Snowleopard's Mammals: A Lifetime List of Species Mammalian and Non-Mammalian

[snowleopard]

I was surprised, when compiling all this data over several months in 2023, to find out that I've seen Ringtails at 21 zoos. It was more than I expected. I was even more shocked to realize that a Cacomistle is a completely different species, because at many of these zoos there's been a sign that references both a Ringtail and a Cacomistle and until last year I had no idea they weren't the same animal. It's always been an interchangeable name on American zoo signs.

It seems reasonable to assume that almost every animal I've seen on my list below was a Ringtail, but Zootierliste has Cacomistles at both Oregon Zoo (USA) and Utah's Hogle Zoo (USA) (as former holdings) and I've been to those establishments on multiple occasions and so it's pretty safe to say I've seen at least one Cacomistle in my lifetime.

Geographically, Ringtails/Cacomistles have been seen by me mainly in two states. There's 7 zoos on the list that are located in California and 4 in Texas, with other zoos all mostly being found in warm weather states.

1- Woodland Park Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 1996
2- Oregon Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2008
3- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2008
4- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
5- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
6- Utah’s Hogle Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
7- CuriOdyssey (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
8- The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
9- CALM (California Living Museum) (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
10- Pueblo Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2014
11- Franklin Drive-Thru Safari (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
12- The Texas Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
13- Austin Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
14- Living Desert Zoo – New Mexico (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
15- Bearizona (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
16- Micke Grove Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
17- Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
18- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
19- Burgers' Zoo (Netherlands) – Ringtail – 2019
20- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Ringtail – 2023
21- Big Bear Alpine Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2023

Even though it was completely boarded up on my last visit to this facility in 2023, for many years Oregon Zoo (USA) had a Ringtail/Cacomistle exhibit that was themed as the Cascade Mining Company. It was a very dark space, depending on whether the lights were off, and a rewarding one as on several visits I saw an animal moving around inside.

This very bright, mock-rock disaster was the Ringtail exhibit at Fort Worth Zoo (USA):

At the bizarrely named CuriOdyssey (USA), I saw a Ringtail in this exhibit that included a cereal box for enrichment!

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) has had Ringtails for many years, as I saw one in 2011 and then again in 2023. There's a photo of mine in the gallery showing a sleeping Ringtail when I was there last year, and it shared its enclosure with a Three-banded Armadillo.

Ringtail exhibit at CALM (California Living Museum) (USA):

Here's a variation of a corn-crib cage at Pueblo Zoo (USA), with a Ringtail inside.

These 4 exhibits at Franklin Drive-Thru Safari (USA) had the following species in 2015: Prevost's Squirrel, Common Marmoset, Ringtail and Common Kusimanse.

I can at least praise the impressive stonework surrounding this Ringtail exhibit at Austin Zoo (USA):

The Ringtail exhibit at Micke Grove Zoo (USA) is a decent size:

I saw a Ringtail with a Striped Skunk at Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary (USA). Notice the 'Miner's Shack' themed cabin viewing area:

Los Angeles Zoo (USA) has had Ringtails for years and here's a superb photo of one:

@Newzooboy

@Anteaterman

Burgers' Zoo (Netherlands) is the ONLY zoo out of 120 that had Ringtails on my European adventures.

@Therabu

@Mr Gharial

My last sighting was at Big Bear Alpine Zoo (USA) last year, in a small nocturnal house.

I saw a solitary Ringtail at this zoo and there's only the two exhibits in the very tiny nocturnal house. It's the type of building that could likely only accommodate a handful of visitors at any one time.

Procyonidae: 7 species

Coatis - 117 zoos (2 species: South American & White-nosed)
Northern Raccoons - 94 zoos
Kinkajous - 28 zoos
Ringtails & Cacomistles - 21 zoos
Crab-eating Raccoons - 2 zoos

Updated Species Lists for CARNIVORA:

Canidae: 19 species (129 zoos with Grey Wolf, 75 Red Fox, 51 African Wild Dog, 49 Arctic Fox, 49 Coyote, 44 Fennec Fox, 38 Maned Wolf, 35 Northern Grey Fox, 25 Bat-eared Fox, 22 Red Wolf, 19 Swift Fox, 16 Bush Dog, 10 Dhole, 10 Raccoon Dog, 6 Corsac Fox, 6 Island Fox, 6 Kit Fox, 5 Black-backed Jackal, 2 Golden Jackal...AND bonus animals are 17 New Guinea Singing Dog, 5 Dingo)

Eupleridae: 3 species (25 zoos with Fossa, 3 Ring-tailed Vontsira, 1 Fanaloka)

Felidae: 28 species (195 zoos with Tiger, 179 Lion, 128 Bobcat, 118 Cougar, 98 Leopard, 76 Cheetah, 74 Snow Leopard, 73 Serval, 63 Jaguar, 50 Eurasian Lynx, 49 Ocelot, 45 Canada Lynx, 36 Clouded Leopard, 31 Caracal, 29 Pallas's Cat, 25 Fishing Cat, 16 Black-footed Cat, 15 Sand Cat, 15 'Wildcats' (2 species: African, European), 8 Geoffroy's Cat, 7 Margay, 5 Jaguarundi, 4 Asian Golden Cat, 3 Leopard Cat, 2 Jungle Cat, 2 Rusty-spotted Cat, 1 Southern Tigrina)

Herpestidae: 5 species (129 zoos with Meerkat, 29 Dwarf Mongoose, 22 Banded Mongoose, 9 Yellow Mongoose, 5 Common Kusimanse)

