Melbourne Zoo Melbourne Zoo - Historical Species List (June 2012)

Zoofan15

Zoofan15

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Introduction

I thought people would be interested in seeing a species list of what Melbourne Zoo (Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens) looked like 10 years ago.

I will be posting a similar list for Werribee Open Range Zoo.

Index

Mammals
Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Fish and Invertebrates
Summary/Comparison to 2022
 
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Mammals

African Lion Panthera leo senegalensis
Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae
Persian Leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia
Caracal Caracal caracal schmitzii
Serval Leptailurus serval
Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
Slender-tailed Meerkat Suricata suricatta
Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinerea
Common Coati Nasua nasua
Nepalese Red Panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens
Binturong Arctictis binturong
Australian Fur-seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
Subantarctic Fur-seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
Spinifex Hopping-mouse Notomys alexis
Common Tree-shrew Tupaia glis
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Pygmy Hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
Rothschild’s Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
Plains Zebra Equus burchellii
Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus
Brazilian Tapir Tapirus terrestris
Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu
Eastern Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci
Brazilian Agouti Dasyprocta leporine
Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Orang-utan Hybrid Pongo sp.
Sumatran Orang-utan Pongo abelii
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas
Eastern Black-and-white Colobus Colobus guereza
White-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata variegate
Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis
Sunda Loris Nycticebus coucang
Golden Lion-tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
Emperor Tamarin Saguinus imperator subgrisescens
Cotton-top Tamarin Saguinus Oedipus
Black-handed Spider-monkey Ateles geoffroyi
Black-capped Capuchin Cebus apella
Bolivian Squirrel-monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis sagitta
Eastern Barred Bandicoot Perameles gunnii
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus victor
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons
Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus hirsutus
Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus
Parma Wallaby Macropus parma
Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus
Quokka Setonix brachyurus
Tasmanian Pademelon Thylogale billardierii
Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus peregrinus
 
Zoofan15 said:
Mammals

African Lion Panthera leo senegalensis
Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae
Persian Leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia
Caracal Caracal caracal schmitzii
Serval Leptailurus serval
Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
Slender-tailed Meerkat Suricata suricatta
Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinerea
Common Coati Nasua nasua
Nepalese Red Panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens
Binturong Arctictis binturong
Australian Fur-seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
Subantarctic Fur-seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
Spinifex Hopping-mouse Notomys alexis
Common Tree-shrew Tupaia glis
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Pygmy Hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
Rothschild’s Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
Plains Zebra Equus burchellii
Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus
Brazilian Tapir Tapirus terrestris
Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu
Eastern Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci
Brazilian Agouti Dasyprocta leporine
Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Orang-utan Hybrid Pongo sp.
Sumatran Orang-utan Pongo abelii
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas
Eastern Black-and-white Colobus Colobus guereza
White-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata variegate
Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis
Sunda Loris Nycticebus coucang
Golden Lion-tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
Emperor Tamarin Saguinus imperator subgrisescens
Cotton-top Tamarin Saguinus Oedipus
Black-handed Spider-monkey Ateles geoffroyi
Black-capped Capuchin Cebus apella
Bolivian Squirrel-monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis sagitta
Eastern Barred Bandicoot Perameles gunnii
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus victor
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons
Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus hirsutus
Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus
Parma Wallaby Macropus parma
Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus
Quokka Setonix brachyurus
Tasmanian Pademelon Thylogale billardierii
Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus peregrinus
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Thanks for the list; where did you get it from?

I didn't know they had species such as Quokka and Greater Bilby, so this is really interesting. It's also really surprising to see how much species have been lost over the last decade; almost a third!
 
Jambo said:
Thanks for the list; where did you get it from?

I didn't know they had species such as Quokka and Greater Bilby, so this is really interesting. It's also really surprising to see how much species have been lost over the last decade; almost a third!
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You’re welcome. Birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish and invertebrates are to come!

