Xerus inauris / veverka kapská
32/ Rock Hyrax / Procavia capensis / daman skalní
33/ Northern Luzon Phleomys / Phleomys pallidus / velemyš obláčková
34/ Collared Peccary / Pecari tajacu / pekari páskovaný
35/ Thinhorn Sheep / Ovis dalli / ovce aljašská
36/ Common Warthog / Phacochoerus africanus / prase savanové

Total: 36

Zoo Liberec; Czech republic (10.11.2024)

37/ Blesbok / Damaliscus pygargus / buvolec pestrý
38/ Meerkat / Suricata suricatta / surikata
39/ Hamadryas Baboon / Papio hamadryas / pavián pláštíkový
40/ Plains Viscacha / Lagostomus maximus / viskača
41/ South American Sea Lion / Otaria byronia / lachtan hřivnatý
42/ Vicugna / Vicugna vicugna / vikuňa
43/ Roan Antelope / Hippotragus equinus / antilopa koňská
44/ Pygmy white-toothed Shrew / Sucnus etruscus / bělozubka nejmenší

Total: 44
 
Zoo Liberec; Czech republic (10.11.2024)

37/ Blesbok / Damaliscus pygargus / buvolec pestrý
38/ Meerkat / Suricata suricatta / surikata
39/ Hamadryas Baboon / Papio hamadryas / pavián pláštíkový
40/ Plains Viscacha / Lagostomus maximus / viskača
41/ South American Sea Lion / Otaria byronia / lachtan hřivnatý
42/ Vicugna / Vicugna vicugna / vikuňa
43/ Roan Antelope / Hippotragus equinus / antilopa koňská
44/ Pygmy white-toothed Shrew / Sucnus etruscus / bělozubka nejmenší

Total: 44

Zoo Antwerpen; Belgium (16.11.2024)

45/ Coypu / Myocastor coypus / nutrie
46/ Californian Sea Lion / Zalophus californianus / lachtan tmavý
47/ North American Porcupine / Erethizon dorsatum / urzon kanadský
48/ Black and Rufous Sengi / Rhynchocyon petersi / bércoun Petersův
49/ Barbary Striped Grass Mouse / Lemniscomys barbarus / myš zebrovaná
50/ Cape Porcupine / Hystrix africaeaustralis / dikobraz jihoafrický

Total: 50
 
Finally getting around to tossing my hat in the ring with a general smattering of taxa from the last two or three months.....

Flamingo Land

1) Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)
2) Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
3) Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
4) Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
5) Kirk's Dik Dik (Madoqua kirkii)
6) Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
7) South American Coati (Nasua nasua)
8) Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
9) White-faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)

Askham Bryan Wildlife Park

10) Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
11) Large hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)
12) Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
13) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
14) Moholi bushbaby (Galago moholi)
15) Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
16) Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)
17) Red-bellied tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)
18) Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
19) Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Paignton Zoo

20) Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
21) Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
22) Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)
23) Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
24) Linne's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
25) Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)

Shaldon Zoo

26) Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
27) Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
28) Red Titi (Plecturocebus cupreus)

Tropiquaria

29) Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
30) Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
31) Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
32) Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
33) European Wildcat (Felis silvestris)
34) Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina)
35) African Dormouse (Graphiurus murinus)
36) Serval (Leptailurus serval)
37) Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
38) North American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Exmoor Zoo

39) Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
40) Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
41) Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus)
42) Caracal (Caracal caracal)
43) African Civet (Civettictis civetta)
44) Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
45) Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
46) Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
47) Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
48) Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula)
49) Ratel (Mellivora capensis)
50) Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
51) Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)
52) Cougar (Puma concolor)
53) Midas Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
54) Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)

Newquay Zoo

55) Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea)
56) Swinhoe's striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
57) Silvery Marmoset (Mico argentatus)
58) White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
59) Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
60) Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
61) Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)

First things first, a minor retraction (and proof it's best not to attempt to do a list of this nature whilst trying to get to sleep before a trip away :D ) further to @ShonenJake13 - with whom I visited Exmoor a month ago - correcting my inclusion of Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Midas Tamarin. So my total will pick up from a slightly earlier point:

Weltvogelpark Walsrode

60) Pale Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus discolor)
61) Pallas Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga soricina)
62) Reeves Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)

...and now the remainder of the challenge species from my recent continental trip.

Tierpark Oberwald - 6 May 2024

63) Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
64) Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
65) European Elk (Alces alces alces)
66) Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
67) Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)

Zoo Karlsruhe - 6 May 2024

68) Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)
69) Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus)
70) Eurasian Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
71) Geoffroy's Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
72) Greater Guinea Pig (Cavia magna)
73) Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca)
74) Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
75) Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
76) California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Tierpark Lange Erlen - 7 May 2024

77) Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
78) Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
79) Black-capped Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
80) Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)

Zoo Basel - 7 May 2024

81) North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
82) Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli)
83) Cape ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)
84) Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger niger)
85) Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
86) Barbary striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
87) Short-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
88) Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
89) Black-and-rufous elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)

Zoo Mulhouse - 8 May 2024

90) Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
91) Central Asian red deer (Cervus hanglu)
92) Patagonian Sealion (Otaria byronia)
93) Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus)
94) Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
95) Midas Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
96) Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna)

Wilhelma - 9 May 2024

97) Seurat's Spiny Mouse (Acomys seurati)
98) Rufous bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens)
99) Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex)
100) Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis)
101) Rock Cavy (Kerodon rupestris)
102) Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
103) Spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis)
104) Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
105) Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus kanchil)
106) Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
107) Belanger's tree-shrew (Tupaia belangeri)
108) Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)

BärenPark Bern - 10 May 2024

109) Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)

Zoo Zurich - 11 May 2024

110) Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
111) Common impala (Aepyceros melampus)
112) Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

Alpenzoo Innsbruck - 12 May 2024

113) Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
114) Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber)
115) Pine Marten (Martes martes)

Zoo Praha - 15 May 2024

116) Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
117) African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
118) Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)
119) Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides)
120) Egyptian Spiny Mouse (Acomys cahirinus)
121) Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)
122) Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
123) Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)
124) Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus)
125) Mechow's mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii)
126) Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus)
127) South African Spiny Mouse (Acomys spinosissimus)
127) Southern Luzon Cloud Rat (Phloeomys cumingi)
128) Northern Luzon Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
129) Steppe Lemming (Lagurus lagurus)
130) Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
131) Tayra (Eira barbara)
132) Western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis)
133) Bush Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)

Zoo Zagreb - 17 May 2024

134) Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
135) Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
136) Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
137) Asian Garden Dormouse (Eliomys melanurus)
138) Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)
139) Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus)
140) Gambian Pouched Rat (Cricetomys gambianus)

Zoo Olomouc - 19 May 2024

141) Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
142) Mainland Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
143) Chacoan mara (Dolichotis salinicola)
144) Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae)
145) Indian Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
146) Gray Short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)
147) Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)
148) American black bear (Ursus americanus)

Zoo Zlin - 20 May 2024

149) Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
150) Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)

Tiergarten Schonbrunn - 21 May 2024

151) Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus)
152) South African Pygmy Mouse (Mus minutoides)
153) White-nosed coati (Nasua narica)
154) Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius)

Paris Zoo - 23 May 2024

155) Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
156) Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
157) Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
158) Geoffroy's marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
159) Guianan bearded saki (Chiropotes sagulatus)

Paris Menagerie - 23 May 2024

160) Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac)

Not all that large an update, but an update nonetheless.....