Hyaenidae: 3 species (44 zoos with Spotted Hyena, 14 Striped Hyena, 1 Southern Aardwolf)

Nandiniidae: 1 species (1 zoo with African Palm Civet)

Prionodontidae: 0 species

Procyonidae: 7 species (117 zoos with Coati (South American & White-nosed), 94 Northern Raccoon, 28 Kinkajou, 21 Ringtail & Cacomistle, 2 Crab-eating Raccoon)

Ursidae: 8 species (100 zoos with American Black, 92 Brown, 47 Polar, 32 Andean, 27 Sun, 22 Sloth, 15 Asiatic Black, 8 Giant Panda)

Viverridae: 9 species (38 zoos with Binturong, 8 Cape Genet, 4 Common Genet, 4 Northern Palm Civet, 1 African Civet, 1 Banded Palm Civet, 1 Masked Palm Civet, 1 Philippine Palm Civet, 1 Rusty-spotted Genet)

* Also, on page 42 of this thread, there's an extensive list of all the Primates I've seen (141 species)

 

[birdsandbats]

The whole situation for "cacomistles" is really confusing. While many use the word to refer to Bassariscus sumichrasti specifically, it can also sometimes used for B. astutus, the Ringtail. So just because some place signed their animal as a cacomistle doesn't mean they had B. sumichrasti.

But, annoyingly, if they did have B. sumichrasti, they probably would sign it as a "cacomistle", because that species doesn't have another common name that is commonly used. I have heard Tropical Cacomistle or Central American Cacomistle used before (often in conjunction with Ring-tailed Cacomistle for B. astutus), but just Cacomistle (or sometimes spelled Cacomixtle) is way more common.

Also, of the four former holdings for Bassariscus sumichrasti listed in the US on ZTL, two are from USDA reports, and I absolutely do not trust those reports to have accurately identified which Bassariscus species they were looking at.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

It seems reasonable to assume that almost every animal I've seen on my list below was a Ringtail, but Zootierliste has Cacomistles at both Oregon Zoo (USA) and Utah's Hogle Zoo (USA) (as former holdings) and I've been to those establishments on multiple occasions and so it's pretty safe to say I've seen at least one Cacomistle in my lifetime.

Given how inaccurate ZTL listings for the USA still are, I wouldn't be so hasty to jump to that conclusion

 

[Chlidonias]

The whole situation for "cacomistles" is really confusing. While many use the word to refer to Bassariscus sumichrasti specifically, it can also sometimes used for B. astutus, the Ringtail. So just because some place signed their animal as a cacomistle doesn't mean they had B. sumichrasti.

Yes, it's only in recent years (basically, the internet years) that people have started asserting that Ringtail and Cacomistle are exclusive names to refer to two different species. The North American species has always been called both. I have never really used the name Ringtail for example, because it was always a Cacomistle, with Ringtail often being treated as more of a colloquial or local name than the "actual" name.

 

[Lori Patton]

I was surprised, when compiling all this data over several months in 2023, to find out that I've seen Ringtails at 21 zoos. It was more than I expected. I was even more shocked to realize that a Cacomistle is a completely different species, because at many of these zoos there's been a sign that references both a Ringtail and a Cacomistle and until last year I had no idea they weren't the same animal. It's always been an interchangeable name on American zoo signs.

It seems reasonable to assume that almost every animal I've seen on my list below was a Ringtail, but Zootierliste has Cacomistles at both Oregon Zoo (USA) and Utah's Hogle Zoo (USA) (as former holdings) and I've been to those establishments on multiple occasions and so it's pretty safe to say I've seen at least one Cacomistle in my lifetime.

Geographically, Ringtails/Cacomistles have been seen by me mainly in two states. There's 7 zoos on the list that are located in California and 4 in Texas, with other zoos all mostly being found in warm weather states.

1- Woodland Park Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 1996
2- Oregon Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2008
3- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2008
4- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
5- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
6- Utah’s Hogle Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
7- CuriOdyssey (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
8- The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
9- CALM (California Living Museum) (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
10- Pueblo Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2014
11- Franklin Drive-Thru Safari (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
12- The Texas Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
13- Austin Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
14- Living Desert Zoo – New Mexico (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
15- Bearizona (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
16- Micke Grove Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
17- Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
18- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
19- Burgers' Zoo (Netherlands) – Ringtail – 2019
20- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Ringtail – 2023
21- Big Bear Alpine Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2023

Even though it was completely boarded up on my last visit to this facility in 2023, for many years Oregon Zoo (USA) had a Ringtail/Cacomistle exhibit that was themed as the Cascade Mining Company. It was a very dark space, depending on whether the lights were off, and a rewarding one as on several visits I saw an animal moving around inside.

This very bright, mock-rock disaster was the Ringtail exhibit at Fort Worth Zoo (USA):

At the bizarrely named CuriOdyssey (USA), I saw a Ringtail in this exhibit that included a cereal box for enrichment!

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) has had Ringtails for many years, as I saw one in 2011 and then again in 2023. There's a photo of mine in the gallery showing a sleeping Ringtail when I was there last year, and it shared its enclosure with a Three-banded Armadillo.

Ringtail exhibit at CALM (California Living Museum) (USA):

Here's a variation of a corn-crib cage at Pueblo Zoo (USA), with a Ringtail inside.

These 4 exhibits at Franklin Drive-Thru Safari (USA) had the following species in 2015: Prevost's Squirrel, Common Marmoset, Ringtail and Common Kusimanse.