The list came from Zoos Victoria, but have formatted it how I wanted (removed numbers of species held as this was too time consuming to type up and added in the subspecies for a few of the animals etc).
 
Birds

Ostrich Struthio camelus
Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Pied Heron Egretta picata
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus australis
Cattle Egret Ardea ibis coromanda
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Little Penguin Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis rhynchotis
Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuate
Plumed Whistling-duck Dendrocygna eytoni
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah rufitergum
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata subcristata
Raxor-billed Curassow Mitu tuberosa
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Peafowl Pavo sp.
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Reeve’s Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis mellori
Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica chrysochlora
Pied Imperial-pigeon Ducula bicolor spilorrhoa
White-bibbed Ground-dove Gallicolumba jobiensis
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata placida
Plumed Pigeon Geophaps plumifera plumifera
Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta scripta
Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia picata
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
Rose-crowned Fruit-dove Ptilinopus regina
Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum
Red-tailed Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksia
Red-tailed Black-cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii samueli
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Red Lory Eos bornea
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala
Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus
Dusky Lory Pseudeos fuscata
Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Blue-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva
Buffon’s Macaw Ara ambigua
Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna
Green-winged Macaw Ara chloroptera
Red-shouldered Macaw Diopsittaca nobilis
Red-fronted Macaw Ara rubrogenys
Sun Conure Aratinga solstitialis
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
Nanday Conure Nandayus nenday
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster
Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella
Scarlet-chested Parrot Neophema splendida
White-bellied Caique Pionites leucogaster
Black-headed Caique Pionities melanocephala
Jardine’s Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
African Grey Parrot Psittacus Erithacus
Crimson-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura perlata
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus sanctus
Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolour
Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti lamberti
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera Phrygia
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
Helmeted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata westralensis
Cinnamon Quail Thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum cinnamomeum
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea
Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Painted Finch Emblema pictum
Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae
Red-throated Parrot-finch Erythrura psittacea
White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogaster
Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda
Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
 
austrlain zoo gower said:
melbourne zoo had one of the best collections in australia in 2010 and 2012 they diversity in birds and mammals was incredible hopefully they can bring this diversity back in the next coutpl of years
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The diversity in mammals is impressive, but pales in comparison to what they held in the 1980’s or even 1990’s. Several felid species such as Jaguar (2008), Temminck’s golden cat (2009) and Puma (2011) had disappeared from the collection shortly before 2012.

While space will restrict how many larger mammal species can be a accomodated on site, it’s still possible to maintain diverse bird, reptile and invertebrate collections given they take up less space.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Ostrich Struthio camelus
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I seem to remember them. Melbourne had two males who were later sent to Werribee I think around this time. Both are still alive there today.

By the following year, Persian Leopards, Caracals and another mammal species had disappeared from their collection (they had 65 mammal species as of June the following year).
 
