Zoochat Challenge North America 2025

Sorry, I thought the Aotus thing had already been brought up since that’s how it was handled two years ago in the primate challenge, so that’s why I listed it that way. If it makes for easier housekeeping, I can put it down as Azara’s like the USDA does.
 
Sorry, I thought the Aotus thing had already been brought up since that’s how it was handled two years ago in the primate challenge, so that’s why I listed it that way. If it makes for easier housekeeping, I can put it down as Azara’s like the USDA does.

You listed it perfectly :) my note was clarifying that point for everyone else since I'd forgotten to, not correcting your list.
 
Made the trip up to LA to check out the new Cape vulture aviary and picked up a few new species for the challenge :)

Los Angeles Zoo (Los Angeles, CA) - 09 March 2025:
Macropodidae:
100. Tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
101. Yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)

Proboscidea:
102. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Rodentia:
103. Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)

Primates:
104. Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)
105. Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
106. Crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus)
107. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
108. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)

Cetartiodactyla:
109. Chinese goral (Naemorhedus caudatus)
110. Markhor (Capra falconeri)
111. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
112. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)

TOTAL: 112 Species
Two and a half months later :P A qualifying species has returned to exhibit at the Park!

San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Escondido, CA) - 29 May 2025:
Cetartiodactyla:
113. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
 
Wilderness Trails Zoo- (5/17)
51. Crab Eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
52. Black-Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles Geoffroyi)
53. Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)
54. Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
55. Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
56. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
57. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
58. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
Detroit Zoo- (6/1)
59. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes Taurinus)
60. Common Warthog (Phacochoerus Africanus)
61. Schmidt’s Guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius*)
62. Allen’s Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
 
I must have forgotten that the Masai giraffe would be counted separately.

FRANKLIN PARK ZOO - APRIL 18TH 2025

UNGULATA:

36) Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchii)
Roger Williams Park Zoo - June 1st 2025
Capron Park Zoo - June 1st 2025

New species in bold

Primates - 14

  1. De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  3. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  4. Cotton-headed Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  5. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza) - Stone Zoo, 1/26/2025
  6. Western Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  7. Wolf's Monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  8. Bolivian Gray Titi (Pleuturocebus donacophilus) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  9. Javan Lutung (Trachypithecus auratus) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  10. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  11. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  12. White-faked Saki (Pithecia pithecia) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  13. Geoffroy's Tufted-ear Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  14. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Ungulates - 16
  1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. African Wild Ass (Equus africanus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  3. Markhor (Capra falconeri) - Stone Zoo, 1/26/2025
  4. American Bison (Bison bison) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  5. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  6. Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  7. Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  8. Generic Giraffe (Giraffa sp.) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  9. White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  10. East African Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) - Franklin Park Zoo, 4/18/2025
  11. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) - Franklin Park Zoo, 4/18/2025
  12. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  13. Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  14. Chinese Takin (Budorcas tibetana) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  15. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  16. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Bats - 4
  1. Long-haired Rousette (Stenonycteris lanosus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata) - Stone Zoo, 1/26/2025
  3. Rodrigues Flying-Fox (Pteropus rodricensis) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  4. Indian Flying-Fox (Pteropus giganteus) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Elephants - 1
  1. African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Marsupials - 3
  1. Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 4/5/2025
  3. Huon Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
Rodents - 1
  1. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
Carnivorans - 10
  1. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. Lion (Panthera leo) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  3. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  4. Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) - Stone Zoo, 1/26/2025
  5. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) - New England Aquarium, 1/29/2025
  6. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) - New England Aquarium, 1/29/2025
  7. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  8. Common Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  9. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  10. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Total: 49 animals
 
Actually doesn't count, since - despite being colloquially called a "mongoose" - it is actually a euplerid, like a Fossa. Honest mistake though, I had to double check myself :)

Dang! I really thought they would count.

Oh, well! I have removed the Vontsira and Anoa from my list, so am picking up at number 165 for this update. My wife made a quick trip to Colorado and then Texas this past weekend, so I tagged along, made some zoo visits, and managed to pick up a few more species for the challenge.

My total is now at 176.