Chester Zoo - 20 June 2024

161) Acacia Rat (Thallomys paedulcus)
162) Red Duiker (Cephalophus natalensis)

Fota Wildlife Park - 8 September 2024

163) Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

A trip to Poland at the back end of September pulled my total up a little further..... although at this stage I think crossing the 200 mark is impossible.

Zoo Wroclaw - 26 September 2024

164) Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
165) Fat Sand Rat (Psammomys obesus)
166) Fat-tailed Jird (Pachyuromys duprasi)
167) Four-toed Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
168) Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
169) Hammerhead Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus)
170) Lesser Egyptian Jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
171) Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
172) Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
173) Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul)
174) Tristrams Jird (Meriones tristrami)
175) Temminck's mouse (Mus musculoides)
176) White-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys albicauda)

Poznan Nowe - 27 September 2024

177) Arabian Spiny Mouse (Acomys dimidiatus)
178) Feather-tailed Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
179) Reed Vole (Alexandromys fortis)
180) Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
181) Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
182) North African Gerbil (Gerbillus campestris)
183) Pallid Gerbil (Gerbillus floweri)
184) Two-spotted Nandinia (Nandinia binotata)
185) Cactus Deermouse (Peromyscus eremicus)

Zoo Opole - 28 September 2024

186) Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

Zoo Warsaw - 29 September 2024

187) Allen's Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
188) Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans)
 
Prague Zoo; Czech republic (1.1.2024)

01/ Northern River Otter / Lontra canadensis / vydra severoamerická
02/ Bush Hyrax / Heterohyrax brucei / daman stepní
03/ Honey Badger / Mellivora capensis / medojed kapský
04/ Round-eared Elephant Shrew / Macroscelides proboscideus / bércoun africký
05/ Northern Lesser Galago / Galago senegalensis / komba ušatá
06/ North African Gundi / Ctenodactylus gundi / gundi saharský
07/ Moose (Elk) / Alces alces / los evropský
08/ Blue Sheep / Pseudois nayaur / nahur modrý
09/ Reeve’s Muntjac / Muntiacus reevesi / muntžak malý
10/ Guanaco / Lama guanicoe / lama guanako
11/ White-nosed Coati / Nasua narica / nosál bělohubý

Pilsen Zoo; Czech republic (2.11.2024)

12/ Bat-eared Fox / Otocyon megalotis / pes ušatý
13/ Banded Mangoose / Mungos mungo / mangusta žíhaná
14/ Common Cusimanse / Crossarchus obscurus / mangusta tmavá
15/ Hause Genet / Genetta thierryi / ženetka savanová
16/ Cairo Spiny Mouse / Acomys cahirinus cahirinus / bodlinatka tmavá
17/ Western Tree Hyrax / Dendrohyrax dorsalis / daman pralesní
18/ Aardvark / Orycteropus afer / hrabáč kapský
19/ Lesser Egyptian Jerboa / Jaculus jaculus / tarbík egyptský
20/ Fat Sand Rat / Psammomys obesus / pískomil tlustý
21/ Pale Gerbil / Gerbillus perpallidus / pískomil světlý
22/ Seurat’s Spiny Mouse / Acomys seurati / bodlinatka čadská
23/ Common Dwarf Mongoose / Helogale parvula / mangusta trpasličí
24/ Spring Hare / Pedetes capensis / noháč jihoafrický
25/ Ring-tailed Vontsira / Galidia elegans / galidie proužkovaná
26/ Small Vesper Mouse / Calomys laucha / křeček skákavý
27/ Nyala / Tragelaphus angasii / nyala nížinná
28/ Eurasian Harvest Mouse / Micromys minutus / myška drobná
29/ Masked Palm Civet / Paguma larvata / ovíječ maskovaný
30/ Naked Mole Rat / Heterocephalus glaber / rypoš lysý
31/ Cape Ground Squirrel / Xerus inauris / veverka kapská
32/ Rock Hyrax / Procavia capensis / daman skalní
33/ Northern Luzon Phleomys / Phleomys pallidus / velemyš obláčková
34/ Collared Peccary / Pecari tajacu / pekari páskovaný
35/ Thinhorn Sheep / Ovis dalli / ovce aljašská
36/ Common Warthog / Phacochoerus africanus / prase savanové

Zoo Liberec; Czech republic (10.11.2024)

37/ Blesbok / Damaliscus pygargus / buvolec pestrý
38/ Meerkat / Suricata suricatta / surikata
39/ Hamadryas Baboon / Papio hamadryas / pavián pláštíkový
40/ Plains Viscacha / Lagostomus maximus / viskača
41/ South American Sea Lion / Otaria byronia / lachtan hřivnatý
42/ Vicugna / Vicugna vicugna / vikuňa
43/ Roan Antelope / Hippotragus equinus / antilopa koňská
44/ Pygmy white-toothed Shrew / Sucnus etruscus / bělozubka nejmenší

Zoo Antwerpen; Belgium (16.11.2024)

45/ Coypu / Myocastor coypus / nutrie
46/ Californian Sea Lion / Zalophus californianus / lachtan tmavý
47/ North American Porcupine / Erethizon dorsatum / urzon kanadský
48/ Black and Rufous Sengi / Rhynchocyon petersi / bércoun Petersův
49/ Barbary Striped Grass Mouse / Lemniscomys barbarus / myš zebrovaná
50/ Cape Porcupine / Hystrix africaeaustralis / dikobraz jihoafrický

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (1.12.2024)

51/ Afro-australian Fur Seal / Arctocephalus pusillus / lachtan jihoafrický
52/ Red-necked Wallaby / Notamacropus rufogriseus / klokan rudokrký
53/ Eastern Grey Kangaroo / Macropus giganteus / klokan obrovský
54/ Indian Crested Porcupine / Hystrix indica / dikobraz srstnatonosý
55/ Leopard Cat / Prionailurus bengalensis heaneyi / kočka palawanská
56/ Geoffroy’s Cat / Leopardus geoffroyi / ocelot slaništní
57/ Southern Lesser Galago / Galago moholi / komba jižní
58/ Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec / Echinops telfairi / bodlín Telfairův
59/ African Pygmy Mouse / Mus minutoides / myška africká
60/ Golden Spiny Mouse / Acomys russatus / myš rezavá
61/ Fennec Fox / Vulpes zerda / fenek
62/ Tayra / Eira barbara / Tayra
63/ Jaguarundi / Puma yagouaroundi / jaguarundi
64/ Cuban Hutia / Capromys pilorides / hutie kubánská
65/ Red Kangaroo / Osphranter rufus / klokan rudý
66/ Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat / Phloeomys cumingi / myš největší
67/ Ground Cuscus / Phalanger gymnotis / kuskus pozemní
68/ Northern Tree Shrew / Tupaia belangeri / tana severní