Reptiles

Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni
Philippines Crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis
Black-headed Python Aspidites melanocephalus
Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor
Dumeril’s Boa Boa dumerili
Emerald Tree Boa Corallus caninus
Rainbow Boa Epicrates cenchria
Kenyan Sand Boa Eryx colubrinus
Spotted Python Antaresia maculosa
Centralian Carpet Python Morelia bredli
Rough-scaled Python Morelia carinata
Carpet Python Morelia spilota variegate
Malayan Blood Python Python curtus brongersmai
Ball Python Python regius
Arafura File Snake Acrochordus arafurae
Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata
Taiwan Beauty Snake Elaphe taeniura freesei
California King Snake Lampropeltis getulus californiae
Grey-banded King Snake Lampropeltis mexicana alterna
Pueblan Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli
Honduran Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
Common Death Adder Acanthophis antarcticus
Broad-headed Snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Black-lipped Cobra Naja melanoleuca
Coastal Taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus
Eye-lash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus
Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus
Western Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus
Ridge-tailed Monitor Varanus acanthurus
Pygmy Mulga Monitor Varanus gilleni
Mertens’ Water Monitor Varanus mertensi
Lace Monitor Varanus varius
Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
Lake Eyre Dragon Ctenophorus maculosus
Philippine Sail-finned Water Dragon Hydrosaurus pustulatus
Rainforest Dragon Hypsilurus spinipes
Lawson’s Bearded Dragon Pogona henrylawsonii
Inland Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps
Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko
Amy’s Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus amyae
Madagascan Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis
Reticulate Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum suspectum
Double-crested Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons
Fijian Crested Iguana Brachylophus vitiensis
Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta cornuta
Common Iguana Iguana iguana
Jewelled Lizard Lacerta lepida
Striped Legless Lizard Delma impar
Pink-tongued Lizard Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
Hosmer's Skink Egernia hosmeri
Eastern Water Skink Eulamprus quoyii
Centralian Blue-tongue Tiliqua multifasciata
Blotched Blue-tongue Tiliqua nigrolutea
Shingleback Tiliqua rugosa
Eastern Blue-tongue Tiliqua scincoides intermedia
Eastern Blue-tongue Tiliqua scincoides scincoides
Aldabra Giant Tortoise Aldabrachelys elephantina
Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans
Elongate Tortoise Indotestudo elongata
Western Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni robertmertensi
Horsfield’s Tortoise Testudo horsfieldii
Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle Cuora trifasciata
Mississippi Map Turtle Graptemys kohni
Spiny Terrapin Heosemys spinosa
Painted Wood Turtle Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima pulcherrima
Carolina Box Turtle Terrapene carolina major
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Eastern Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina longicollis
Painted Turtle Emydura subglobosa
Twist-necked Turtle Platemys platycephala

Amphibians

Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum
Japanese Red-bellied Newt Cynops pyrrhogaster
Blue Poison-arrow Frog Dendrobates azureus
Splash-backed Poison-arrow Frog Dendrobates galactonotus
Dyeing Poison-arrow Frog Dendrobates tinctorius
Green Tree-frog Litoria caerulea
Blue Mountains Tree-frog Litoria citropa
Eastern Dwarf Tree-frog Litoria fallax
Dainty Green Tree-frog Litoria gracilenta
Giant Green Tree-frog Litoria infrafrenata
Lesueur's Frog Litoria lesueuri
Southern Bell Frog Litoria raniformis
Spotted Grass Frog Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Barred Frog Mixophyes balbus
Baw Baw Frog Philoria frosti
Corroboree Frog Pseudophryne corroboree
Crucifix Toad Notaden bennettii
Desert Spadefoot Toad Notaden nicholls
 
Fish

Port Jackson Shark Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Eastern Fiddler Ray Trygonorrhina guaneria
Flying-fox Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus
Tasseled Frogfish Rhycherus filamentosus
Murray River Rainbowfish Melanotaenia fluviatilis
Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata
Bigbelly Seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis
Southern Sand Flathead Platycephalus bassensis
Asiatic Glassfish Ambassis sp.
Golden Pygmy Perch Nannoperca variegate
Butterfly Perch Caesioperca lepidoptera
Barber Perch Caesioperca razor
Western Red Devil Paraplesiops meleagris
Southern Hulafish Trachinops caudimaculatus
Yellowhead Hulafish Trachinops noarlungae
Silver Perch Bidyanus bidyanus
Common Bullseye Pempheris multiradiata
Moonlighter Tilodon Tilodon sexfasciatus
Western Talma Butterflyfish Chelmonops curiosus
Old Wife Enoplosus armatus
Banded Morwong Cheilodactylus spectabilis
Blue-throated Wrasse Notolabrus tetricus
Senator Wrasse Pictilabrus laticlavius
Common Stargazer Kathetostoma leave
Northern Purplespotted Gudgeon Mogurnda mogurnda
Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket Brachaluteres jacksonianus
Mosaic Leatherjacket Eubalichthys mosaicus
Sixspined Leatherjacket Meuschenia freycineti
Shaw’s Cowfish Aracana aurita
Ornate Cowfish Aracana ornata
Globefish Diodon nicthemerus

