The following list is comprised of species I saw for myself when I visited the National Zoo and Aquarium on 08/01/2022, and can therefore definitively confirm their presence. I have also included a list at the bottom of species I believed to be at the zoo but didn’t personally see. I have not included those in the species counts.
National Zoo and Aquarium Species List
Mammals (39)
Plains Zebra
Southern White Rhino
Llama
Wapati
Fallow Deer
Giraffe
Barbary Sheep
Blackbuck
Eland
Ring-tailed Lemur
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
Cottontop Tamarin
Common Marmoset
Pygmy Marmoset
Bolivian Squirrel Monkey
Black-capped Capuchin
Black-and-white Colobus
Francois Langur
Siamang
African Lion
Sumatran Tiger
Sri Lankan Leopard
Cheetah
Serval
Sun Bear
Spotted Hyena
African Painted Dog
Asian Small-clawed Otter
Meerkat
Red-rumped Agouti
Domestic Guinea Pig
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo
Dingo
Tasmanian Devil
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Koala
Northern Swamp Wallaby
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo
Birds (16)
Ostrich
Emu
Plumed Whistling-duck
Greylag Goose (domestic type)
Cape Barren Goose
Black Swan
Bar-shouldered Dove
Tawny Frogmouth
Little Penguin
Bush Stone-curlew
Galah
Superb Parrot
Orange-bellied Parrot
Barking Owl
Laughing Kookaburra
White-browed Woodswallow
Reptiles (9)
Rhinoceros Iguana
Green Iguana
Boa Constrictor
Green Anaconda
Burmese Python
Reticulated Python
Taiwanese Beauty Snake
Rough-scaled Python
Coastal Carpet Python
(Eastern Snake-necked Turtle)
(Murray River Turtle)
Amphibians (1)
Green and Gold Bell Frog
Fish (22)
Koran Angelfish
White-barred Boxfish
Doublebar Rabbitfish
Foxface
Sergeant Major
Old Wife Fish
Globefish
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowtail Fusilier
Black-tipped Reef Shark
Leopard Shark
Big-bellied Seahorse
Humphead Maori Wrasse
Blue Tang
Barramundi
Australian Lungfish
Salmon Catfish
South American Freshwater Pacu
Short-finned Eel
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
Banded Archerfish
(Bannerfish spp.)
(Clownfish spp.)
(Discus spp.)
(There were a lot more fish species than this, but I couldn’t identify them all so I’ve just included the ones I know were there for sure.)
Invertebrates (1)
Southern Rock Lobster
(Sea star spp.)
Total Species Count: 88
Below are the species I expected to see, but didn’t. Maybe they were off-display or gone, or maybe I just missed them.
Not Seen
Alpaca
Red Panda
Parma Wallaby
Long-nosed Potoroo
Brush-tailed Bettong
American Alligator
Carolina Box Turtle
Star Tortoise
Saw-Shelled Turtle
Fijian Crested Iguana
Blood Python
Corn Snake
Green Tree Frog
Giant Moray Eel
Zebra Moray Eel
Marbled Groper
Epaulette Shark
Murray Cod
Freshwater Golden Perch
Silver Perch
National Zoo and Aquarium Species List
Mammals (39)
Plains Zebra
Southern White Rhino
Llama
Wapati
Fallow Deer
Giraffe
Barbary Sheep
Blackbuck
Eland
Ring-tailed Lemur
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
Cottontop Tamarin
Common Marmoset
Pygmy Marmoset
Bolivian Squirrel Monkey
Black-capped Capuchin
Black-and-white Colobus
Francois Langur
Siamang
African Lion
Sumatran Tiger
Sri Lankan Leopard
Cheetah
Serval
Sun Bear
Spotted Hyena
African Painted Dog
Asian Small-clawed Otter
Meerkat
Red-rumped Agouti
Domestic Guinea Pig
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo
Dingo
Tasmanian Devil
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Koala
Northern Swamp Wallaby
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo
Birds (16)
Ostrich
Emu
Plumed Whistling-duck
Greylag Goose (domestic type)
Cape Barren Goose
Black Swan
Bar-shouldered Dove
Tawny Frogmouth
Little Penguin
Bush Stone-curlew
Galah
Superb Parrot
Orange-bellied Parrot
Barking Owl
Laughing Kookaburra
White-browed Woodswallow
Reptiles (9)
Rhinoceros Iguana
Green Iguana
Boa Constrictor
Green Anaconda
Burmese Python
Reticulated Python
Taiwanese Beauty Snake
Rough-scaled Python
Coastal Carpet Python
(Eastern Snake-necked Turtle)
(Murray River Turtle)
Amphibians (1)
Green and Gold Bell Frog
Fish (22)
Koran Angelfish
White-barred Boxfish
Doublebar Rabbitfish
Foxface
Sergeant Major
Old Wife Fish
Globefish
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowtail Fusilier
Black-tipped Reef Shark
Leopard Shark
Big-bellied Seahorse
Humphead Maori Wrasse
Blue Tang
Barramundi
Australian Lungfish
Salmon Catfish
South American Freshwater Pacu
Short-finned Eel
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
Banded Archerfish
(Bannerfish spp.)
(Clownfish spp.)
(Discus spp.)
(There were a lot more fish species than this, but I couldn’t identify them all so I’ve just included the ones I know were there for sure.)
Invertebrates (1)
Southern Rock Lobster
(Sea star spp.)
Total Species Count: 88
Below are the species I expected to see, but didn’t. Maybe they were off-display or gone, or maybe I just missed them.
Not Seen
Alpaca
Red Panda
Parma Wallaby
Long-nosed Potoroo
Brush-tailed Bettong
American Alligator
Carolina Box Turtle
Star Tortoise
Saw-Shelled Turtle
Fijian Crested Iguana
Blood Python
Corn Snake
Green Tree Frog
Giant Moray Eel
Zebra Moray Eel
Marbled Groper
Epaulette Shark
Murray Cod
Freshwater Golden Perch
Silver Perch