I can at least praise the impressive stonework surrounding this Ringtail exhibit at Austin Zoo (USA):

The Ringtail exhibit at Micke Grove Zoo (USA) is a decent size:

I saw a Ringtail with a Striped Skunk at Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary (USA). Notice the 'Miner's Shack' themed cabin viewing area:

Los Angeles Zoo (USA) has had Ringtails for years and here's a superb photo of one:

@Newzooboy

@Anteaterman

Burgers' Zoo (Netherlands) is the ONLY zoo out of 120 that had Ringtails on my European adventures.

@Therabu

@Mr Gharial

My last sighting was at Big Bear Alpine Zoo (USA) last year, in a small nocturnal house.

I saw a solitary Ringtail at this zoo and there's only the two exhibits in the very tiny nocturnal house. It's the type of building that could likely only accommodate a handful of visitors at any one time.

Procyonidae: 7 species

Coatis - 117 zoos (2 species: South American & White-nosed)
Northern Raccoons - 94 zoos
Kinkajous - 28 zoos
Ringtails & Cacomistles - 21 zoos
Crab-eating Raccoons - 2 zoos

Updated Species Lists for CARNIVORA:

Canidae: 19 species (129 zoos with Grey Wolf, 75 Red Fox, 51 African Wild Dog, 49 Arctic Fox, 49 Coyote, 44 Fennec Fox, 38 Maned Wolf, 35 Northern Grey Fox, 25 Bat-eared Fox, 22 Red Wolf, 19 Swift Fox, 16 Bush Dog, 10 Dhole, 10 Raccoon Dog, 6 Corsac Fox, 6 Island Fox, 6 Kit Fox, 5 Black-backed Jackal, 2 Golden Jackal...AND bonus animals are 17 New Guinea Singing Dog, 5 Dingo)

Eupleridae: 3 species (25 zoos with Fossa, 3 Ring-tailed Vontsira, 1 Fanaloka)

Felidae: 28 species (195 zoos with Tiger, 179 Lion, 128 Bobcat, 118 Cougar, 98 Leopard, 76 Cheetah, 74 Snow Leopard, 73 Serval, 63 Jaguar, 50 Eurasian Lynx, 49 Ocelot, 45 Canada Lynx, 36 Clouded Leopard, 31 Caracal, 29 Pallas's Cat, 25 Fishing Cat, 16 Black-footed Cat, 15 Sand Cat, 15 'Wildcats' (2 species: African, European), 8 Geoffroy's Cat, 7 Margay, 5 Jaguarundi, 4 Asian Golden Cat, 3 Leopard Cat, 2 Jungle Cat, 2 Rusty-spotted Cat, 1 Southern Tigrina)

Herpestidae: 5 species (129 zoos with Meerkat, 29 Dwarf Mongoose, 22 Banded Mongoose, 9 Yellow Mongoose, 5 Common Kusimanse)

Hyaenidae: 3 species (44 zoos with Spotted Hyena, 14 Striped Hyena, 1 Southern Aardwolf)

Nandiniidae: 1 species (1 zoo with African Palm Civet)

Prionodontidae: 0 species

Procyonidae: 7 species (117 zoos with Coati (South American & White-nosed), 94 Northern Raccoon, 28 Kinkajou, 21 Ringtail & Cacomistle, 2 Crab-eating Raccoon)

Ursidae: 8 species (100 zoos with American Black, 92 Brown, 47 Polar, 32 Andean, 27 Sun, 22 Sloth, 15 Asiatic Black, 8 Giant Panda)

Viverridae: 9 species (38 zoos with Binturong, 8 Cape Genet, 4 Common Genet, 4 Northern Palm Civet, 1 African Civet, 1 Banded Palm Civet, 1 Masked Palm Civet, 1 Philippine Palm Civet, 1 Rusty-spotted Genet)

* Also, on page 42 of this thread, there's an extensive list of all the Primates I've seen (141 species)

The Los Angeles Zoo no longer has ringtails and the species was removed from the website animal list some time ago. The exhibit photo in your post appears to be from the Children's Zoo, but unfortunately most of the animal exhibits there are now vacant. However, there is currently a picture of a ringtail inside the cave as part of an LED display of nocturnal animals.

 

[Panda_Fan]

I was surprised, when compiling all this data over several months in 2023, to find out that I've seen Ringtails at 21 zoos. It was more than I expected. I was even more shocked to realize that a Cacomistle is a completely different species, because at many of these zoos there's been a sign that references both a Ringtail and a Cacomistle and until last year I had no idea they weren't the same animal. It's always been an interchangeable name on American zoo signs.

It seems reasonable to assume that almost every animal I've seen on my list below was a Ringtail, but Zootierliste has Cacomistles at both Oregon Zoo (USA) and Utah's Hogle Zoo (USA) (as former holdings) and I've been to those establishments on multiple occasions and so it's pretty safe to say I've seen at least one Cacomistle in my lifetime.

Geographically, Ringtails/Cacomistles have been seen by me mainly in two states. There's 7 zoos on the list that are located in California and 4 in Texas, with other zoos all mostly being found in warm weather states.

1- Woodland Park Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 1996
2- Oregon Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2008
3- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2008
4- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
5- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
6- Utah’s Hogle Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2010
7- CuriOdyssey (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
8- The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
9- CALM (California Living Museum) (USA) – Ringtail – 2011
10- Pueblo Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2014
11- Franklin Drive-Thru Safari (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
12- The Texas Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
13- Austin Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
14- Living Desert Zoo – New Mexico (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
15- Bearizona (USA) – Ringtail – 2015
16- Micke Grove Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
17- Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
18- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2017
19- Burgers' Zoo (Netherlands) – Ringtail – 2019
20- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Ringtail – 2023
21- Big Bear Alpine Zoo (USA) – Ringtail – 2023

Even though it was completely boarded up on my last visit to this facility in 2023, for many years Oregon Zoo (USA) had a Ringtail/Cacomistle exhibit that was themed as the Cascade Mining Company. It was a very dark space, depending on whether the lights were off, and a rewarding one as on several visits I saw an animal moving around inside.