Parque Zoológico del Centenario, Mérida, Mexico (1/8/25)
1. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
2. Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis/reticulata)
3. Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
4. European Mouflon (Ovis gmelini)
5. Lion (Panthera leo)
6. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
7. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
8. Red Deer (Cercus elaphus)
9. Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
10. Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
11. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
12. European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
13. Wedge-capped Capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)
14. Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
15. Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
16. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
17. Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
18. Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
19. Black-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata)

Parque Zoológico Animaya, Mérida, Mexico (1/8/25)
20. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
21. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
22. Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
23. Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
24. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
25. Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah)
26. Gaur (Bos gaurus)
27. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

La Reina Parque Zoológico y Botánico de Tizimín, Tizimín, Mexico (1/10/25)
28. Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)

Valla Zoo, Valladolid, Mexico (1/10/25)
29. Coyote (Canis latrans)
30. White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)
31. Yucatán Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)

Zoológico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico (1/14/25)
32. Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata)
33. Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)
34. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
35. Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
36. Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
37. Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
38. Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
39. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
40. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
41. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
42. Red Lechwe (Kobus leche)
43. American Bison (Bison bison)
44. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
45. Axis Deer (Axis axis)
46. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
47. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
48. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
49. Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
50. Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)
51. Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
52. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
53. Tonkean Black Macaque (Macaca tonkeana)
54. Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
55. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
56. White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

Acuario Inbursa & Acuario Interactivo, Mexico City, Mexico (1/14/25)
No species that qualify

Zoológico Los Coyotes, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
No new species that qualify.

Zoológico de San Juan de Aragon, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
57. South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)
58. African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
59. African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
60. Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus)
61. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

Acuario Michin CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
62. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)

Santa Barbara Zoo, California (2/4/25)
63. Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
64. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
65. Bennett’s Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
66. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
67. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
68. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
69. Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi)

Santa Barbara Natural History Museum Sea Center, California (2/4/25)
No species that qualify.

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California (2/5/25)
70. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
71. Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
72. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)
73. Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
74. Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
75. North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
76. White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
77. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
78. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
79. Slender-horned Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
80. Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
81. Red Wolf (Canis rufus)

California Living Museum, Bakersfield, California (2/5/25)
82. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California (2/5/25)
83. Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)

Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California (2/6/25)
84. Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)
85. (Peninsular) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
86. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
87. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
88. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
89. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
90. Calamian Deer (Axis calamianensis)
91. Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)
92. (Tadjik) Markhor (Capra falconeri)
93. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
94. White-faced Saki Monkey (Pithecia pithecia)
95. Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
96. Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
97. Crested Capuchin (Sapajus robustus)

California Science Center, Los Angeles, California (2/6/25)
No species that qualify.

Monterey Zoo, Salinas, California (2/7/25)
98. Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
99. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California (2/7/25)
100. (Southern) Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero, California (2/8/25)
101. Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
102. Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Central Coast Aquarium, Avila Beach, California (2/8/25)
No species that qualify.

Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary, Summerland, California (2/8/25)
No species that qualify.

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, Moorpark, California (2/8/25)
103. New Guinea Singing Dog (Canis familiaris)

Wildlife Learning Center, Sylmar, California (2/8/25)
No new species that qualify.

Gibbon Conservation Center, Santa Clarita, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Heal the Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Roundhouse Aquarium, Manhattan Beach, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Marine Mammal Care Center, San Pedro, California (2/9/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California (2/9/25)
No new species that qualify.

Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CA (2/10/25)
No species that qualify.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA (2/10/25)
104. Matschie’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
105. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
106. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
107. Soemmerring’s Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)
108. (Southern) Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
109. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
110. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
111. (Ugandan) Kob (Kobus kob)
112. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
113. Thomson’s Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
114. (Malayan) Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)
115. (Javan) Banteng (Bos javanicus)
116. Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
117. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)
118. Père David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
119. Central Asian (Bactrian) Deer (Cervus hanglu)
120. Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
121. (Transcaspian) Urial (Ovis vignei)
122. Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
123. Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii)
124. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus)
125. East African (Fringe-eared) Oryx (Oryx beisa)
126. Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
127. Red-fronted Gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)

San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA (2/11/25)
128. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
129. Naked Mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
130. Angolan (Tanzanian black-and-white) Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
131. (Schmidt’s) Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
132. Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista)
133. Wolf’s Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi)
134. François’ Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
135. Silvered Leaf Langur (Trachypithecus cristatus)
136. De Brazza’s Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
137. Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
138. Allen’s Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
139. Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
140. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
141. Speke’s Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
142. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
143. Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
144. Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
145. Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus)

Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista, CA (2/12/25)
No species that qualify.