Invertebrates

Left-handed Hermit-crab Paguridae sp.
Rainforest Snail Hadra webbi
St Andrew’s Cross Spider Argiope keyserlingi
Golden Orb-weaver Nephila edulis
Golden Orb-weaver Nephila maculate
King Baboon Tarantula Citharischius crawshayi
Brazilian Salmon-pink Tarantula Lasiodora parahybana
Whistling Spider Selenocosmia crassipes
Redback Spider Latrodectus hasselti
Giant Burrowing Cockroach Macropanesthia rhinoceros
Giant Mantid Hierodula majiscula
Rainforest Tree Cricket Phricta spinosa
Giant Katydid Phyllophorella sp.
Palm Katydid Segestidea sp.
Giant Grasshopper Valanga irregularis
Eastern Goliath Eurycmena goliath
Spiny Stick Insect Extatosoma tiaratum
Giant Walking Stick Acrophylla wuelfingi
Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Dryococelus australis
Pandanus Stick Insect Megacrania batesii
Walkingstick Tropidoderus sp.
Rose Chafer Dilochrosis sp.
Red-spotted Rose Chafer Dilochrosis balteata
Rhinoceros Beetle Xylotrupes ulysses
Egyptian Beetle Blaps polychresta
Orchard Butterfly Papilio aegeus aegeus
Birdwing Butterfly Troides priamus euphorion
Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe phoebus
Wanderer Danaus plexippus plexippus
Oleander Butterfly Euploea core
Orange Lacewing Cethosia penthesilia
Bluebanded Eggfly Hypolimnas alimena lamina
Common Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina nerine
Brown Soldier Junonia hedonia zelima
Cruiser Vindula arsine ada
Lurcher Yoma sabina parva
Millipede Rhinocrocidae sp.
Biscuit Sea Star Tosia australis
Northern Pacific Sea-star Asterias vulgaris
Eleven-armed Sea Star Coscinasterias muricata
Common Sea Urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma
 
Mammals Comparison (2012/2022)

The list below is the 2012 mammals list. Species which are no longer in the collection (as per the 2022 mammals list by @Jambo) are highlighted in red; while species that are currently in the collection that weren’t there in 2012 are in green.

Melbourne Zoo had 62 species in 2012 and since then 31 species have been lost - with primates, felids and Australian natives all taking a heavy hit. Even bearing in mind the addition of four new species (technically three since Burchell’s zebra were replaced with generics) and promises of Nyala to come, the mammals collection at Melbourne Zoo has almost halved.

Mammals

African Lion Panthera leo senegalensis
Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae
Persian Leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia
Caracal Caracal caracal schmitzii
Serval Leptailurus serval
Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
Slender-tailed Meerkat Suricata suricatta
Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinerea
Common Coati Nasua nasua
Nepalese Red Panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens
Binturong Arctictis binturong
Australian Fur-seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
Subantarctic Fur-seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
New Zealand Fur-seal Arctocephalus forsteri
Spinifex Hopping-mouse Notomys alexis
Common Tree-shrew Tupaia glis
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Pygmy Hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
Rothschild’s Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
Plains Zebra Equus burchellii
Plains Zebra Equus quaaga
Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus
Brazilian Tapir Tapirus terrestris
Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu
Eastern Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci
Brazilian Agouti Dasyprocta leporine
Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Orang-utan Hybrid Pongo sp.
Sumatran Orang-utan Pongo abelii
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas
Eastern Black-and-white Colobus Colobus guereza
White-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata variegate
Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis
Sunda Loris Nycticebus coucang
Golden Lion-tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
Emperor Tamarin Saguinus imperator subgrisescens
Cotton-top Tamarin Saguinus Oedipus
Black-handed Spider-monkey Ateles geoffroyi
Black-capped Capuchin Cebus apella
Bolivian Squirrel-monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis sagitta
Eastern Barred Bandicoot Perameles gunnii
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus victor
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons
Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus hirsutus
Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus
Parma Wallaby Macropus parma
Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus
Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus
Quokka Setonix brachyurus
Tasmanian Pademelon Thylogale billardierii
Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus peregrinus

 
Zoofan15 said:
Mammals Comparison (2012/2022)

The list below is the 2012 mammals list. Species which are no longer in the collection (as per the 2022 mammals list by @Jambo) are highlighted in red; while species that are currently in the collection that weren’t there in 2012 are in green.