This very bright, mock-rock disaster was the Ringtail exhibit at Fort Worth Zoo (USA):

At the bizarrely named CuriOdyssey (USA), I saw a Ringtail in this exhibit that included a cereal box for enrichment!

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) has had Ringtails for many years, as I saw one in 2011 and then again in 2023. There's a photo of mine in the gallery showing a sleeping Ringtail when I was there last year, and it shared its enclosure with a Three-banded Armadillo.

Ringtail exhibit at CALM (California Living Museum) (USA):

Here's a variation of a corn-crib cage at Pueblo Zoo (USA), with a Ringtail inside.

These 4 exhibits at Franklin Drive-Thru Safari (USA) had the following species in 2015: Prevost's Squirrel, Common Marmoset, Ringtail and Common Kusimanse.

I can at least praise the impressive stonework surrounding this Ringtail exhibit at Austin Zoo (USA):

The Ringtail exhibit at Micke Grove Zoo (USA) is a decent size:

I saw a Ringtail with a Striped Skunk at Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary (USA). Notice the 'Miner's Shack' themed cabin viewing area:

Los Angeles Zoo (USA) has had Ringtails for years and here's a superb photo of one:

@Newzooboy

@Anteaterman

Burgers' Zoo (Netherlands) is the ONLY zoo out of 120 that had Ringtails on my European adventures.

@Therabu

@Mr Gharial

My last sighting was at Big Bear Alpine Zoo (USA) last year, in a small nocturnal house.

I saw a solitary Ringtail at this zoo and there's only the two exhibits in the very tiny nocturnal house. It's the type of building that could likely only accommodate a handful of visitors at any one time.

Procyonidae: 7 species

Coatis - 117 zoos (2 species: South American & White-nosed)
Northern Raccoons - 94 zoos
Kinkajous - 28 zoos
Ringtails & Cacomistles - 21 zoos
Crab-eating Raccoons - 2 zoos

Updated Species Lists for CARNIVORA:

Canidae: 19 species (129 zoos with Grey Wolf, 75 Red Fox, 51 African Wild Dog, 49 Arctic Fox, 49 Coyote, 44 Fennec Fox, 38 Maned Wolf, 35 Northern Grey Fox, 25 Bat-eared Fox, 22 Red Wolf, 19 Swift Fox, 16 Bush Dog, 10 Dhole, 10 Raccoon Dog, 6 Corsac Fox, 6 Island Fox, 6 Kit Fox, 5 Black-backed Jackal, 2 Golden Jackal...AND bonus animals are 17 New Guinea Singing Dog, 5 Dingo)

Eupleridae: 3 species (25 zoos with Fossa, 3 Ring-tailed Vontsira, 1 Fanaloka)

Felidae: 28 species (195 zoos with Tiger, 179 Lion, 128 Bobcat, 118 Cougar, 98 Leopard, 76 Cheetah, 74 Snow Leopard, 73 Serval, 63 Jaguar, 50 Eurasian Lynx, 49 Ocelot, 45 Canada Lynx, 36 Clouded Leopard, 31 Caracal, 29 Pallas's Cat, 25 Fishing Cat, 16 Black-footed Cat, 15 Sand Cat, 15 'Wildcats' (2 species: African, European), 8 Geoffroy's Cat, 7 Margay, 5 Jaguarundi, 4 Asian Golden Cat, 3 Leopard Cat, 2 Jungle Cat, 2 Rusty-spotted Cat, 1 Southern Tigrina)

Herpestidae: 5 species (129 zoos with Meerkat, 29 Dwarf Mongoose, 22 Banded Mongoose, 9 Yellow Mongoose, 5 Common Kusimanse)

Hyaenidae: 3 species (44 zoos with Spotted Hyena, 14 Striped Hyena, 1 Southern Aardwolf)

Nandiniidae: 1 species (1 zoo with African Palm Civet)

Prionodontidae: 0 species

Procyonidae: 7 species (117 zoos with Coati (South American & White-nosed), 94 Northern Raccoon, 28 Kinkajou, 21 Ringtail & Cacomistle, 2 Crab-eating Raccoon)

Ursidae: 8 species (100 zoos with American Black, 92 Brown, 47 Polar, 32 Andean, 27 Sun, 22 Sloth, 15 Asiatic Black, 8 Giant Panda)

Viverridae: 9 species (38 zoos with Binturong, 8 Cape Genet, 4 Common Genet, 4 Northern Palm Civet, 1 African Civet, 1 Banded Palm Civet, 1 Masked Palm Civet, 1 Philippine Palm Civet, 1 Rusty-spotted Genet)

* Also, on page 42 of this thread, there's an extensive list of all the Primates I've seen (141 species)

I thought that this species would be rare, but it seems that the roadside zoo have the upper hand with this species.

 

[snowleopard]

I've been very fortunate to have seen Red Pandas at 106 zoos. For more than a century, there was taxonomic debate about which creatures Red Pandas were closer to, but these days there are two recognized species (Western and Eastern) and they even have their own family (Ailuridae). At one point Red Pandas were in with the Raccoon family, then the Bear family, and now they are striking out solo.