San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA (2/12/25)
No species that qualify.

SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA (2/12/25)
146. Orca (Orcinus orca)
147. Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
148. Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
149. Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
150. Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
151. (Pacific) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert, CA (2/13/25)
152. Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)

Big Bear Alpine Zoo, Big Bear Lake, CA (2/13/25)
No new species that qualify.

Orange County Zoo, Orange, CA (2/14/25)
No new species that qualify.

Doheny State Beach Visitor Center Aquarium, Dana Point, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Ocean Institute, Dana Point, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Bolsa Chica Conservancy Interpretive Center, Huntington Beach, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

The Reptile Zoo, Fountain Valley, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah, GA (3/6/25)
No new species that qualify.

ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Tampa, FL (3/7/25)
153. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)

Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL (3/7/25)
154. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island, NY (3/30/25)
155. Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
156. Seba’s Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
157. Bolivian Gray Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus donacophilus)

Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY (5/13/25 & 5/14/25)
158. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
159. Ebony Langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
160. Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
161. Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
162. Indian Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
163. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Queens Zoo, Queens, NY (5/21/25)
No new species that qualify.

Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island, NY (5/24/25)
164. Moholi Bushbaby (Galago moholi)

Denver Zoo, Denver, CO (5/28/25)
165. Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
166. Jamaican Fruit Bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
167. Somali Wild Ass (Equus africanus)
168. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius)
169. White-headed Brown Lemur (Eulemur albifrons)
170. White-fronted Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
171. Red-capped Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus)

Downtown Aquarium, Denver, CO (5/28/25)
No new species that qualify.

Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo, CO (5/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO (5/29/25)
172. Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
173. Moose (Alces alces)

The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg, CO (5/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

Houston Zoo, Houston, TX (5/31/25)
174. Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus)

Austin Aquarium, Austin, TX (5/31/25)
No new species that qualify.

San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, TX (6/1/25)
175. Goeldi’s Marmoset (Callimico goeldii)
176. Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)

Animal World & Snake Farm, New Braunfels, TX (6/1/25)
No new species that qualify.

Austin Nature & Science Center, Austin, TX (6/1/25)
No species that qualify.
 
Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo - March 8 2025
8. American Bison Bison bison

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - March 9 2025
9. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis

Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park - March 15 2025
10. Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
11. Japanese Macaque Macaca fuscata
12. Red Wolf Canis rufus
13. Moose Alces alces
14. Cotton-top Tamarin Saguinus oedipus
15. American Elk Cervus canadensis
Timbavati Wildlife Park - June 3 2025
16. Black-headed Spider Monkey Ateles fusciceps
17. Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus
18. Guianian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus
19. White-faced Saki Pithecia pithecia
20. Red Ruffed Lemur Varecia rubra
21. Tufted Capuchin Sapajus apella
22. Red-handed Tamarin Saguinus midas
23. Night Monkey Aotus sp. (@Coelacanth18 given the uncertain status of these can we count them at genus level?)
24. Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus
25. Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
26. Bennett's Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus
27. Geoffroy's Marmoset Callithrix geoffroyi
28. Lion Panthera leo
29. Lowland Anoa Bubalus depressicornis
30. Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus
31. White-faced Damalisk Damaliscus pygargus
32. Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
33. Common Eland Taurotragus oryx
34. Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
35. Guanaco Lama guanicoe
36. White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
37. Black Howler Alouatta caraya
38. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata
 
I forgot to include this species last time.
Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium (January 3, 2025)
20. Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)

Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium (March 28, 2025)
21. Guinea baboon (Papio papio)
22. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
23. Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
24. Black mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus)
25. Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
26. Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah)
27. Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
28. Plains zebra (Equus quagga)
29. African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)
30. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus)
Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium (March 28, 2025)
31. Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)

Sedgwick County Zoo (May 9, 2025)
32. Tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
33. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
34. Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
35. Giraffe (Giraffa sp.)