Total: 68
 
Prague Zoo; Czech republic (1.1.2024)

01/ Northern River Otter / Lontra canadensis / vydra severoamerická
02/ Bush Hyrax / Heterohyrax brucei / daman stepní
03/ Honey Badger / Mellivora capensis / medojed kapský
04/ Round-eared Elephant Shrew / Macroscelides proboscideus / bércoun africký
05/ Northern Lesser Galago / Galago senegalensis / komba ušatá
06/ North African Gundi / Ctenodactylus gundi / gundi saharský
07/ Moose (Elk) / Alces alces / los evropský
08/ Blue Sheep / Pseudois nayaur / nahur modrý
09/ Reeve’s Muntjac / Muntiacus reevesi / muntžak malý
10/ Guanaco / Lama guanicoe / lama guanako
11/ White-nosed Coati / Nasua narica / nosál bělohubý

Pilsen Zoo; Czech republic (2.11.2024)

12/ Bat-eared Fox / Otocyon megalotis / pes ušatý
13/ Banded Mangoose / Mungos mungo / mangusta žíhaná
14/ Common Cusimanse / Crossarchus obscurus / mangusta tmavá
15/ Hause Genet / Genetta thierryi / ženetka savanová
16/ Cairo Spiny Mouse / Acomys cahirinus cahirinus / bodlinatka tmavá
17/ Western Tree Hyrax / Dendrohyrax dorsalis / daman pralesní
18/ Aardvark / Orycteropus afer / hrabáč kapský
19/ Lesser Egyptian Jerboa / Jaculus jaculus / tarbík egyptský
20/ Fat Sand Rat / Psammomys obesus / pískomil tlustý
21/ Pale Gerbil / Gerbillus perpallidus / pískomil světlý
22/ Seurat’s Spiny Mouse / Acomys seurati / bodlinatka čadská
23/ Common Dwarf Mongoose / Helogale parvula / mangusta trpasličí
24/ Spring Hare / Pedetes capensis / noháč jihoafrický
25/ Ring-tailed Vontsira / Galidia elegans / galidie proužkovaná
26/ Small Vesper Mouse / Calomys laucha / křeček skákavý
27/ Nyala / Tragelaphus angasii / nyala nížinná
28/ Eurasian Harvest Mouse / Micromys minutus / myška drobná
29/ Masked Palm Civet / Paguma larvata / ovíječ maskovaný
30/ Naked Mole Rat / Heterocephalus glaber / rypoš lysý
31/ Cape Ground Squirrel / Xerus inauris / veverka kapská
32/ Rock Hyrax / Procavia capensis / daman skalní
33/ Northern Luzon Phleomys / Phleomys pallidus / velemyš obláčková
34/ Collared Peccary / Pecari tajacu / pekari páskovaný
35/ Thinhorn Sheep / Ovis dalli / ovce aljašská
36/ Common Warthog / Phacochoerus africanus / prase savanové

Zoo Liberec; Czech republic (10.11.2024)

37/ Blesbok / Damaliscus pygargus / buvolec pestrý
38/ Meerkat / Suricata suricatta / surikata
39/ Hamadryas Baboon / Papio hamadryas / pavián pláštíkový
40/ Plains Viscacha / Lagostomus maximus / viskača
41/ South American Sea Lion / Otaria byronia / lachtan hřivnatý
42/ Vicugna / Vicugna vicugna / vikuňa
43/ Roan Antelope / Hippotragus equinus / antilopa koňská
44/ Pygmy white-toothed Shrew / Sucnus etruscus / bělozubka nejmenší

Zoo Antwerpen; Belgium (16.11.2024)

45/ Coypu / Myocastor coypus / nutrie
46/ Californian Sea Lion / Zalophus californianus / lachtan tmavý
47/ North American Porcupine / Erethizon dorsatum / urzon kanadský
48/ Black and Rufous Sengi / Rhynchocyon petersi / bércoun Petersův
49/ Barbary Striped Grass Mouse / Lemniscomys barbarus / myš zebrovaná
50/ Cape Porcupine / Hystrix africaeaustralis / dikobraz jihoafrický

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (1.12.2024)

51/ Afro-australian Fur Seal / Arctocephalus pusillus / lachtan jihoafrický
52/ Red-necked Wallaby / Notamacropus rufogriseus / klokan rudokrký
53/ Eastern Grey Kangaroo / Macropus giganteus / klokan obrovský
54/ Indian Crested Porcupine / Hystrix indica / dikobraz srstnatonosý
55/ Leopard Cat / Prionailurus bengalensis heaneyi / kočka palawanská
56/ Geoffroy’s Cat / Leopardus geoffroyi / ocelot slaništní
57/ Southern Lesser Galago / Galago moholi / komba jižní
58/ Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec / Echinops telfairi / bodlín Telfairův
59/ African Pygmy Mouse / Mus minutoides / myška africká
60/ Golden Spiny Mouse / Acomys russatus / myš rezavá
61/ Fennec Fox / Vulpes zerda / fenek
62/ Tayra / Eira barbara / Tayra
63/ Jaguarundi / Puma yagouaroundi / jaguarundi
64/ Cuban Hutia / Capromys pilorides / hutie kubánská
65/ Red Kangaroo / Osphranter rufus / klokan rudý
66/ Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat / Phloeomys cumingi / myš největší
67/ Ground Cuscus / Phalanger gymnotis / kuskus pozemní
68/ Northern Tree Shrew / Tupaia belangeri / tana severní

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (8.12.2024)

69/ Common Wombat / Vombatus ursinus / vombat obecný

Total: 69
 
OK, so a second trip to Hamerton Zoo, and my definitive last zoo trip of the year, has left me with one more animal to add to the list - the Canadian Lynx. With this in mind, here is my final list.

1. Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus)
2. South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis)
3. Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus)
4. Caracal (Caracal caracal)
5. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
6. Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
7. Tayra (Eira barbara)
8. European Wildcat (Felis silvestris)
9. Common Genet (Genetta genetta)
10. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
11. Common Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
12. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
13. Black-Backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas)
14. Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
15. Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
16. European Pine Marten (Martes martes)
17. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
18. White-Nosed Coati (Nasua narica)
19. South American Coati (Nasua nasua)
20. Common Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
21. Patagonian Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)
22. Pallas' Cat (Otocolobus manul)
23. Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
24. Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata)
25. Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
26. Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
27. Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
28. Puma (Puma concolor)
29. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
30. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
31. Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac)
32. Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)

1. Neumann's Grass Rat (Arvicanthis neumanni)
2. African Brush-Tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
3. Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
4. Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber)
5. Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea)
6. Common Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
7. Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
8. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
9. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
10. Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
11. African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
12. Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
13. Barbary Striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
14. Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
15. Eurasian Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
16. African Pygmy Mouse (Mus minutoides)
17. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
18. Spinifex Hopping Mouse (Notomys alexis)
19. Common Degu (Octodon degus)
20. Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
21. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
22. Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
23. Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
24. Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
25. Acacia Rat (Thallomys paedulcus)