I saw a LOT of Red Pandas during 4 summers, when I visited big, famous AZA zoos (2008, 2010 and 2012) and then tons of EAZA zoos (2019). Here is an animal that has been entirely absent from roadside collections for me, as I've been to a 100+ crappy American zoos and they've often had Tigers, Lions, Bears (oh my!) but never once Red Pandas.

2008 = 14 zoos
2010 = 18 zoos
2012 = 12 zoos
2019 = 26 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Red Panda – 1975
2- Woodland Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 1996
3- Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada) – Red Panda – 2001
4- Zurich Zoo (Switzerland) – Red Panda – 2003
5- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Red Panda – 2006
6- San Francisco Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2006
7- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2006
8- Taronga Zoo (Australia) – Red Panda – 2007
9- Adelaide Zoo (Australia) – Red Panda – 2007
10- Melbourne Zoo (Australia) – Red Panda – 2007
11- Minnesota Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
12- Lincoln Park Zoo - Illinois (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
13- Detroit Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
14- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Red Panda – 2008
15- Bronx Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
16- Central Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
17- Smithsonian’s National Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
18- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
19- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
20- Indianapolis Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
21- Memphis Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
22- Knoxville Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
23- Zoo Atlanta (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
24- Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2008
25- Zoo Montana (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
26- Sedgwick County Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
27- Kansas City Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
28- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
29- Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
30- Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
31- Binder Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
32- Akron Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
33- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
34- Roger Williams Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
35- Philadelphia Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
36- Chattanooga Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
37- Nashville Zoo at Grassmere (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
38- Birmingham Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
39- Houston Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
40- ABQ BioPark Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
41- Utah’s Hogle Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
42- Zoo Boise (USA) – Red Panda – 2010
43- Charles Paddock Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2011
44- Sacramento Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2011
45- Great Plains Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
46- Blank Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
47- Potawatomi Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
48- Potter Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
49- Erie Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
50- Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
51- Franklin Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
52- Virginia Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
53- Jackson Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
54- Sunset Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
55- Denver Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
56- Tautphaus Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2012
57- Red River Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
58- Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
59- Henry Vilas Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
60- Miller Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
61- Scovill Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
62- Lincoln Children’s Zoo - Nebraska (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
63- Tanganyika Wildlife Park (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
64- Lee Richardson Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
65- Pueblo Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2014
66- Sequoia Park Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2015
67- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Red Panda – 2017
68- Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) – Red Panda – 2018
69- John Ball Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2018
70- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) – Red Panda – 2018
71- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
72- Vogelpark Avifauna (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
73- Diergaarde Blijdorp (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
74- Lille Zoo (France) – Red Panda – 2019
75- Zoo Antwerp (Belgium) – Red Panda – 2019
76- Planckendael Zoo (Belgium) – Red Panda – 2019
77- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – Red Panda – 2019
78- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Red Panda – 2019
79- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
80- Aachener Zoo (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
81- Opel Zoo (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
82- Zoo Neuwied (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
83- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
84- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
85- ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
86- Duisburg Zoo (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
87- Krefeld Zoo (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
88- Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
89- Beekse Bergen (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
90- ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
91- Ouwehands Dierenpark (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
92- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
93- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
94- Erlebnis Zoo Hannover (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
95- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – Red Panda – 2019
96- Dierenpark Amersfoort (Netherlands) – Red Panda – 2019
97- Givskud Zoo (Denmark) – Red Panda – 2022
98- Ree Park Safari (Denmark) – Red Panda – 2022
99- Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) – Red Panda – 2022
100- Odense Zoo (Denmark) – Red Panda – 2022
101- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Red Panda – 2022
102- Parken Zoo (Sweden) – Red Panda – 2022
103- Nordens Ark (Sweden) – Red Panda – 2022
104- Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) – Red Panda – 2022
105- Copenhagen Zoo (Denmark) – Red Panda – 2022
106- Oregon Zoo (USA) – Red Panda – 2023

So, what images should I showcase that recognize memorable Red Panda exhibits?

Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada) was my hometown zoo for the first decade of my life, but it wasn't until 2019 that they opened a top-notch Red Panda exhibit. There's 3 outdoor yards, one indoor viewing area, and an overhead walkway that connects the two main habitats. It's a great setup and I've had some close encounters with Red Pandas there. As well, the animals have full access to those trees.

The Red Panda exhibit at Bronx Zoo (USA) has always been famous for its naturalism.

@Baldur

Along the Asia Trail, there's a rocky backdrop in the Red Panda exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Zoo (USA):

@BeardsleyZooFan

I visited Zoo Knoxville (USA) in 2008 and my wife adores Red Pandas and so it was a thrill to see 3 Red Panda exhibits and a half-dozen of the animals in the space of a few minutes. There was even 'Bamboo', the zoo's Red Panda mascot, taking photos with visitors. This zoo in Tennessee is famous for having more than 110 Red Panda births. Remarkable!

Zoo Montana (USA) has a spacious Red Panda exhibit:

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) opened Asian Highlands a few years ago and there's a Red Panda/Reeves's Muntjac exhibit there.

@pachyderm pro

Off to Europe we go! Here one can find a staggering number of Red Panda exhibits and in general European zoos demolish North American zoos when it comes to high quality Red Panda habitats.

I liked seeing an old bear grotto repurposed and modernized for Red Pandas at Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands).

Then there's the absolutely stunning Red Panda/Red-crowned Crane exhibit at Vogelpark Avifauna (Netherlands). This bird park has been branching out to include a few mammals in recent years, and I saw a Red Panda far up on a tree limb in the huge tree on the left. An aesthetically pleasing habitat for mammals and birds.