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (May 22, 2025)
36. Black howler (Alouatta caraya)
37. Wolf’s guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi)
38. Geoffroy’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
39. Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
40. Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
41. Blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
42. Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
43. Collared brown lemur (Eulemur collaris)
44. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
45. Père David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
46. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
47. Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)
48. White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
49. Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
50. Straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum)
51. Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius)
52. Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
53. Greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus)
54. Greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)
55. Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
56. Lion (Panthera leo)
57. Spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
58. Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

Saint Louis Zoo (May 31, 2025)
59. Mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
60. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
61. Spectacled langur (Trachypithecus obscurus)
62. Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi)
63. African wild ass (Equus africanus)
64. Addra gazelle (Nanger dama)
65. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
66. Urial (Ovis vignei)
67. Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
68. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
69. Banteng (Bos javanicus)
70. Soemmerring’s gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)
71. Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei)
72. Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
73. Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
74. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
75. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
76. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
77. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
 
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
Finally crossed this place off my bucket list. Overally, lives up to the hype but hard as all heck to get around. Anyway, I should be at 44 species now if everything is in order.

1. Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
2. Fallow deer (Dama dama) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
3. Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
4. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
5. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
6. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
7. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
8. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
9. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
10. Geoffrey’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
11. Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
12. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
13. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) -El Paso Zoo 2/7
14. Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
15. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
16. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
17. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
18. Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
19. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
20. Lion (Panthera leo) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
21. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)– El Paso Zoo 2/7
22. Geoffrey’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
23. Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
24. African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
25. Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
26. White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
27. Black & white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
28. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
29. Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
30. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
31. Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
32. Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
33. Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
34. Coyote (Canis latrans) – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
35. Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
36. Hippopotamus (Hippopotanus amphibius) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
37. Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
38. Rocky mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
39. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
40. Black & white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
41. Naked mole rat (Heterocephus glaber) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/5
42. Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
43. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
44. Degu (Octodon degus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
 
35. Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4

44. Degu (Octodon degus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4

The Chinchilla and Degu do not count for this challenge. Per Coelacanth, these are the only rodent species that count:

Only the rodents I specified in the OP can be counted. By family it would be:

Caviidae (cavies - in 99% of cases this will be Capybara and Patagonian Mara)
Heterocephalidae and Bathyergidae (mole-rats)
Sciuridae (squirrels)
 
Toronto Zoo: 2 January 2025
1. Asian wild horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)
2. West Caucausian tur (Capra caucasica)
3. Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
4. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
5. Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
6. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
7. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)
8. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
Toronto Zoo: 7 June 2025
10. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
11. Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
12. Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
13. Straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum)
14. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
15. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
16. Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi)
17. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
18. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
19. Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
20. Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
21. Olive baboon (Papio anubis)
22. Lion (Panthera leo)
23. Common eland (Taurotragus oryx)
24. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
 
The Chinchilla and Degu do not count for this challenge. Per Coelacanth, these are the only rodent species that count:
Thanks. I've struck them from my records.

1. Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
2. Fallow deer (Dama dama) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
3. Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
4. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
5. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
6. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
7. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
8. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
9. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
10. Geoffrey’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
11. Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
12. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
13. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) -El Paso Zoo 2/7
14. Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
15. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
16. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
17. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
18. Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
19. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
20. Lion (Panthera leo) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
21. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)– El Paso Zoo 2/7
22. Geoffrey’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
23. Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
24. African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
25. Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
26. White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
27. Black & white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
28. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
29. Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
30. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
31. Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
32. Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
33. Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
34. Coyote (Canis latrans) – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
35. Hippopotamus (Hippopotanus amphibius) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
36. Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
37. Rocky mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
38. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
39. Black & white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
40. Naked mole rat (Heterocephus glaber) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/5
41. Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
42. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
 