Melbourne Zoo had 62 species in 2012 and since then 31 species have been lost - with primates, felids and Australian natives all taking a heavy hit. Even bearing in mind the addition of four new species (technically three since Burchell’s zebra were replaced with generics) and promises of Nyala to come, the mammals collection at Melbourne Zoo has almost halved.

Mammals

African Lion Panthera leo senegalensis
Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae
Persian Leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia
Caracal Caracal caracal schmitzii
Serval Leptailurus serval
Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus
African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
Slender-tailed Meerkat Suricata suricatta
Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinerea
Common Coati Nasua nasua
Nepalese Red Panda Ailurus fulgens fulgens
Binturong Arctictis binturong
Australian Fur-seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
Subantarctic Fur-seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
New Zealand Fur-seal Arctocephalus forsteri
Spinifex Hopping-mouse Notomys alexis
Common Tree-shrew Tupaia glis
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Pygmy Hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
Rothschild’s Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
Plains Zebra Equus burchellii
Plains Zebra Equus quaaga
Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus
Brazilian Tapir Tapirus terrestris
Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu
Eastern Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci
Brazilian Agouti Dasyprocta leporine
Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Orang-utan Hybrid Pongo sp.
Sumatran Orang-utan Pongo abelii
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas
Eastern Black-and-white Colobus Colobus guereza
White-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata variegate
Slow Loris Nycticebus bengalensis
Sunda Loris Nycticebus coucang
Golden Lion-tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
Emperor Tamarin Saguinus imperator subgrisescens
Cotton-top Tamarin Saguinus Oedipus
Black-handed Spider-monkey Ateles geoffroyi
Black-capped Capuchin Cebus apella
Bolivian Squirrel-monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis sagitta
Eastern Barred Bandicoot Perameles gunnii
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus victor
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons
Common Wombat Vombatus ursinus hirsutus
Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus
Parma Wallaby Macropus parma
Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus
Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus
Quokka Setonix brachyurus
Tasmanian Pademelon Thylogale billardierii
Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus peregrinus
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That's quite a lot of phase outs in a collection, I guess less is more.
 
Zorro said:
That's quite a lot of phase outs in a collection, I guess less is more.
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Although I knew there had been lots of phase outs before making this list, I never dreamed the mammal species would have halved during that time frame. It’s no exaggeration to say they would have halved again from the 1970’s to 2012.

While I accept part of the rationale behind the phase outs is to afford more species to the remaining species, it’s a shame the collection has been largely reduced to species found across most main zoos. From a personal perspective, I enjoy visiting a zoo and seeing species I haven’t seen before or don’t commonly see at other zoos I’ve been to.
 
Zoofan15 said:
Although I knew there had been lots of phase outs before making this list, I never dreamed the mammal species would have halved during that time frame. It’s no exaggeration to say they would have halved again from the 1970’s to 2012.

While I accept part of the rationale behind the phase outs is to afford more species to the remaining species, it’s a shame the collection has been largely reduced to species found across most main zoos. From a personal perspective, I enjoy visiting a zoo and seeing species I haven’t seen before or don’t commonly see at other zoos I’ve been to.
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In one way less species could mean less keepers required and less food stuffs needed also less chance of giving any AR groups something to target, so indeed less is more!
 
