Species lost from European collections during the 21st Century

[remar]

I suspect so - it is probably going to be a race of sorts between whether we lose Mountain Anoa first, or the Bornean Bearded Pig!

The hartebeest at Wrclow also participate at that "race"

 

[KevinB]

The hartebeest at Wrclow also participate at that "race"

Also the last Slender-horned gazelle in Europe at Planckendael...

 

[Dassie rat]

Panay cloud runners are only kept at 1 ZTL zoo (Plzen) and seem to face a precarious future in captivity as well as in the wild.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Prompted by the mention of Panay Cloud Rat above, let's take a look at the rodent taxa we have lost from public collections over the last few decades:

Rodent taxa lost in the 21st century (pt 1):

Lorrain Dormouse (Graphiurus lorraineus) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in c.2010. There are no photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Huet's Dormouse (Graphiurus nagtglasii) - last held at Plzen in 2006. There are no photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Black Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) - last held at Zoo Wroclaw in 2019, having been present in several European collections over the years, there are a number of images depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Tomek at Wroclaw:

Red-tailed Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) - last held at Eekhorn Experience in 2020; there are several images depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @AWP at the collection in question:

Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) - last held at Tiergarten Kleve in c.2020; along with numerous photographs of wild and captive individuals in North America, there is a single photograph taken by @vogelcommando of the species at said collection within the Zoochat gallery:

Peters' Squirrel (Sciurus oculatus) - last held at Skærup Zoo in 2020. There are no photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

White-necked Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) - last held at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in 2011. A handful of images of this taxon are present on the Zoochat gallery, for instance the following photograph taken by @zoogiraffe :

Douglas' Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) - last held at Heythrop Zoo in 2013. The only image of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery is of a wild individual in Canada.

Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. Along with various images of captive individuals in North America, there is a single photograph within the Zoochat gallery depicting the species at Ark Animal Sanctuary in 2011, taken by @mhale :

Red Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) - last held at Praha Terrarium in c.2012. Along with various images of captive and wild individuals in Asia, there is a single photograph within the Zoochat gallery depicting the species at said collection, taken by @Maguari :

Black-striped Squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in the early 2000's. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Congo Rope Squirrel (Funisciurus congicus) - last held at Tiergarten Ulm in 2012. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Red-footed Tree Squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel (Heliosciurus rufobrachium) - last held at Zoo Koln in 2019; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Sicarius :

Cooper's Mountain Squirrel (Paraxerus cooperi) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2010. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) - last held at Plzen in 2007; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @robmv :

Unstriped Ground Squirrel (Xerus rutilus) - last held at Tiergarten Bernburg in 2013. A single image of this taxon in captivity has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery by @Maguari , showing an individual at Opel-Zoo:

Mexican Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys mexicanus) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2006. The only image of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in North America.

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) - last held at Plzen in 2011. A single image of this taxon at the collection has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery by @Maguari :

Gray Marmot (Marmota baibacina) - last held at Marmottes Paradis in 2013. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Black-capped Marmot (Marmota camtschatica) - last held at Marmottes Paradis in 2013. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Long-tailed Marmot (Marmota caudata) - last held at Marmottes Paradis in 2011. The only images of this species within the Zoochat gallery depict wild individuals in Asia.

Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) - last held at Marmottes Paradis in 2011. The only images of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of wild and captive individuals in North America.

Tarbagan Marmot (Marmota sibirica) - last held at Marmottes Paradis in 2013. The only images of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of wild and captive individuals in Asia.

Vancouver Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) - last held at Marmottes Paradis in 2014. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Yellow Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus fulvus) - last held at Moscow in 2009. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of a captive individual in Iran.

Speckled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus suslicus) - last held at Zoo Zamość in c.2017. A single image of this taxon has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken at Leningrad Zoo in 2009 by @woolyrat

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus undulatus) - last held at Zoo Eberswalde in 2009. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mountain Paca (Cuniculus taczanowskii) - last held at Amazon World in 2013. There is only one image of this taxon within a European collection on the Zoochat gallery, despite the species being relatively commonplace in the recent past; the following photograph of an individual at Magdeburg taken by @Maguari :

Mexican Agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana) - last held at Faunia Madrid in 2015; there are several images of this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Maguari :

Roatan Island Agouti (Dasyprocta ruatanica) - last held at Givskud Zoo in 2001. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Short-tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla) - last held at Allwetterzoo in 2000. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Red Acouchi (Myoprocta acouchy) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Silvery Mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Dassie Rat (Petromus typicus) - last held at Tierpark Berlin in 2007. A single photograph of this species has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Greater Cane Rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) - last held at Plzen in 2009. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.