North Carolina Zoo - April 20
47. African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
48. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
49. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
50. Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama)
51. Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
52. Fringe-eared Oryx (Oryx beisa)
53. Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
54. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
55. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
56. Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
57. Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
Brights Zoo - June 14
58. Red-faced Spider Monkey - Ateles paniscus
59. Owl Monkey - Autus
60. White-fronted Capuchin - Cebus albifrons
61. Fallow Deer - Dama dama
62. Gemsbok - Oryx gazella
63. Golden-handed Tamarin - Saguinus midas
64. Tufted Capuchin - Sapajus apella
65. Black-handed Spider Monkey - Ateles geoffroyi
66. De Brazza's Monkey - Cercopithecus neglectus
67. Mantled Colobus - Colobus guereza
68. Patagonian Mara - Dolichotis patagonum
69. Capybara - Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
70. Golden Headed Lion Tamarin - Leontopithecus chrysomelas
71. Scimitar-horned Oryx - Oryx dammah
72. Cotton-top Tamarin - Saguinus oedipus
73. Sitatunga - Tragelaphus spekii
 
Timbavati Wildlife Park - June 3 2025
16. Black-headed Spider Monkey Ateles fusciceps
17. Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus
18. Guianian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus
19. White-faced Saki Pithecia pithecia
20. Red Ruffed Lemur Varecia rubra
21. Tufted Capuchin Sapajus apella
22. Red-handed Tamarin Saguinus midas
23. Night Monkey Aotus sp. (@Coelacanth18 given the uncertain status of these can we count them at genus level?)
24. Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus
25. Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
26. Bennett's Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus
27. Geoffroy's Marmoset Callithrix geoffroyi
28. Lion Panthera leo
29. Lowland Anoa Bubalus depressicornis
30. Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus
31. White-faced Damalisk Damaliscus pygargus
32. Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
33. Common Eland Taurotragus oryx
34. Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
35. Guanaco Lama guanicoe
36. White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
37. Black Howler Alouatta caraya
38. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata
Milwaukee County Zoo - June 14 2025
39. Western Gorilla Gorilla gorilla
40. Bonobo Pan paniscus
41. DeBrazza's Monkey Cercopithecus neglectus
42. Golden Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
43. Guereza Colobus guereza
44. Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii
45. Common Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula
46. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
47. Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana
48. Impala Aepyceros melampus
49. Thomson's Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii
50. Common Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus
51. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
52. Scimitar-horned Oryx Oryx dammah

Henry Vilas Zoo - June 14 2025
53. Greater Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
54. Meerkat Suricata suricatta
55. White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
 
Added a few more species on a recent work trip. Now at 182.

Parque Zoológico del Centenario, Mérida, Mexico (1/8/25)
1. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
2. Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis/reticulata)
3. Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
4. European Mouflon (Ovis gmelini)
5. Lion (Panthera leo)
6. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
7. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
8. Red Deer (Cercus elaphus)
9. Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
10. Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
11. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
12. European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
13. Wedge-capped Capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)
14. Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
15. Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
16. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
17. Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
18. Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
19. Black-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata)

Parque Zoológico Animaya, Mérida, Mexico (1/8/25)
20. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
21. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
22. Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
23. Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
24. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
25. Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah)
26. Gaur (Bos gaurus)
27. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

La Reina Parque Zoológico y Botánico de Tizimín, Tizimín, Mexico (1/10/25)
28. Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)

Valla Zoo, Valladolid, Mexico (1/10/25)
29. Coyote (Canis latrans)
30. White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)
31. Yucatán Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)

Zoológico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico (1/14/25)
32. Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata)
33. Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)
34. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
35. Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
36. Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
37. Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
38. Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
39. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
40. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
41. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
42. Red Lechwe (Kobus leche)
43. American Bison (Bison bison)
44. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
45. Axis Deer (Axis axis)
46. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
47. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
48. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
49. Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
50. Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)
51. Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
52. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
53. Tonkean Black Macaque (Macaca tonkeana)
54. Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
55. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
56. White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

Acuario Inbursa & Acuario Interactivo, Mexico City, Mexico (1/14/25)
No species that qualify

Zoológico Los Coyotes, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
No new species that qualify.