1. Eurasian Elk (Alces alces)
2. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
3. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
4. Natal Red Duiker (Cephalophus natalensis)
5. Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
6. Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
7. Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
8. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
9. Kirk's Dik-Dik (Madoqua kirkii)
10. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
11. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
12. Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
13. Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
14. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
15. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)
16. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)

1. Spix's Night Monkey (Aotus vociferans)
2. Geoffroy's Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
3. Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
4. Guianan Bearded Saki (Chiropotes sagulatus)
5. Vervet (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
6. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)
7. Senegal Bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)
8. Lesser Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
9. White-Faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
10. Coppery Titi (Plecturocebus cupreus)
11. Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
12. Red-Bellied Tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)
13. Golden-Handed Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
14. Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
15. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)

1. Red-Necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
2. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
3. Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
4. Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
5. Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
6. Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
7. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

1. Yellow-Spotted Bush Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)
2. Short-Eared Elephant Shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
3. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
4. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)

1. Linnaeus' Two-Toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
2. Six-Banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
3. Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

1. Seba's Short-Tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
2. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
3. Short-Beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
4. Northern Treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)

TOTAL LEAST CONCERN MAMMALS: 106
 
Update after two Diergaarde Blijdorp visits and an Ouwehands visit

Diergaarde Blijdorp (14-03-2024 & 05-04-2024)

Artiodactyla
1. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
2. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
3. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Carnivora
8. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
9. Common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

Hyracoidea
1. Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)

Rodentia
4. Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
5. Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
6. Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris)

+9

Total: 31 species



Ouwehands Dierenpark (14-05-2024)

Artiodactyla
8. Reeves’ muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
9. Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)

Carnivora
10. Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
11. Yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula)
12. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)
13. Brown bear (Ursus arctos)

Primates
3. White-lipped tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)

+7

Total: 38 species

I thought I already posted these, but I now see I didn’t, so here it comes…


My interrail trip through Europe was partly devoted to some zoos I really wanted to visit, so a major update now after 8 zoo visits (of which 6 were new to me!)

Tierpark Hagenbeck (03-06-2024)

Artiodactyla
7. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
8. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
9. Common eland (Taurotragus oryx)
10. Sika deer (Cervus nippon)
11. Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Carnivora
14. South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)
15. South American coati (Nasua nasua)
16. White-nosed coati (Nasua narica)

Diprotodontia
1. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

Primates
4. Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
5. Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
6. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)

Rodentia
8. Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)

+13

Total: 51 species



Zoo Berlin (07-06-2024)

Artiodactyla

12. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
13. Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
14. Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger)
15. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
16. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
17. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekeii)
18. Guanaco (Kama guanicoe)
19. Lesser mouse-deer (Tragulus kanchil)

Carnivora
17. Wolf (Canis lupus)
18. Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
19. Ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans)
20. Sand cat (Felis margarita)
21. Kinkajou (Potos flavus)

Chiroptera
2. Pallas’s long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina)

Diprotodontia
3. Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Macroscelidea
1. Black and rufous elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)

Pilosa
1. Linne's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)

Primates
7. Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae)
8. White-headed marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
9. Wedge-capped capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)
10. Common squirrel monkey (Saimir sciureus)
11. Northern plains grey langur (Semnopithecus entellus)
12. Senegal bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)
13. Coppery titi (Plecturocebus cupreus)

Rodentia
9. Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomus anselli)
10. Black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha)
11. Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
12. African pygmy mouse (Mus minutoides)
13. Coruro (Spalacopus cyanus)

+29

Total: 80 species


Tierpark Berlin (09-06-2024)

Artiodactyla
23. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
24. Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
25. Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)
26. Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
27. Moose (Alces alces)
28. Red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Carnivora
22. Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
23. Honey badger (Mellivora capensis)
24. Masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)

Chiroptera
3. Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus)

Diprotodontia
4. Common wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)

Perissodactyla
1. Kiang (Equus kiang)

Primates
14. Red howler (Alouatta seniculus)
15. Silvery marmoset (Mico argentatus)
16. Golden-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas)

Rodentia
16. Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
17. Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
18. Common degu (Octodon degus)
19. Père David’s rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus)

Scandentia
1. Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)

+20

Total: 100 species


Zoo Prague (11-06-2024)

Artiodactyla
29. Kirk’s dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)

Carnivora
25. Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguaroundi)
26. Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
27. Tayra (Eira barbara)
28. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
29. Brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)

Diprotodontia
5. Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
6. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
7. Ground cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis)

Eulipotyphla
1. Long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus)

Hyracoidea
2. Western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis)
3. Yellow-spotted rock hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)

Macroscelidea
2. Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)

Primates
17. De Brazza’s monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
18. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
19. Northern greater galago (Otolemur garnettii)

Rodentia
20. Mechow’s mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii)
21. Common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
22. African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
23. Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus)
24. Southern African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus)
25. Barbary striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
26. Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
27. Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys cumingi)
28. Northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)

+25

Total: 125 species


Tierpark Schönbrunn (15-06-2024)

Carnivora
30. Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
31. South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)

Rodentia
29. Eurasian harvest mouse (Micromys minutus)
30. Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

+4

Total: 129 species



Zoo Basel (30-06-2024)

Artiodactyla
30. Wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Diprotodontia
8. Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

Rodentia
31. Crested porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
32. Coypu (Myocastor coypus)

+4

Total: 133 species


Tierpark Lange Erlen (01-07-2024)

Artiodactyla
31. Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)

Carnivora
32. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Primates
20. Tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella)

Rodentia
33. House mouse (Mus musculus)

+4

Total: 137 species


Zoo Barcelona (09-07-2024)

Artiodactyla
32. Chital (Axis axis)

+1

Total: 138 species
 
Prague Zoo; Czech republic (1.1.2024)

01/ Northern River Otter / Lontra canadensis / vydra severoamerická
02/ Bush Hyrax / Heterohyrax brucei / daman stepní
03/ Honey Badger / Mellivora capensis / medojed kapský
04/ Round-eared Elephant Shrew / Macroscelides proboscideus / bércoun africký
05/ Northern Lesser Galago / Galago senegalensis / komba ušatá
06/ North African Gundi / Ctenodactylus gundi / gundi saharský
07/ Moose (Elk) / Alces alces / los evropský
08/ Blue Sheep / Pseudois nayaur / nahur modrý
09/ Reeve’s Muntjac / Muntiacus reevesi / muntžak malý
10/ Guanaco / Lama guanicoe / lama guanako
11/ White-nosed Coati / Nasua narica / nosál bělohubý

Pilsen Zoo; Czech republic (2.11.2024)