---Note ---
Needless to say, this is another category where due to the high number of species in private hands, we have "regained" a fair few species cited as losses in the prior thread, and could well regain several of the species which I have cited here. Some of the major losses are highly unlikely ever to return, of course, and several further species are liable to be lost forever in the coming year.

It should also be noted that although some of the species cited are listed on ZTL as current holdings for Bellingwolde Kleindierpark, I have disregarded this information as this is not only a private collection but - as far as I know - has now shut down entirely.

 

[Chlidonias]

Vancouver Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) - last held at Marmottes Paradis in 2014. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

I'd just like to register my doubt at 100% for this species being held in Europe.

 

[PossumRoach]

It will be disappointing when the grizzled tree squirrel ends up on this list :/.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

I'd just like to register my doubt at 100% for this species being held in Europe.

My doubt was hovering somewhere around there too for several years until I obtained a back issue of Zoo Grapevine (winter 2014/15) with a review of the collection by Tim Brown, explicitly citing their time of arrival, origin and rapid demise:

 

[Chlidonias]

My doubt was hovering somewhere around there too for several years until I obtained a back issue of Zoo Grapevine (winter 2014/15) with a review of the collection by Tim Brown, explicitly citing their time of arrival, origin and rapid demise:

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Interesting. Having post-reproductive animals would seem like the only possibility for the account - I do find it difficult to believe that Canada would have approved any export though.

I had a look at Mountain View and amongst the first things that come up are investigations into multiple accounts of animal abuse. Their participation in the Vancouver Marmot programme was halted in 2014, and they closed down a couple of years later.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Rodent and Lagomorph taxa lost in the 21st century (pt 2):

File-toed Pygmy Jerboa (Cardiocranius paradoxus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Long-eared Jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2021; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @alexkant :

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa (Allactaga sibirica) - last held at Tierpark Görlitz in 2004. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict a captive individual in Asia.

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio) - last held at Tierpark Hellabrunn in 2005. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus crassicauda) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Kozlov's Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus kozlovi) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Small Five-toed Jerboa (Scarturus elater) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there is a single photograph depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery taken by @Maguari at Zoo Plzen:

Four-toed Jerboa (Scarturus tetradactylus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2017; there are a pair of images depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @laughing dove :

Kluchor Birch Mouse (Sicista kluchorica) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2019. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Southern Birch Mouse (Sicista subtilis) - last held at Zoo Leipzig in 2002. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Chapa Tree Dormouse (Typhlomys chapensis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @alexkant :

Palestine Blind Mole-rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi) - last held at Pairi Daiza in 2018; there is a single photograph depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @ralph :

Greater Blind Mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) - last held at Zoopark Rostov in c.2007. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Demon Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes daemon) - last held at Zoo Praha in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mongolian Hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Tibetan Hamster (Urocricetus kamensis) - last held briefly at Southport Zoo in 2003. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Tundra Vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) - last held at Plzen in 2005. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Barakshin's Mountain Vole (Alticola barakshin) - last held at Plzen in 2010. The only photograph of this species within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in Asia.

Mongolian Silver Vole (Alticola semicanus) - last held at Tierpark Berlin in 2004. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Afghan Vole (Blanfordimys afghanus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Gray Red-backed Vole (Craseomys rufocanus) - last held at Ranua Wildlife Park in c.2017. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mandarin Vole (Lasiopodomys mandarinus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in c.2007. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Norway Lemming (Lemmus lemmus) - last held at Ranua Wildlife Park in c.2021. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Cabrera's Vole (Microtus cabrerae) - last held at Jerez Zoo in 2014. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mediterranean Pine Vole (Microtus duodecimcostatus) - last held at Cañada Real Open Center in c.2013. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Altai Vole (Microtus obscurus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

European Pine Vole (Microtus subterraneus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Transcaspian Vole (Microtus transcaspicus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in c.2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Northern Red-backed Vole (Myodes rutilus) - last held at Göteborg Aquarium Universeum in c.2015. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in North America.