Zoológico de San Juan de Aragon, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
57. South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)
58. African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
59. African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
60. Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus)
61. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

Acuario Michin CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
62. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)

Santa Barbara Zoo, California (2/4/25)
63. Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
64. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
65. Bennett’s Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
66. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
67. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
68. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
69. Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi)

Santa Barbara Natural History Museum Sea Center, California (2/4/25)
No species that qualify.

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California (2/5/25)
70. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
71. Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
72. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)
73. Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
74. Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
75. North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
76. White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
77. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
78. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
79. Slender-horned Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
80. Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
81. Red Wolf (Canis rufus)

California Living Museum, Bakersfield, California (2/5/25)
82. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California (2/5/25)
83. Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)

Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California (2/6/25)
84. Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)
85. (Peninsular) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
86. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
87. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
88. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
89. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
90. Calamian Deer (Axis calamianensis)
91. Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)
92. (Tadjik) Markhor (Capra falconeri)
93. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
94. White-faced Saki Monkey (Pithecia pithecia)
95. Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
96. Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
97. Crested Capuchin (Sapajus robustus)

California Science Center, Los Angeles, California (2/6/25)
No species that qualify.

Monterey Zoo, Salinas, California (2/7/25)
98. Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
99. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California (2/7/25)
100. (Southern) Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero, California (2/8/25)
101. Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
102. Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Central Coast Aquarium, Avila Beach, California (2/8/25)
No species that qualify.

Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary, Summerland, California (2/8/25)
No species that qualify.

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, Moorpark, California (2/8/25)
103. New Guinea Singing Dog (Canis familiaris)

Wildlife Learning Center, Sylmar, California (2/8/25)
No new species that qualify.

Gibbon Conservation Center, Santa Clarita, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Heal the Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Roundhouse Aquarium, Manhattan Beach, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Marine Mammal Care Center, San Pedro, California (2/9/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California (2/9/25)
No new species that qualify.

Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CA (2/10/25)
No species that qualify.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA (2/10/25)
104. Matschie’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
105. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
106. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
107. Soemmerring’s Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)
108. (Southern) Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
109. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
110. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
111. (Ugandan) Kob (Kobus kob)
112. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
113. Thomson’s Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
114. (Malayan) Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)
115. (Javan) Banteng (Bos javanicus)
116. Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
117. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)
118. Père David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
119. Central Asian (Bactrian) Deer (Cervus hanglu)
120. Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
121. (Transcaspian) Urial (Ovis vignei)
122. Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
123. Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii)
124. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus)
125. East African (Fringe-eared) Oryx (Oryx beisa)
126. Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
127. Red-fronted Gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)

San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA (2/11/25)
128. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
129. Naked Mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
130. Angolan (Tanzanian black-and-white) Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
131. (Schmidt’s) Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
132. Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista)
133. Wolf’s Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi)
134. François’ Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
135. Silvered Leaf Langur (Trachypithecus cristatus)
136. De Brazza’s Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
137. Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
138. Allen’s Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
139. Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
140. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
141. Speke’s Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
142. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
143. Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
144. Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
145. Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus)

Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista, CA (2/12/25)
No species that qualify.

San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA (2/12/25)
No species that qualify.

SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA (2/12/25)
146. Orca (Orcinus orca)
147. Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
148. Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
149. Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
150. Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
151. (Pacific) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert, CA (2/13/25)
152. Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)

Big Bear Alpine Zoo, Big Bear Lake, CA (2/13/25)
No new species that qualify.

Orange County Zoo, Orange, CA (2/14/25)
No new species that qualify.

Doheny State Beach Visitor Center Aquarium, Dana Point, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Ocean Institute, Dana Point, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Bolsa Chica Conservancy Interpretive Center, Huntington Beach, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

The Reptile Zoo, Fountain Valley, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah, GA (3/6/25)
No new species that qualify.

ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Tampa, FL (3/7/25)
153. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)

Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL (3/7/25)
154. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island, NY (3/30/25)
155. Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
156. Seba’s Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
157. Bolivian Gray Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus donacophilus)

Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY (5/13/25 & 5/14/25)
158. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
159. Ebony Langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
160. Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
161. Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
162. Indian Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
163. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Queens Zoo, Queens, NY (5/21/25)
No new species that qualify.

Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island, NY (5/24/25)
164. Moholi Bushbaby (Galago moholi)

Denver Zoo, Denver, CO (5/28/25)
165. Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
166. Jamaican Fruit Bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
167. Somali Wild Ass (Equus africanus)
168. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius)
169. White-headed Brown Lemur (Eulemur albifrons)
170. White-fronted Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
171. Red-capped Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus)

Downtown Aquarium, Denver, CO (5/28/25)
No new species that qualify.

Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo, CO (5/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO (5/29/25)
172. Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
173. Moose (Alces alces)

The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg, CO (5/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

Houston Zoo, Houston, TX (5/31/25)
174. Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus)

Austin Aquarium, Austin, TX (5/31/25)
No new species that qualify.

San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, TX (6/1/25)
175. Goeldi’s Marmoset (Callimico goeldii)
176. Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)

Animal World & Snake Farm, New Braunfels, TX (6/1/25)
No new species that qualify.

Austin Nature & Science Center, Austin, TX (6/1/25)
No species that qualify.

Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI (6/7/25)
177. Straw-colored Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)

Erie Zoo, Erie, PA (6/11/25)
178. Desert Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) (This is how they are signed at least, so counting them until I'm told not too. I am skeptical they are actually "Desert" Warthogs.)

Akron Zoo, Akron, OH (6/11/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH (6/12/25)
179. Golden-bellied Mangabey (Cercocebus chrysogaster)
180. Robust Black Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps)
181. Pied Tamarin (Saguinus bicolor)
182. Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra)

Greater Cleveland Aquarium, Cleveland, OH (6/12/25)
No species that qualify.

Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland, Allenwood, PA (6/14/25)
No species that qualify.
 
Visited Brights Zoo today. I wish they didn’t have so many ungulates exclusive to their train, because I didn’t particularly feel like going on that today. Oh well, for the purposes of this challenge I think it might have just added sable antelope.

Brights Zoo, 5/24/25

73. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
74. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
75. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
76. Red-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas)
77. Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
78. Night monkey (Aotus sp.)
79. Red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus)
80. White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons)

I’m finding it a lot trickier to remember what I have and haven’t already seen this year with all of these primates and ungulates compared to last year’s apex predators. I almost went “of course I’ve already seen ASCOs somewhere” without even checking, listed both De Brazza’s monkey and Geoffroy’s spider monkey in my notes, and forgot to jot down gemsbok during my visit as well. Hopefully I’m past the point of questionable commons now?

Running List
  1. Lion (Panthera leo) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  2. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  3. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) (Tigers for Tomorrow, 5/2)
  4. Gray wolf (Canis lupus) (Tigers for Tomorrow, 5/2)
  5. Coyote (Canis latrans) (Birmingham Zoo, 5/2)
  6. New Guinea singing dog (Canis familiaris) (Wild Animal Safari, 5/4)
  7. African painted dog (Lycaon pictus) (Greenville Zoo, 4/26)
  8. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  9. Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) (Zoo Atlanta, 4/18)
  10. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  11. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  12. Bison (Bison bison) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  13. Banteng (Bos javanicus) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  14. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) (Montgomery Zoo, 5/3)
  15. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  16. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekeii) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  17. Common eland (Taurotragus oryx) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  18. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  19. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  20. Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  21. Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  22. Red lechwe (Kobus leche) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  23. Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  24. Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  25. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  26. Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  27. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  28. Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26/25)
  29. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (Bear Hollow Zoo, 4/1)
  30. Elk (Cervis canadensis) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26/25)
  31. Common fallow deer (Dama dama) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  32. Axis deer (Axis axis) (Wild Animal Safar, 5/4)
  33. Giraffe (Giraffa) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1/25) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  34. Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  35. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  36. Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) (Zoo Atlanta, 4/18)
  37. Red river hog (Potamochoerus larvatus) (Georgia Untamed Zoo, 5/4)
  38. White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  39. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  40. Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  41. Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  42. Chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) (Montgomery Zoo, 5/3)
  43. Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  44. Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  45. Red-tailed guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  46. Wolf's guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  47. De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) (Birmingham Zoo, 5/2)
  48. Angolan colobus (Colobus angolensis) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  49. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  50. Grivet (Chlorocebus sp.) (Georgia Untamed Zoo, 5/4)
  51. Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) (Wild Animal Safari, 5/4)
  52. Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) (Wild Animal Safari, 5/4)
  53. Black-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  54. Geoffroy’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  55. Red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  56. Black howler (Alouatta caraya) (Birmingham Zoo, 5/2)
  57. White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  58. Tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  59. Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  60. Bolivian grey titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  61. Geoffroy’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  62. Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) (Montgomery Zoo, 5/3)
  63. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  64. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  65. Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  66. Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) (Birmingham Zoo, 5/2)
  67. Red-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  68. Night monkey (Aotus sp.) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  69. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  70. Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  71. Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) (Georgia Untamed Zoo, 5/4)
  72. Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  73. Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) (Georgia Untamed Zoo, 5/4)
  74. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  75. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) (Zoo Atlanta, 4/18)
  76. Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  77. African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  78. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  79. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  80. Tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)