Yet another excellent exhibit for Red Pandas (and Michie's Tufted Deer) is to be found at Diergaarde Blijdorp (Netherlands). Massive trees, an overhead branch, deer and pandas together, and this already stellar exhibit has since been modernized further with some mountain theming.

Quite a few Red Panda exhibits in European zoos have pandas mixed with either Reeves's Muntjac, or Michie's Tufted Deer, or Small-clawed Otters, and it's nice to see unrestricted height with the trees in some of the enclosures. Opel Zoo (Germany) has muntjacs and pandas and a large tree on the right:

ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) has a fantastic Red Panda exhibit that stretches out into the zoo's parking lot. I saw a Red Panda up in a tree before I even entered the zoo! Plus, the overhead wooden walkways are not solid planks but a type of rickety contraption with an Indiana Jones/Temple of Doom vibe. Would that fly in a North American zoo? Nope, and yet European zoos are not afraid to be bold.

At Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany), Red Pandas share the same space as Himalayan Tahr, with a legendary backdrop. World-class.

@twilighter

Berlin Tierpark (Germany) has Red Pandas with Tufted Deer in a stunning achievement. Jaw-dropping scenery.

@twilighter

Erlebnis Zoo Hannover (Germany) has a huge Red Panda/Reeves's Muntjac exhibit with a gorgeous backdrop of trees that looks like the wild.

@Daniel Sörensen

So many phenomenal Red Panda exhibits in Europe! Here's one at Givskud Zoo (Denmark), with trees so tall that pandas can get lost for days up there.

Just like Overloon, Odense Zoo (Denmark) has Red Pandas strolling around on overhead wooden trails. The ones here are simple poles and deceptively close to the ground. It's absolutely fantastic to see.

Red Pandas and Small-clawed Otters share an exhibit at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden):

Nordens Ark (Sweden) is packed with spectacular exhibits for felines, but the Red Panda habitat there is also really special.

 

[Penshet]

All of the above panda enclosures range from good to really good - this leaves me wondering, what would be the worst red panda enclosure you've come across?

 

[birdsandbats]

It's still crazy to me that there are no Chinese Red Pandas in Europe, considering how they're the more common species in the Midwestern US. For me, Himalayan is the the rare one.

 

[Panda_Fan]

Don't hate me for saying that I think that red pandas are a great replacement for giant pandas.

 

[ralph]

Red panda's must be among the luckiest of zoo animals - many enclosures are good or great, very few are bad.
During my latest zoo trip, I saw red panda's in Heidelberg, Nürnberg, München, Salzburg and Karlsruhe and I liked all of them.

I am lucky to have crab-eating raccoons and ringtails in my home country as both are extremely rare in European zoos.
I've also been lucky getting to see Cozumel raccoons when I visited the island they're named after. Probably the rarest mammal species I've seen in my life!
I've also seen northern raccoon, white-nosed coati and kinkajou in the wild!

 

[15399]

By far the best red panda exhibit I've ever seen is the one at Detroit Zoo: two large habitats, both with live, mature trees: and a elevated bridge running between them. Makes for a really impressive habitat, and by far the largest red panda exhibit I've ever seen.

Photo By: @pachyderm pro

Photo By: @Moebelle

I second that I don't think I've ever seen a bad red panda exhibit. That said, some are fairly mediocre compared to the many excellent exhibits out there. Roger Williams Park Zoo recently opened a new red panda exhibit, but the old one was fairly mediocre, as it didn't provide a visible climate-controlled area, had only a single climbing opportunity, and didn't provide much privacy for the pandas:

Photo By: @TinoPup

The worst I've seen, however, is probably this exhibit at the Utica Zoo (which I don't think @snowleopard has visited)- fairly simple in design, with minimal climbing opportunities and similarly lacking a visible climate-controlled area. The zoo has already announced plans for a new red panda exhibit, however:

Photo By: @CuseZoofan

Prospect Park Zoo's exhibit is also fairly bare bones:

Photo By: @ThylacineAlive

 

[Dassie rat]

Procyonidae: 7 species (117 zoos with Coati (South American & White-nosed), 94 Northern Raccoon, 28 Kinkajou, 21 Ringtail & Cacomistle, 2 Crab-eating Raccoon)

I saw a northern olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii) at Exmouth Zoo in 1973. I saw an olingo at Kilverstone Zoo. The keeper at Kilverstone said that the adult male was kept with his daughter and the adult female was kept with her son. The Kilverstone animal I saw may have been a lowland or Allen's olingo (B alleni) or a northern olingo (B gabbii).

 

[NNM.]

Something strange is that Franklin Park Zoo’s revamped Children’s Zoo included a newer red panda exhibit that I thought was pretty solid.


But I was then reminded of what the old exhibit looked like, and honestly, it might have actually been better beforehand.

That was so long ago…

 

[birdsandbats]

Yeah it's kind of incredible that I've never seen a bad red panda exhibit, either. Even the roadside zoo I've seen them at had them in a decent, if far from incredible, enclosure.

 

[snowleopard]

There's been loads of great responses from a lot of people in regards to my Red Panda post. It's true that there's a wide range of excellent Red Panda exhibits, especially some of the ones in Europe with massive trees, but if I had to choose the 'worst' I've seen then that's a tricky task. Here's 5 that are really disappointing in comparison to some of the mini Red Panda forests in European zoos.