Wood Lemming (Myopus schisticolor) - last held at Nordens Ark in c.2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Northern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys borealis) - last held at Pairi Daiza in c.2017. A single photograph of the taxon has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @littleRedPanda :

White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula) - last held at Arnhem in the early 2000's. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict captive individuals in North America.

White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2009. The only images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery are of a captive individual in North America.

North American Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2019. The only images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery are of a captive individual in North America.

Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) - last held at Paignton Zoo in c.2016. There are several images depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, however only one was taken at a European collection; the following photograph taken at Noah's Ark Zoo Park by @ThylacineAlive :

Mount Kulal Spiny Mouse (Acomys percivali) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. There are several images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Kenyan Spiny Mouse (Acomys wilsoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2010. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Short-eared Gerbil (Desmodillus auricularis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in the early 2000's. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Greater Gerbil (Gerbilliscus afer) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2002. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Brant's Gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Fringe-tailed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2014. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Berbera Gerbil (Gerbillus acticola) - last held at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in 2013. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Giza Pygmy Gerbil (Gerbillus amoenus) - last held at Poznan Nowe in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Anderson´s Gerbil (Gerbillus andersoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Cheesman's Gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts privately-held individuals in Europe.

Least Gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Greater Egyptian Gerbil (Gerbillus pyramidum) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2005. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Simon´s Gerbil (Gerbillus simoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Arabian Jird (Meriones arimalius) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Moroccan Jird (Meriones grandis) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in Morocco.

Indian Desert Jird (Meriones hurrianae) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus) - last held at Zoopark Kharkiv in 2018. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken at Zoo Plzen by @Maguari :

Tamarisk Jird (Meriones tamariscinus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2015. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Great Gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2013. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict wild and captive individuals in Asia.

Indian Gerbil (Tatera indica) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. There are a handful of images depicting the taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Caucasus Field Mouse (Apodemus hyrcanicus) - last held at Plzen in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Abyssinian Grass Rat (Arvicanthis abyssinicus) - last held at Plzen in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) - last held at Schulzoo Binzer Straße in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Gray-headed Thicket Rat (Grammomys caniceps) - last held at Plzen in 2013. There are a handful of images depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

North African Thicket Rat (Grammomys surdaster) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Single-striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys rosalia) - last held at Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Edward's Swamp Rat (Malacomys edwardsi) - last held at Marwell in 2004. There is a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

South African Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys coucha) - last held at Zoo Dresden in 2015. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Namaqua Rock Rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) - last held at Plzen in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Algerian Mouse (Mus spretus) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse (Praomys tullbergi) - last held at Plzen in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Black-tailed Tree Rat (Thallomys nigricauda) - last held at Zoo Lodz in 2020. There are a few images depicting the taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Peter :

Hinde's Long-tailed Pouched Rat (Beamys hindei) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. A single photograph depicting this species has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Emin's Giant Pouched Rat (Cricetomys emini) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2022; there are several images of this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Maguari :

Chestnut Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mystacalis) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Grandidier's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus grandidieri) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2019, There are a few images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Short-tailed Pouched Mouse (Saccostomus campestris) - last held at Marwell Zoo in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Northwestern Fat Mouse (Steatomys caurinus) - last held at Prague Zoo in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) - last held at Tierpark Gorlitz in 2003. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in Asia.


-- Note --

As previously observed, many of the species which are cited above could potentially return to European public collections at some point in the future due to their ongoing presence (sometimes in high numbers) within private collections; this particularly applies to those species of gerbil and jird which are discussed above. Equally, due to the short lifespan of many rodent species and their tendency towards boom-and-bust populations in captivity, several species which have either returned to European public collections since the original thread, or entered them for the first time, could potentially be added to this thread within the next year or two.

 

[birdsandbats]

Rodent and Lagomorph taxa lost in the 21st century (pt 2):

File-toed Pygmy Jerboa (Cardiocranius paradoxus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Long-eared Jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2021; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @alexkant :

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa (Allactaga sibirica) - last held at Tierpark Görlitz in 2004. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict a captive individual in Asia.