12/ Bat-eared Fox / Otocyon megalotis / pes ušatý
13/ Banded Mangoose / Mungos mungo / mangusta žíhaná
14/ Common Cusimanse / Crossarchus obscurus / mangusta tmavá
15/ Hause Genet / Genetta thierryi / ženetka savanová
16/ Cairo Spiny Mouse / Acomys cahirinus cahirinus / bodlinatka tmavá
17/ Western Tree Hyrax / Dendrohyrax dorsalis / daman pralesní
18/ Aardvark / Orycteropus afer / hrabáč kapský
19/ Lesser Egyptian Jerboa / Jaculus jaculus / tarbík egyptský
20/ Fat Sand Rat / Psammomys obesus / pískomil tlustý
21/ Pale Gerbil / Gerbillus perpallidus / pískomil světlý
22/ Seurat’s Spiny Mouse / Acomys seurati / bodlinatka čadská
23/ Common Dwarf Mongoose / Helogale parvula / mangusta trpasličí
24/ Spring Hare / Pedetes capensis / noháč jihoafrický
25/ Ring-tailed Vontsira / Galidia elegans / galidie proužkovaná
26/ Small Vesper Mouse / Calomys laucha / křeček skákavý
27/ Nyala / Tragelaphus angasii / nyala nížinná
28/ Eurasian Harvest Mouse / Micromys minutus / myška drobná
29/ Masked Palm Civet / Paguma larvata / ovíječ maskovaný
30/ Naked Mole Rat / Heterocephalus glaber / rypoš lysý
31/ Cape Ground Squirrel / Xerus inauris / veverka kapská
32/ Rock Hyrax / Procavia capensis / daman skalní
33/ Northern Luzon Phleomys / Phleomys pallidus / velemyš obláčková
34/ Collared Peccary / Pecari tajacu / pekari páskovaný
35/ Thinhorn Sheep / Ovis dalli / ovce aljašská
36/ Common Warthog / Phacochoerus africanus / prase savanové

Zoo Liberec; Czech republic (10.11.2024)

37/ Blesbok / Damaliscus pygargus / buvolec pestrý
38/ Meerkat / Suricata suricatta / surikata
39/ Hamadryas Baboon / Papio hamadryas / pavián pláštíkový
40/ Plains Viscacha / Lagostomus maximus / viskača
41/ South American Sea Lion / Otaria byronia / lachtan hřivnatý
42/ Vicugna / Vicugna vicugna / vikuňa
43/ Roan Antelope / Hippotragus equinus / antilopa koňská
44/ Pygmy white-toothed Shrew / Sucnus etruscus / bělozubka nejmenší

Zoo Antwerpen; Belgium (16.11.2024)

45/ Coypu / Myocastor coypus / nutrie
46/ Californian Sea Lion / Zalophus californianus / lachtan tmavý
47/ North American Porcupine / Erethizon dorsatum / urzon kanadský
48/ Black and Rufous Sengi / Rhynchocyon petersi / bércoun Petersův
49/ Barbary Striped Grass Mouse / Lemniscomys barbarus / myš zebrovaná
50/ Cape Porcupine / Hystrix africaeaustralis / dikobraz jihoafrický

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (1.12.2024)

51/ Afro-australian Fur Seal / Arctocephalus pusillus / lachtan jihoafrický
52/ Red-necked Wallaby / Notamacropus rufogriseus / klokan rudokrký
53/ Eastern Grey Kangaroo / Macropus giganteus / klokan obrovský
54/ Indian Crested Porcupine / Hystrix indica / dikobraz srstnatonosý
55/ Leopard Cat / Prionailurus bengalensis heaneyi / kočka palawanská
56/ Geoffroy’s Cat / Leopardus geoffroyi / ocelot slaništní
57/ Southern Lesser Galago / Galago moholi / komba jižní
58/ Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec / Echinops telfairi / bodlín Telfairův
59/ African Pygmy Mouse / Mus minutoides / myška africká
60/ Golden Spiny Mouse / Acomys russatus / myš rezavá
61/ Fennec Fox / Vulpes zerda / fenek
62/ Tayra / Eira barbara / Tayra
63/ Jaguarundi / Puma yagouaroundi / jaguarundi
64/ Cuban Hutia / Capromys pilorides / hutie kubánská
65/ Red Kangaroo / Osphranter rufus / klokan rudý
66/ Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat / Phloeomys cumingi / myš největší
67/ Ground Cuscus / Phalanger gymnotis / kuskus pozemní
68/ Northern Tree Shrew / Tupaia belangeri / tana severní

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (8.12.2024)

69/ Common Wombat / Vombatus ursinus / vombat obecný

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (15.12.2024)

70/ Gambian Pouched Rat / Cricetomys gambianus / krysa obrovská
71/ African Brush-tailed Porcupine / Atherurus africanus / osinák africký
72/ Red River Hot / Potamochoerus porcus / štětkoun africký
73/ De Brazza’s Monkey / Cercopithecus neglectus / kočkodan Brazzův
74/ Eurasian Wolf / Canis lupus / vlk obecný
75/ Palla’s Cat / Otocolobus manul / manul

Total: 75
 
I thought I already posted these, but I now see I didn’t, so here it comes…


My interrail trip through Europe was partly devoted to some zoos I really wanted to visit, so a major update now after 8 zoo visits (of which 6 were new to me!)

Tierpark Hagenbeck (03-06-2024)

Artiodactyla
7. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
8. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
9. Common eland (Taurotragus oryx)
10. Sika deer (Cervus nippon)
11. Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Carnivora
14. South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)
15. South American coati (Nasua nasua)
16. White-nosed coati (Nasua narica)

Diprotodontia
1. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

Primates
4. Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
5. Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
6. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)

Rodentia
8. Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)

+13

Total: 51 species



Zoo Berlin (07-06-2024)

Artiodactyla

12. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
13. Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
14. Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger)
15. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
16. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
17. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekeii)
18. Guanaco (Kama guanicoe)
19. Lesser mouse-deer (Tragulus kanchil)

Carnivora
17. Wolf (Canis lupus)
18. Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
19. Ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans)
20. Sand cat (Felis margarita)
21. Kinkajou (Potos flavus)

Chiroptera
2. Pallas’s long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina)

Diprotodontia
3. Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Macroscelidea
1. Black and rufous elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)

Pilosa
1. Linne's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)

Primates
7. Azara's night monkey (Aotus azarae)
8. White-headed marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
9. Wedge-capped capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)
10. Common squirrel monkey (Saimir sciureus)
11. Northern plains grey langur (Semnopithecus entellus)
12. Senegal bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)
13. Coppery titi (Plecturocebus cupreus)

Rodentia
9. Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomus anselli)
10. Black-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha)
11. Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
12. African pygmy mouse (Mus minutoides)
13. Coruro (Spalacopus cyanus)

+29

Total: 80 species


Tierpark Berlin (09-06-2024)

Artiodactyla
23. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
24. Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
25. Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)
26. Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
27. Moose (Alces alces)
28. Red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Carnivora
22. Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
23. Honey badger (Mellivora capensis)
24. Masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)

Chiroptera
3. Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus)

Diprotodontia
4. Common wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)

Perissodactyla
1. Kiang (Equus kiang)