Chattanooga Zoo, 6/15/25
81. Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor)
82. Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)

Running List
  1. Lion (Panthera leo) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  2. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  3. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) (Tigers for Tomorrow, 5/2)
  4. Gray wolf (Canis lupus) (Tigers for Tomorrow, 5/2)
  5. Coyote (Canis latrans) (Birmingham Zoo, 5/2)
  6. New Guinea singing dog (Canis familiaris) (Wild Animal Safari, 5/4)
  7. African painted dog (Lycaon pictus) (Greenville Zoo, 4/26)
  8. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  9. Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) (Zoo Atlanta, 4/18)
  10. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  11. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  12. Bison (Bison bison) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  13. Banteng (Bos javanicus) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  14. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) (Montgomery Zoo, 5/3)
  15. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  16. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekeii) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  17. Common eland (Taurotragus oryx) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  18. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  19. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  20. Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  21. Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  22. Red lechwe (Kobus leche) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  23. Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  24. Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  25. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  26. Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  27. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  28. Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26/25)
  29. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (Bear Hollow Zoo, 4/1)
  30. Elk (Cervis canadensis) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26/25)
  31. Common fallow deer (Dama dama) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  32. Axis deer (Axis axis) (Wild Animal Safar, 5/4)
  33. Giraffe (Giraffa) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1/25) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  34. Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  35. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  36. Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) (Zoo Atlanta, 4/18)
  37. Red river hog (Potamochoerus larvatus) (Georgia Untamed Zoo, 5/4)
  38. White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  39. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  40. Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) (Alabama Safari Park, 5/3)
  41. Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  42. Chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) (Montgomery Zoo, 5/3)
  43. Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  44. Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  45. Red-tailed guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  46. Wolf's guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  47. De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) (Birmingham Zoo, 5/2)
  48. Angolan colobus (Colobus angolensis) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  49. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  50. Grivet (Chlorocebus sp.) (Georgia Untamed Zoo, 5/4)
  51. Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) (Wild Animal Safari, 5/4)
  52. Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) (Wild Animal Safari, 5/4)
  53. Black-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  54. Geoffroy’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  55. Red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  56. Black howler (Alouatta caraya) (Birmingham Zoo, 5/2)
  57. White-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  58. Tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  59. Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  60. Bolivian grey titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  61. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  62. Geoffroy’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  63. Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) (Montgomery Zoo, 5/3)
  64. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  65. Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  66. Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) (Birmingham Zoo, 5/2)
  67. Red-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  68. Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) (Chattanooga Zoo, 5/15)
  69. Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) (Chattanooga Zoo, 5/15)
  70. Night monkey (Aotus sp.) (Brights Zoo, 5/24)
  71. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  72. Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  73. Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) (Georgia Untamed Zoo, 5/4)
  74. Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) (Greenville Zoo, 3/16)
  75. Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) (Georgia Untamed Zoo, 5/4)
  76. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Lake Hartwell Safari, 4/26)
  77. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) (Zoo Atlanta, 4/18)
  78. Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  79. African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) (Zoo Atltanta, 4/18)
  80. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  81. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
  82. Tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii) (Riverbanks Zoo, 2/1)
 
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