The purpose of this thread is to create a detailed and comprehensive list of the species at the Melbourne Zoo (Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens). I aim to update the list monthly and whenever I visit. Feel free for any corrections.
Mammal Population List:
Gorilla Rainforest:
Ring Tailed Lemur (lemur catta) 9.0
Black and White Ruffed Lemur (varecia variegata) 0.2
Western Lowland Gorilla (gorilla gorilla) 1.3 Otana (2001), Yuska (1971), Kimya (2005), Kanzi (2015)
Pygmy Hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) 1.0 Felix (2007)
Cotton Top Tamiran (Saguinus oedipus) 7 individuals
Black Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) 2.5
Black and White Colobus (Colobus guereza) 2 individuals
White Cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) 1.1 Jin Huan (2006), Li Lian (2007)
Emperor Tamiran (Saguinus imperator) 1.1
Trail of the Elephant:
Asian Short Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) 4.2
Sumatran Tiger (panthera tigris sumatrae) 1.1 Hutan (2010), Binjai (2002)
Asian Elephant (elephas maximus) 2.5 Luk Chai (2009), Man Jai (2013), Mek Kapah (1973), Dokkon (1993), Kulab (2000), Num Oi (2001), Mali (2010)
Bolivian Squirell Monkey (saimiri boliviensis) 4.0
Saimang (Symphalangus syndactylus) 1.2 Isidor (1983), Sampit (1997), Kemala (2018)
Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) 1.0 Malu (2003)
Hybrid Orangutan (pongo) 0.2 Kiani (1978), Gabby (1990)
Main Trail:
Slender Tailed Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) 16 individuals
Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) 1.1 Tashi (2010), Roshani (2007)
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) 1.0
Giraffe (giraffa) 1.1 Klintun (2018), Nakuru (2012)
Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) 4.0 Chozi (2007), Zuri (2007), Kwasi (2013), Zaire (2015)
Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) 24 individuals
Malayan Tapir (Acrocodia indica) 0.1 Semangka (1999)
Collard Peccary (Pecari tajacu) 3 individuals
Australian Bush:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) 2.1
Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) 3 individuals
Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Wild Sea:
Long Nosed Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) 0.2
Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) 1.2
Carnivores Trail:
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) 2.0
African Lion (Panthera leo) 2.0 Ndidi (2016), Zuberi (2016)
Brown Nosed Coati (Nasua Nasua) 1.2
Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) 2.4 Kang Ju (2015), Sikari (2020), Sundar (2008), Mishka (2016), Manju (2020), Asha (2020)
Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) 0.1 Indrah (2010)
Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) 1.1
Off Display:
Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
Melbourne Zoo currently has 35 Mammal species.
I plan to create a Bird, Reptile and Amphibian species lists in the future; but they will require a visit to MZ, which I hope to do soon.
Hopefully this can be a reliable and resourceful thread for all of us to enjoy.
Mammal Population List:
Gorilla Rainforest:
Ring Tailed Lemur (lemur catta) 9.0
Black and White Ruffed Lemur (varecia variegata) 0.2
Western Lowland Gorilla (gorilla gorilla) 1.3 Otana (2001), Yuska (1971), Kimya (2005), Kanzi (2015)
Pygmy Hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) 1.0 Felix (2007)
Cotton Top Tamiran (Saguinus oedipus) 7 individuals
Black Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) 2.5
Black and White Colobus (Colobus guereza) 2 individuals
White Cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) 1.1 Jin Huan (2006), Li Lian (2007)
Emperor Tamiran (Saguinus imperator) 1.1
Trail of the Elephant:
Asian Short Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) 4.2
Sumatran Tiger (panthera tigris sumatrae) 1.1 Hutan (2010), Binjai (2002)
Asian Elephant (elephas maximus) 2.5 Luk Chai (2009), Man Jai (2013), Mek Kapah (1973), Dokkon (1993), Kulab (2000), Num Oi (2001), Mali (2010)
Bolivian Squirell Monkey (saimiri boliviensis) 4.0
Saimang (Symphalangus syndactylus) 1.2 Isidor (1983), Sampit (1997), Kemala (2018)
Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) 1.0 Malu (2003)
Hybrid Orangutan (pongo) 0.2 Kiani (1978), Gabby (1990)
Main Trail:
Slender Tailed Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) 16 individuals
Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) 1.1 Tashi (2010), Roshani (2007)
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) 1.0
Giraffe (giraffa) 1.1 Klintun (2018), Nakuru (2012)
Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) 4.0 Chozi (2007), Zuri (2007), Kwasi (2013), Zaire (2015)
Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) 24 individuals
Malayan Tapir (Acrocodia indica) 0.1 Semangka (1999)
Collard Peccary (Pecari tajacu) 3 individuals
Australian Bush:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) 2.1
Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) 3 individuals
Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Wild Sea:
Long Nosed Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) 0.2
Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) 1.2
Carnivores Trail:
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) 2.0
African Lion (Panthera leo) 2.0 Ndidi (2016), Zuberi (2016)
Brown Nosed Coati (Nasua Nasua) 1.2
Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) 2.4 Kang Ju (2015), Sikari (2020), Sundar (2008), Mishka (2016), Manju (2020), Asha (2020)
Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) 0.1 Indrah (2010)
Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) 1.1
Off Display:
Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
Melbourne Zoo currently has 35 Mammal species.
I plan to create a Bird, Reptile and Amphibian species lists in the future; but they will require a visit to MZ, which I hope to do soon.
Hopefully this can be a reliable and resourceful thread for all of us to enjoy.