Zorro said:
In one way less species could mean less keepers required and less food stuffs needed also less chance of giving any AR groups something to target, so indeed less is more!
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The reeducation in expenditure on food and veterinary care would surely have been a motivation behind the phase outs. Even with rising costs in both these areas, the zoo must have noticed a difference. There’s still a balance to be found though and when even the general public are commenting on the phase outs, it’s a sign things have gone too far.

Another common complaint is that they can’t see anything. People have claimed via reviews to have visited a zoo in the region and only seen three or four animals. Larger exhibits offer the animals a better quality of life and increased privacy, but the trade off is the exhibit is less engaging to the general public if designed so that the animal can remove itself from view. Again, a comprise is needed.
 
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Zoofan15 said:
The reeducation in expenditure on food and veterinary care would surely have been a motivation behind the phase outs. Even with rising costs in both these areas, the zoo must have noticed a difference. There’s still a balance to be found though and when even the general public are commenting on the phase outs, it’s a sign things have gone too far.

Another common complaint is that they can’t see anything. People have claimed via reviews to have visited a zoo in the region and only seen three or four animals. Larger exhibits offer the animals a better quality of life and increased privacy, but the trade off is the exhibit is less engaging to the general public if designed so that the animal can remove itself from view. Again, a comprise is needed.
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Perhaps its a case of pushing it as far as they can get away with without losing visitors?
 
Zorro said:
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Perhaps its a case of pushing it as far as they can get away with without losing visitors?
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It’d be interesting to know if they had a target number they’re working towards - though I suspect the collection is reviewing at least annually, considering factors such as the ease with which replacements can be sourced among other things; as well as previously discussed criteria of Zoos Victoria’s species needing to be endangered, enabling or the face of a conservation campaign.

The enabling category is so subjective. I mean who doesn’t love a fox on stilts or a Mandrill? Not to mention how enabling a species is depends on how it’s displayed.
 
Zoofan15 said:
It’d be interesting to know if they had a target number they’re working towards - though I suspect the collection is reviewing at least annually, considering factors such as the ease with which replacements can be sourced among other things; as well as previously discussed criteria of Zoos Victoria’s species needing to be endangered, enabling or the face of a conservation campaign.

The enabling category is so subjective. I mean who doesn’t love a fox on stilts or a Mandrill? Not to mention how enabling a species is depends on how it’s displayed.
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This would have to be as far as they go. Go anymore, and the collection diminishes so noticeably, that the Zoo would face heavy criticism. It already is, but they've managed to get a way with a little so far, with the only major phase outs being their Syrian Brown Bears, Mandrill and Persian Leopards.

The enabling category, I think, refers to only the most well known species that 99% of the public could name; such as Seals, Gorillas, Elephants, Giraffe, Tigers, Lions, Meerkat ect. Mandrill are popular with visitors, but most wouldn't even know what a Mandrill actually is, and no one (besides zooschatters) would come to a zoo to see Mandrills.
 
Jambo said:
This would have to be as far as they go. Go anymore, and the collection diminishes so noticeably, that the Zoo would face heavy criticism. It already is, but they've managed to get a way with a little so far, with the only major phase outs being their Syrian Brown Bears, Mandrill and Persian Leopards.

The enabling category, I think, refers to only the most well known species that 99% of the public could name; such as Seals, Gorillas, Elephants, Giraffe, Tigers, Lions, Meerkat ect. Mandrill are popular with visitors, but most wouldn't even know what a Mandrill actually is, and no one (besides zooschatters) would come to a zoo to see Mandrills.
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Not sure now having a board of non animal savvy people is going to help the advancement but seems the woke way to go now to appease everybody despite lack of appropriate knowledge
 
Zorro said:
Not sure now having a board of non animal savvy people is going to help the advancement but seems the woke way to go now to appease everybody despite lack of appropriate knowledge
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Jenny Gray is the CEO of Zoos Vic, and she’s all about conservation. I think Zoos Vic have adapted into more of a education and conservation organisation under her leadership. Which, is a good thing, but obviously efforts are more on native, endangered animals rather than the collection and the zoo itself.
 
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