All of my data comes from my lifetime of zoo visits culminating in 2023, but this year I had a very short trip that included a 107th zoo with Red Pandas. Wildlife Safari (USA) is a zoo that added Red Pandas at some point between my first visit (2009) and my last (2024) and the enclosure is substandard. I'm sure it originally held a different species.

Great Plains Zoo (USA) has a couple of pretty tiny Red Panda exhibits as well. Here's one:

Houston Zoo (USA) had its Red Pandas entirely indoors, within an ex-Koala exhibit, when I was there in 2010.

Potawatomi Zoo (USA) had this as a Red Panda exhibit in 2012:

Denver Zoo (USA) gave its Red Pandas a single short tree and a lot of mock-rock in 2012:

And just for fun, here's Bamboo the Red Panda mascot at Zoo Knoxville (USA) in 2008:

 

[TeaLovingDave]

At Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany), Red Pandas share the same space as Himalayan Tahr, with a legendary backdrop. World-class.

I'd tend to argue that calling any exhibit at Hagenbeck "world class" requires stretching the phrase to the point of meaninglessness let alone that one.

 

[toastrgophr]

My favourite zoo experience I've ever had was when I was 7 and visiting the Australia Zoo. I did a "Creature Encounter" (I think that's what it was called) where I got to go inside the red panda exhibit, and feed one out of my hand while it sat on my lap. It was incredible.

 

[carlos55]

Currently no Mexican zoo has red pandas. I believe the only Latin American zoo with red pandas is Buin zoo in Santiago, Chile. Sadly, the red pandas in Houston zoo now have an even smaller indoor exhibit next to the insect house.

 

[snowleopard]

From Red Pandas to Skunks! I've seen at least one type of Skunk at 53 zoos. I've not included ambassador animals, which I've been consistent with on this thread, unless there is an actual exhibit that can be seen during any point of a zoo visit. Almost all of my sightings have been Striped Skunks.

There's no question that with certain species, the AZA zoos are on a whole other level when it comes to the quality of exhibits provided to their animals. Admittedly, even many AZA exhibits would not be allowed in Western Europe due to more stringent animal legislation and public demand for higher quality zoo habitats. But, as shown below with my photos of skunk exhibits, many of the non-AZA zoos have horrendous husbandry regulations. Skunks can be seen in tiny metal cages with little to no space to roam, or on cement and bricks without any thought of having natural substrate within an enclosure. So many zoos in the USA could arguably be compared to the worst zoos in Southeast Asia, which is a shame as America is a wealthy nation. You can probably keep a de-scented pet skunk in an old rusty hamster cage and it would be perfectly legal.

53 zoos and 54 skunk exhibits (51 Striped, 2 Western Spotted, 1 American Hog-nosed)

1- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2005
2- Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2008
3- Knoxville Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2008
4- Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2008
5- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – American Hog-nosed Skunk – 2008
6- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2010
7- Tulsa Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2010
8- Maryland Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2010
9- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2010
10- Cameron Park Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2010
11- Utah’s Hogle Zoo (USA) – Western Spotted Skunk, Striped Skunk – 2010 (2 species)
12- CALM (California Living Museum) (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2011
13- Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2012
14- ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2012
15- Bear Country U.S.A. (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2014
16- Lake Superior Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2014
17- Wildwood Wildlife Park (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2014
18- DeYoung Family Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2014
19- Timbavati Wildlife Park (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2014
20- G W Exotic Animal Park (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2015
21- San Angelo Nature Center (USA) – Western Spotted Skunk – 2015
22- Austin Nature & Science Center (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2015
23- Turtle Bay Exploration Park (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2015
24- West Coast Game Park Safari (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2015
25- Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2017
26- Wilderness Walk Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
27- GarLyn Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
28- Roscommon Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
29- Animal Gardens Petting Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
30- Jo-Don Farms (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
31- Bear Den Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
32- Shalom Wildlife Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
33- Menominee Park Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
34- Special Memories Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
35- Zollman Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2018
36- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Striped Skunk – 2019
37- Faunapark Flakkee (Netherlands) – Striped Skunk – 2019
38- Harry Malter Familiepark (Belgium) – Striped Skunk – 2019
39- Pakawi Park (Belgium) – Striped Skunk – 2019
40- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – Striped Skunk – 2019
41- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Striped Skunk – 2019
42- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – Striped Skunk – 2019
43- Solinger Vogel-und Tierpark (Bird and Animal Park) (Germany) – Striped Skunk – 2019
44- ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) – Striped Skunk – 2019
45- BestZOO (Netherlands) – Striped Skunk – 2019
46- Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) – Striped Skunk – 2019
47- Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands) – Striped Skunk – 2019
48- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – Striped Skunk – 2019
49- Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada) – Striped Skunk – 2022
50- Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2023
51- Monterey Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2023
52- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2023
53- Big Bear Alpine Zoo (USA) – Striped Skunk – 2023

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (USA) has kept Striped Skunks for decades, in a naturalistic exhibit that can be seen through thin wire and also via an overhead walkway.

A memorable Striped Skunk exhibit was at Utah's Hogle Zoo (USA) in 2010, as the enclosure had a series of pop-up visitor viewing areas for kids.

Hogle Zoo is the only zoo I've ever been to that had TWO skunk exhibits at the same time. Here is the enclosure for a Western Spotted Skunk, complete with a gardening glove!

At CALM (California Living Museum) (USA) in 2011, there was a Striped Skunk and a Western Gray Squirrel together in a small cage.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) eventually switched to Striped Skunks, but back in 2008 and 2011 the zoo had Harris's Antelope Squirrels and American Hog-nosed Skunks together in this exhibit.