Primates
14. Red howler (Alouatta seniculus)
15. Silvery marmoset (Mico argentatus)
16. Golden-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas)

Rodentia
16. Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
17. Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea)
18. Common degu (Octodon degus)
19. Père David’s rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus)

Scandentia
1. Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)

+20

Total: 100 species


Zoo Prague (11-06-2024)

Artiodactyla
29. Kirk’s dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)

Carnivora
25. Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguaroundi)
26. Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
27. Tayra (Eira barbara)
28. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
29. Brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)

Diprotodontia
5. Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
6. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
7. Ground cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis)

Eulipotyphla
1. Long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus)

Hyracoidea
2. Western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis)
3. Yellow-spotted rock hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)

Macroscelidea
2. Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)

Primates
17. De Brazza’s monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
18. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
19. Northern greater galago (Otolemur garnettii)

Rodentia
20. Mechow’s mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii)
21. Common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
22. African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
23. Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus)
24. Southern African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus)
25. Barbary striped grass mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
26. Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
27. Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys cumingi)
28. Northern Luzon giant cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)

+25

Total: 125 species


Tierpark Schönbrunn (15-06-2024)

Carnivora
30. Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
31. South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)

Rodentia
29. Eurasian harvest mouse (Micromys minutus)
30. Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

+4

Total: 129 species



Zoo Basel (30-06-2024)

Artiodactyla
30. Wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Diprotodontia
8. Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

Rodentia
31. Crested porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
32. Coypu (Myocastor coypus)

+4

Total: 133 species


Tierpark Lange Erlen (01-07-2024)

Artiodactyla
31. Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)

Carnivora
32. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Primates
20. Tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella)

Rodentia
33. House mouse (Mus musculus)

+4

Total: 137 species


Zoo Barcelona (09-07-2024)

Artiodactyla
32. Chital (Axis axis)

+1

Total: 138 species

After my trip through Europe, I also visited some Dutch zoos, of which Eindhoven Zoo (Formerly Dierenrijk) was new to me!

Diergaarde Blijdorp (03-08-2024/12-09-2024)
+0
Total: 138 species



ARTIS Amsterdam (03-10-2024)
+0
Total: 138 species



Eindhoven Zoo (18-10-2024)

Artiodactyla
30. Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

Carnivora
33. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
34. Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Rodentia
34. North American beaver (Castor canadensis)

+4

Total: 142 species


AquaZoo Leeuwarden (01-11-2024)

Cingulata
1. Larger hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

Diprotodontia
9. Tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)

+2

Total: 144 species
 
Prague Zoo; Czech republic (1.1.2024)

01/ Northern River Otter / Lontra canadensis / vydra severoamerická
02/ Bush Hyrax / Heterohyrax brucei / daman stepní
03/ Honey Badger / Mellivora capensis / medojed kapský
04/ Round-eared Elephant Shrew / Macroscelides proboscideus / bércoun africký
05/ Northern Lesser Galago / Galago senegalensis / komba ušatá
06/ North African Gundi / Ctenodactylus gundi / gundi saharský
07/ Moose (Elk) / Alces alces / los evropský
08/ Blue Sheep / Pseudois nayaur / nahur modrý
09/ Reeve’s Muntjac / Muntiacus reevesi / muntžak malý
10/ Guanaco / Lama guanicoe / lama guanako
11/ White-nosed Coati / Nasua narica / nosál bělohubý

Pilsen Zoo; Czech republic (2.11.2024)

12/ Bat-eared Fox / Otocyon megalotis / pes ušatý
13/ Banded Mangoose / Mungos mungo / mangusta žíhaná
14/ Common Cusimanse / Crossarchus obscurus / mangusta tmavá
15/ Hause Genet / Genetta thierryi / ženetka savanová
16/ Cairo Spiny Mouse / Acomys cahirinus cahirinus / bodlinatka tmavá
17/ Western Tree Hyrax / Dendrohyrax dorsalis / daman pralesní
18/ Aardvark / Orycteropus afer / hrabáč kapský
19/ Lesser Egyptian Jerboa / Jaculus jaculus / tarbík egyptský
20/ Fat Sand Rat / Psammomys obesus / pískomil tlustý
21/ Pale Gerbil / Gerbillus perpallidus / pískomil světlý
22/ Seurat’s Spiny Mouse / Acomys seurati / bodlinatka čadská
23/ Common Dwarf Mongoose / Helogale parvula / mangusta trpasličí
24/ Spring Hare / Pedetes capensis / noháč jihoafrický
25/ Ring-tailed Vontsira / Galidia elegans / galidie proužkovaná
26/ Small Vesper Mouse / Calomys laucha / křeček skákavý
27/ Nyala / Tragelaphus angasii / nyala nížinná
28/ Eurasian Harvest Mouse / Micromys minutus / myška drobná
29/ Masked Palm Civet / Paguma larvata / ovíječ maskovaný
30/ Naked Mole Rat / Heterocephalus glaber / rypoš lysý
31/ Cape Ground Squirrel / Xerus inauris / veverka kapská
32/ Rock Hyrax / Procavia capensis / daman skalní
33/ Northern Luzon Phleomys / Phleomys pallidus / velemyš obláčková
34/ Collared Peccary / Pecari tajacu / pekari páskovaný
35/ Thinhorn Sheep / Ovis dalli / ovce aljašská
36/ Common Warthog / Phacochoerus africanus / prase savanové

Zoo Liberec; Czech republic (10.11.2024)

37/ Blesbok / Damaliscus pygargus / buvolec pestrý
38/ Meerkat / Suricata suricatta / surikata
39/ Hamadryas Baboon / Papio hamadryas / pavián pláštíkový
40/ Plains Viscacha / Lagostomus maximus / viskača
41/ South American Sea Lion / Otaria byronia / lachtan hřivnatý
42/ Vicugna / Vicugna vicugna / vikuňa
43/ Roan Antelope / Hippotragus equinus / antilopa koňská
44/ Pygmy white-toothed Shrew / Sucnus etruscus / bělozubka nejmenší



Zoo Antwerpen; Belgium (16.11.2024)

45/ Coypu / Myocastor coypus / nutrie
46/ Californian Sea Lion / Zalophus californianus / lachtan tmavý
47/ North American Porcupine / Erethizon dorsatum / urzon kanadský
48/ Black and Rufous Sengi / Rhynchocyon petersi / bércoun Petersův
49/ Barbary Striped Grass Mouse / Lemniscomys barbarus / myš zebrovaná
50/ Cape Porcupine / Hystrix africaeaustralis / dikobraz jihoafrický


Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (1.12.2024)