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio) - last held at Tierpark Hellabrunn in 2005. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus crassicauda) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Kozlov's Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus kozlovi) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Small Five-toed Jerboa (Scarturus elater) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there is a single photograph depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery taken by @Maguari at Zoo Plzen:

Four-toed Jerboa (Scarturus tetradactylus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2017; there are a pair of images depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @laughing dove :

Kluchor Birch Mouse (Sicista kluchorica) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2019. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Southern Birch Mouse (Sicista subtilis) - last held at Zoo Leipzig in 2002. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Chapa Tree Dormouse (Typhlomys chapensis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @alexkant :

Palestine Blind Mole-rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi) - last held at Pairi Daiza in 2018; there is a single photograph depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @ralph :

Greater Blind Mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) - last held at Zoopark Rostov in c.2007. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Demon Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes daemon) - last held at Zoo Praha in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mongolian Hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Tibetan Hamster (Urocricetus kamensis) - last held briefly at Southport Zoo in 2003. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Tundra Vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) - last held at Plzen in 2005. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Barakshin's Mountain Vole (Alticola barakshin) - last held at Plzen in 2010. The only photograph of this species within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in Asia.

Mongolian Silver Vole (Alticola semicanus) - last held at Tierpark Berlin in 2004. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Afghan Vole (Blanfordimys afghanus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Gray Red-backed Vole (Craseomys rufocanus) - last held at Ranua Wildlife Park in c.2017. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mandarin Vole (Lasiopodomys mandarinus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in c.2007. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Norway Lemming (Lemmus lemmus) - last held at Ranua Wildlife Park in c.2021. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Cabrera's Vole (Microtus cabrerae) - last held at Jerez Zoo in 2014. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mediterranean Pine Vole (Microtus duodecimcostatus) - last held at Cañada Real Open Center in c.2013. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Altai Vole (Microtus obscurus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

European Pine Vole (Microtus subterraneus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Transcaspian Vole (Microtus transcaspicus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in c.2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Northern Red-backed Vole (Myodes rutilus) - last held at Göteborg Aquarium Universeum in c.2015. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in North America.

Wood Lemming (Myopus schisticolor) - last held at Nordens Ark in c.2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Northern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys borealis) - last held at Pairi Daiza in c.2017. A single photograph of the taxon has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @littleRedPanda :

White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula) - last held at Arnhem in the early 2000's. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict captive individuals in North America.

White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2009. The only images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery are of a captive individual in North America.

North American Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2019. The only images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery are of a captive individual in North America.

Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) - last held at Paignton Zoo in c.2016. There are several images depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, however only one was taken at a European collection; the following photograph taken at Noah's Ark Zoo Park by @ThylacineAlive :

Mount Kulal Spiny Mouse (Acomys percivali) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. There are several images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Kenyan Spiny Mouse (Acomys wilsoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2010. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Short-eared Gerbil (Desmodillus auricularis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in the early 2000's. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Greater Gerbil (Gerbilliscus afer) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2002. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Brant's Gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Fringe-tailed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2014. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Berbera Gerbil (Gerbillus acticola) - last held at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in 2013. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Giza Pygmy Gerbil (Gerbillus amoenus) - last held at Poznan Nowe in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Anderson´s Gerbil (Gerbillus andersoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Cheesman's Gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts privately-held individuals in Europe.

Least Gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Greater Egyptian Gerbil (Gerbillus pyramidum) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2005. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Simon´s Gerbil (Gerbillus simoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Arabian Jird (Meriones arimalius) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Moroccan Jird (Meriones grandis) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in Morocco.

Indian Desert Jird (Meriones hurrianae) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus) - last held at Zoopark Kharkiv in 2018. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken at Zoo Plzen by @Maguari :

Tamarisk Jird (Meriones tamariscinus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2015. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Great Gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2013. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict wild and captive individuals in Asia.