Striped Skunks, Sandhill Cranes, Three-toed Box Turtles and Florida Box Turtles were all together in this mixed-species exhibit at ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) in 2012. Tampa went 'European-style' that year!

Check out this world-class exhibit at Special Memories Zoo (USA) just 6 years ago. In one corner we have the returning champion, a black-and-white Striped Skunk, while in the other corner is the challenger, a red bucket of water. The rest of this 'exhibit' is a barren wasteland of nothingness. Nasty. I have no idea what the 'No Clearance' sign means.

Here's two Striped Skunks, a single branch, and a pile of sand. It's Dune: Part Three at GarLyn Zoo (USA).

At least the sleeping box has flowers painted on it in this Striped Skunk cage at West Coast Game Park Safari (USA).

Here's a small home for a Western Spotted Skunk at San Angelo Nature Center (USA):

This two-foot wide Striped Skunk cage is an abomination. I saw it at Wildwood Wildlife Park (USA) ten years ago.

Another abomination. The entire space for a Striped Skunk at Timbavati Wildlife Park (USA):

A single log in the middle of a metal cage is all that is given to a Striped Skunk at DeYoung Family Zoo (USA):

Here's a small, narrow cement block of a cage for a Striped Skunk at Bear Den Zoo (USA):

And here's apparently a 'North American Skunk' that is living on a pile of bricks at Roscommon Zoo (USA). The animal is almost certainly a white colour variant of a Striped Skunk.

In the 12 European zoos that had Striped Skunks, many combined them with other species and I've already highlighted some of those exhibits via other posts on this thread. I'll come up with some new photos here, but for sure none of those diabolical roadside skunk enclosures in American zoos are to be found in Western European nations. The standards are so much higher. Curiously, I saw zero skunks during my 2022 trip to Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

At Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands), there's a natural-looking exhibit for Striped Skunks and they are combined with Raccoons.

@AWP

Harry Malter Familiepark (Belgium) and Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) both have Striped Skunks with Raccoons in pleasant habitats.

Pairi Daiza (Belgium) is another Belgian zoo that has Striped Skunks with Raccoons:

@KevinB

Here's 5 Raccoons and a Striped Skunk at GaiaZOO (Netherlands):

@vogelcommando

Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) is yet another European zoo that combines Striped Skunks and Raccoons together. A beautiful exhibit!

@KevinB

Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) has a neat little heated shelter area for its Striped Skunks. This themed area (Manitoba) has rustic farming elements incorporated into a few of the animal exhibits.

Updated Species Lists for CARNIVORA:

Ailuridae: 2 species (106 zoos with either Eastern Red Panda or Western Red Panda)

Canidae: 19 species (129 zoos with Grey Wolf, 75 Red Fox, 51 African Wild Dog, 49 Arctic Fox, 49 Coyote, 44 Fennec Fox, 38 Maned Wolf, 35 Northern Grey Fox, 25 Bat-eared Fox, 22 Red Wolf, 19 Swift Fox, 16 Bush Dog, 10 Dhole, 10 Raccoon Dog, 6 Corsac Fox, 6 Island Fox, 6 Kit Fox, 5 Black-backed Jackal, 2 Golden Jackal...AND bonus animals are 17 New Guinea Singing Dog, 5 Dingo)

Eupleridae: 3 species (25 zoos with Fossa, 3 Ring-tailed Vontsira, 1 Fanaloka)

Felidae: 28 species (195 zoos with Tiger, 179 Lion, 128 Bobcat, 118 Cougar, 98 Leopard, 76 Cheetah, 74 Snow Leopard, 73 Serval, 63 Jaguar, 50 Eurasian Lynx, 49 Ocelot, 45 Canada Lynx, 36 Clouded Leopard, 31 Caracal, 29 Pallas's Cat, 25 Fishing Cat, 16 Black-footed Cat, 15 Sand Cat, 15 'Wildcats' (2 species: African, European), 8 Geoffroy's Cat, 7 Margay, 5 Jaguarundi, 4 Asian Golden Cat, 3 Leopard Cat, 2 Jungle Cat, 2 Rusty-spotted Cat, 1 Southern Tigrina)

Herpestidae: 5 species (129 zoos with Meerkat, 29 Dwarf Mongoose, 22 Banded Mongoose, 9 Yellow Mongoose, 5 Common Kusimanse)

Hyaenidae: 3 species (44 zoos with Spotted Hyena, 14 Striped Hyena, 1 Southern Aardwolf)

Mephitidae: 3 species (51 zoos with Striped Skunks, 2 Western Spotted, 1 American Hog-nosed)

Nandiniidae: 1 species (1 zoo with African Palm Civet)

Prionodontidae: 0 species

Procyonidae: 7 species (117 zoos with Coati (South American & White-nosed), 94 Northern Raccoon, 28 Kinkajou, 21 Ringtail & Cacomistle, 2 Crab-eating Raccoon)

Ursidae: 8 species (100 zoos with American Black, 92 Brown, 47 Polar, 32 Andean, 27 Sun, 22 Sloth, 15 Asiatic Black, 8 Giant Panda)

Viverridae: 9 species (38 zoos with Binturong, 8 Cape Genet, 4 Common Genet, 4 Northern Palm Civet, 1 African Civet, 1 Banded Palm Civet, 1 Masked Palm Civet, 1 Philippine Palm Civet, 1 Rusty-spotted Genet)

* Also, on page 42 of this thread, there's an extensive list of all the Primates I've seen (141 species)

What's left on my Carnivora Countdown? Pinnipeds and Mustelids!