51/ Afro-australian Fur Seal / Arctocephalus pusillus / lachtan jihoafrický
52/ Red-necked Wallaby / Notamacropus rufogriseus / klokan rudokrký
53/ Eastern Grey Kangaroo / Macropus giganteus / klokan obrovský
54/ Indian Crested Porcupine / Hystrix indica / dikobraz srstnatonosý
55/ Leopard Cat / Prionailurus bengalensis heaneyi / kočka palawanská
56/ Geoffroy’s Cat / Leopardus geoffroyi / ocelot slaništní
57/ Southern Lesser Galago / Galago moholi / komba jižní
58/ Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec / Echinops telfairi / bodlín Telfairův
59/ African Pygmy Mouse / Mus minutoides / myška africká
60/ Golden Spiny Mouse / Acomys russatus / myš rezavá
61/ Fennec Fox / Vulpes zerda / fenek
62/ Tayra / Eira barbara / Tayra
63/ Jaguarundi / Puma yagouaroundi / jaguarundi
64/ Cuban Hutia / Capromys pilorides / hutie kubánská
65/ Red Kangaroo / Osphranter rufus / klokan rudý
66/ Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat / Phloeomys cumingi / myš největší
67/ Ground Cuscus / Phalanger gymnotis / kuskus pozemní
68/ Northern Tree Shrew / Tupaia belangeri / tana severní

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (8.12.2024)

69/ Common Wombat / Vombatus ursinus / vombat obecný

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (15.12.2024)

70/ Gambian Pouched Rat / Cricetomys gambianus / krysa obrovská
71/ African Brush-tailed Porcupine / Atherurus africanus / osinák africký
72/ Red River Hot / Potamochoerus porcus / štětkoun africký
73/ De Brazza’s Monkey / Cercopithecus neglectus / kočkodan Brazzův
74/ Eurasian Wolf / Canis lupus / vlk obecný
75/ Palla’s Cat / Otocolobus manul / manul

Záchranná stanice živočichů Makov; Czech Republic (21.12.2024)

76/ Eurasian Red Squirrel / Sciurus vulgaris / veverka obecná

Zoo Olomouc; Czech Republic (27.12.2024)

77/ Silvery Marmoset / Mico argentatus / kosman stříbřitý
78/ Emperor Tamarin / Saguinus imperator / tamarín vousatý
79/ Geoffroy's Tufted-ear Marmoset / Callithrix geoffroyi / kosman běločelý
80/ Carpathian lynx / Lynx lynx carpathicus / rys karpatský
81/ Black-tailed Prairie Dog / Cynomys ludovicianus / psoun prériový
82/ Guianan Squirrel Monkey / Saimiri sciureus / kotul veverovitý
83/ Pale Spear-nosed Bat / Phyllostomus discolor / listonos světlý
84/ Linné's Two-toed Sloth / Choloepus didactylus / lenochod dvouprstý
85/ Southern Tamandua / Tamandua tetradactyla / mravenečník čtyřprstý
86/ Yellow Mangoose / Cynictis penicillata / mangusta liščí
87/ Serval / Leptailurus serval / serval
88/ Azara's Night Monkey / Aotus azarae / mirikina Azarova
89/ Common Brush-tailed Possum / Trichosurus vulpecula / kusu liščí

Total: 89
 
I’ve just finished adding up my list before the end of the year and it appears I have totalled an alright amount:

The Big Cat Sanctuary, 24/07/24

69. Cougar (Puma concolor)

Cotswold Wildlife Park, 24/08/24
Thoroughly enjoyable visit to the CWP. It was nice to see this rich collection once more, especially species like the Crowned Sifaka and the Cinnamon Frogs (behind the Mossy Frogs). I also found the new Pallas's Cat Enclosure, which looked incredible. The Tropical House was packed full with life, and the flora was just beautiful to admire.

70. Bearded emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator subgrisescens)
71. Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
72. Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
73. Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
74. Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
75. Mongolian jird (Meriones unguiculatus)
76. Neumann's grass rat (Arvicanthis neumanni)
77. Spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis)
78. Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)

Paignton Zoo, 28/08/24

79. African pygmy mouse (Mus minutoides)
80. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
81. Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)
82. Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
83. Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)

Chester Zoo, 30/10/24

84. Short-Eared Elephant Shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
85. Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
86. Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
87. Barbary Striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
88. Acacia Rat (Thallomys paedulcus)

Longleat Safari Park, 21/12/24
A nice visit to Longleat at the weekend, managing to see quite a handful of new mammals for the list.

89. Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
90. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
91. Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
92. Golden-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas)
93. North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
94. Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
95. Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus
96. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
97. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
98. Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
 
Prague Zoo; Czech republic (1.1.2024)

01/ Northern River Otter / Lontra canadensis / vydra severoamerická
02/ Bush Hyrax / Heterohyrax brucei / daman stepní
03/ Honey Badger / Mellivora capensis / medojed kapský
04/ Round-eared Elephant Shrew / Macroscelides proboscideus / bércoun africký
05/ Northern Lesser Galago / Galago senegalensis / komba ušatá
06/ North African Gundi / Ctenodactylus gundi / gundi saharský
07/ Moose (Elk) / Alces alces / los evropský
08/ Blue Sheep / Pseudois nayaur / nahur modrý
09/ Reeve’s Muntjac / Muntiacus reevesi / muntžak malý
10/ Guanaco / Lama guanicoe / lama guanako
11/ White-nosed Coati / Nasua narica / nosál bělohubý

Pilsen Zoo; Czech republic (2.11.2024)

12/ Bat-eared Fox / Otocyon megalotis / pes ušatý
13/ Banded Mangoose / Mungos mungo / mangusta žíhaná
14/ Common Cusimanse / Crossarchus obscurus / mangusta tmavá
15/ Hause Genet / Genetta thierryi / ženetka savanová
16/ Cairo Spiny Mouse / Acomys cahirinus cahirinus / bodlinatka tmavá
17/ Western Tree Hyrax / Dendrohyrax dorsalis / daman pralesní
18/ Aardvark / Orycteropus afer / hrabáč kapský
19/ Lesser Egyptian Jerboa / Jaculus jaculus / tarbík egyptský
20/ Fat Sand Rat / Psammomys obesus / pískomil tlustý
21/ Pale Gerbil / Gerbillus perpallidus / pískomil světlý
22/ Seurat’s Spiny Mouse / Acomys seurati / bodlinatka čadská
23/ Common Dwarf Mongoose / Helogale parvula / mangusta trpasličí
24/ Spring Hare / Pedetes capensis / noháč jihoafrický
25/ Ring-tailed Vontsira / Galidia elegans / galidie proužkovaná
26/ Small Vesper Mouse / Calomys laucha / křeček skákavý
27/ Nyala / Tragelaphus angasii / nyala nížinná
28/ Eurasian Harvest Mouse / Micromys minutus / myška drobná
29/ Masked Palm Civet / Paguma larvata / ovíječ maskovaný
30/ Naked Mole Rat / Heterocephalus glaber / rypoš lysý
31/ Cape Ground Squirrel / Xerus inauris / veverka kapská
32/ Rock Hyrax / Procavia capensis / daman skalní
33/ Northern Luzon Phleomys / Phleomys pallidus / velemyš obláčková
34/ Collared Peccary / Pecari tajacu / pekari páskovaný
35/ Thinhorn Sheep / Ovis dalli / ovce aljašská
36/ Common Warthog / Phacochoerus africanus / prase savanové

Zoo Liberec; Czech republic (10.11.2024)

37/ Blesbok / Damaliscus pygargus / buvolec pestrý
38/ Meerkat / Suricata suricatta / surikata
39/ Hamadryas Baboon / Papio hamadryas / pavián pláštíkový
40/ Plains Viscacha / Lagostomus maximus / viskača
41/ South American Sea Lion / Otaria byronia / lachtan hřivnatý
42/ Vicugna / Vicugna vicugna / vikuňa
43/ Roan Antelope / Hippotragus equinus / antilopa koňská
44/ Pygmy white-toothed Shrew / Sucnus etruscus / bělozubka nejmenší

Zoo Antwerpen; Belgium (16.11.2024)

45/ Coypu / Myocastor coypus / nutrie
46/ Californian Sea Lion / Zalophus californianus / lachtan tmavý
47/ North American Porcupine / Erethizon dorsatum / urzon kanadský
48/ Black and Rufous Sengi / Rhynchocyon petersi / bércoun Petersův
49/ Barbary Striped Grass Mouse / Lemniscomys barbarus / myš zebrovaná
50/ Cape Porcupine / Hystrix africaeaustralis / dikobraz jihoafrický

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (1.12.2024)

51/ Afro-australian Fur Seal / Arctocephalus pusillus / lachtan jihoafrický
52/ Red-necked Wallaby / Notamacropus rufogriseus / klokan rudokrký
53/ Eastern Grey Kangaroo / Macropus giganteus / klokan obrovský
54/ Indian Crested Porcupine / Hystrix indica / dikobraz srstnatonosý
55/ Leopard Cat / Prionailurus bengalensis heaneyi / kočka palawanská
56/ Geoffroy’s Cat / Leopardus geoffroyi / ocelot slaništní
57/ Southern Lesser Galago / Galago moholi / komba jižní
58/ Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec / Echinops telfairi / bodlín Telfairův
59/ African Pygmy Mouse / Mus minutoides / myška africká
60/ Golden Spiny Mouse / Acomys russatus / myš rezavá
61/ Fennec Fox / Vulpes zerda / fenek
62/ Tayra / Eira barbara / Tayra
63/ Jaguarundi / Puma yagouaroundi / jaguarundi
64/ Cuban Hutia / Capromys pilorides / hutie kubánská
65/ Red Kangaroo / Osphranter rufus / klokan rudý
66/ Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat / Phloeomys cumingi / myš největší
67/ Ground Cuscus / Phalanger gymnotis / kuskus pozemní
68/ Northern Tree Shrew / Tupaia belangeri / tana severní

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (8.12.2024)

69/ Common Wombat / Vombatus ursinus / vombat obecný

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (15.12.2024)

70/ Gambian Pouched Rat / Cricetomys gambianus / krysa obrovská
71/ African Brush-tailed Porcupine / Atherurus africanus / osinák africký
72/ Red River Hot / Potamochoerus porcus / štětkoun africký
73/ De Brazza’s Monkey / Cercopithecus neglectus / kočkodan Brazzův
74/ Eurasian Wolf / Canis lupus / vlk obecný
75/ Palla’s Cat / Otocolobus manul / manul

Záchranná stanice živočichů Makov; Czech Republic (21.12.2024)

76/ Eurasian Red Squirrel / Sciurus vulgaris / veverka obecná

Zoo Olomouc; Czech Republic (27.12.2024)

77/ Silvery Marmoset / Mico argentatus / kosman stříbřitý
78/ Emperor Tamarin / Saguinus imperator / tamarín vousatý
79/ Geoffroy's Tufted-ear Marmoset / Callithrix geoffroyi / kosman běločelý
80/ Carpathian lynx / Lynx lynx carpathicus / rys karpatský
81/ Black-tailed Prairie Dog / Cynomys ludovicianus / psoun prériový
82/ Guianan Squirrel Monkey / Saimiri sciureus / kotul veverovitý
83/ Pale Spear-nosed Bat / Phyllostomus discolor / listonos světlý
84/ Linné's Two-toed Sloth / Choloepus didactylus / lenochod dvouprstý
85/ Southern Tamandua / Tamandua tetradactyla / mravenečník čtyřprstý
86/ Yellow Mangoose / Cynictis penicillata / mangusta liščí
87/ Serval / Leptailurus serval / serval
88/ Azara's Night Monkey / Aotus azarae / mirikina Azarova
89/ Common Brush-tailed Possum / Trichosurus vulpecula / kusu liščí

Zoo Praha; Czech Republic (30.12.2024)

90/ Mechow’s Mole Rat / Fukomys mechowii / rypoš obří
91/ Swamp Wallaby / Wallabia bicolor / klokan bažinný
92/ Grey Steppe Lemming / Lagurus lagurus / pestruška písečná
93/ Mongolian Gerbil / Meriones unguiculatus / pískomil mongolský
94/ Kirk’s Dik-dik / Madoqua kirkii / dikdik Kirkův

Total: 94
 
As the year comes to a close today, so does the 2024 European challenge. I'd like to thank all of the ZooChatters who have taken part in this year's challenge, and I hope you had an enjoyable time spotting the more common mammal species.

Without further ado, here is the leaderboard at the end of the ZooChat European Challenge 2024:

CGSwans - 253
TeaLovingDave - 188
ShonenJake13 - 183
pipaluk - 155
Hugo28 - 144
CrashMegaraptor - 106
Kalaw - 105
Dr. Loxodonta - 98
Keith - 96
amur leopard - 96
Marhi - 94
German Zoo World - 87
Strix - 85
Skukuza - 81
AlexanderTHG - 77
Mr. Zootycoon - 77
MennoPebesma - 68
Rajang-GOAT - 66
Haliaeetus - 29
RonBurrgundy - 29
Prochilodus246 - 20

I'd like to express my utmost congratulations to our winner for this year, CGSwans, who during in his travels to Europe from Australia racked up a very impressive total, getting 253 out of a possible 362 least concern mammals (thank you to amur leopard for this statistic from earlier in the thread!). Congratulations to CGSwans, and also to everyone else who took part this year!

Expect details regarding the new 2025 European Challenge to be posted later on tonight, but until then, I wish you all a happy new year, and here's to another year full of zoos!
 
Congrats CGSwans for winning the challenge! It won’t change anything to the rankings, and although the challenge is closed now, I just wanted to mention my visit of yesterday to Dierenpark Amersfoort, where I added the last three mammals to my list;

Dierenpark Amersfoort (30-12-2024)

Carnivora
34. European badger (Meles meles)

Diprotodontia
9. Feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)

Rodentia
35. Black rat (Rattus rattus)

+3

Total: 147 species

Looking forward to the new challenge! MagpieGoose thanks again for this one!
 
Did not expect seventh, very happy with that. Many thanks to MagpieGoose for this very enjoyable challenge and a congratulations to CGSwans.
 
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