Indian Gerbil (Tatera indica) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. There are a handful of images depicting the taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Caucasus Field Mouse (Apodemus hyrcanicus) - last held at Plzen in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Abyssinian Grass Rat (Arvicanthis abyssinicus) - last held at Plzen in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) - last held at Schulzoo Binzer Straße in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Gray-headed Thicket Rat (Grammomys caniceps) - last held at Plzen in 2013. There are a handful of images depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

North African Thicket Rat (Grammomys surdaster) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Single-striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys rosalia) - last held at Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Edward's Swamp Rat (Malacomys edwardsi) - last held at Marwell in 2004. There is a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

South African Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys coucha) - last held at Zoo Dresden in 2015. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Namaqua Rock Rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) - last held at Plzen in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Algerian Mouse (Mus spretus) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse (Praomys tullbergi) - last held at Plzen in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Black-tailed Tree Rat (Thallomys nigricauda) - last held at Zoo Lodz in 2020. There are a few images depicting the taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Peter :

Hinde's Long-tailed Pouched Rat (Beamys hindei) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. A single photograph depicting this species has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Emin's Giant Pouched Rat (Cricetomys emini) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2022; there are several images of this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Maguari :

Chestnut Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mystacalis) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Grandidier's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus grandidieri) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2019, There are a few images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Short-tailed Pouched Mouse (Saccostomus campestris) - last held at Marwell Zoo in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Northwestern Fat Mouse (Steatomys caurinus) - last held at Prague Zoo in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) - last held at Tierpark Gorlitz in 2003. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in Asia.


-- Note --

As previously observed, many of the species which are cited above could potentially return to European public collections at some point in the future due to their ongoing presence (sometimes in high numbers) within private collections; this particularly applies to those species of gerbil and jird which are discussed above. Equally, due to the short lifespan of many rodent species and their tendency towards boom-and-bust populations in captivity, several species which have either returned to European public collections since the original thread, or entered them for the first time, could potentially be added to this thread within the next year or two.

Between these two rodent posts it appears that Europe has probably lost more rodent taxa in the last 23 years than there are species currently in North American zoos. If not more then it's very close!

How did European zoos ever end up with Beach Mouse to begin with?

 

[aardvark250]

Rodent and Lagomorph taxa lost in the 21st century (pt 2):

File-toed Pygmy Jerboa (Cardiocranius paradoxus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Long-eared Jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2021; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @alexkant :

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa (Allactaga sibirica) - last held at Tierpark Görlitz in 2004. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict a captive individual in Asia.

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio) - last held at Tierpark Hellabrunn in 2005. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus crassicauda) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Kozlov's Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus kozlovi) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Small Five-toed Jerboa (Scarturus elater) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there is a single photograph depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery taken by @Maguari at Zoo Plzen:

Four-toed Jerboa (Scarturus tetradactylus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2017; there are a pair of images depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @laughing dove :

Kluchor Birch Mouse (Sicista kluchorica) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2019. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Southern Birch Mouse (Sicista subtilis) - last held at Zoo Leipzig in 2002. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Chapa Tree Dormouse (Typhlomys chapensis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @alexkant :

Palestine Blind Mole-rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi) - last held at Pairi Daiza in 2018; there is a single photograph depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @ralph :

Greater Blind Mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) - last held at Zoopark Rostov in c.2007. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Demon Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes daemon) - last held at Zoo Praha in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mongolian Hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Tibetan Hamster (Urocricetus kamensis) - last held briefly at Southport Zoo in 2003. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Tundra Vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) - last held at Plzen in 2005. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Barakshin's Mountain Vole (Alticola barakshin) - last held at Plzen in 2010. The only photograph of this species within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in Asia.

Mongolian Silver Vole (Alticola semicanus) - last held at Tierpark Berlin in 2004. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Afghan Vole (Blanfordimys afghanus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Gray Red-backed Vole (Craseomys rufocanus) - last held at Ranua Wildlife Park in c.2017. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mandarin Vole (Lasiopodomys mandarinus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in c.2007. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Norway Lemming (Lemmus lemmus) - last held at Ranua Wildlife Park in c.2021. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Cabrera's Vole (Microtus cabrerae) - last held at Jerez Zoo in 2014. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mediterranean Pine Vole (Microtus duodecimcostatus) - last held at Cañada Real Open Center in c.2013. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Altai Vole (Microtus obscurus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

European Pine Vole (Microtus subterraneus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Transcaspian Vole (Microtus transcaspicus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in c.2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Northern Red-backed Vole (Myodes rutilus) - last held at Göteborg Aquarium Universeum in c.2015. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in North America.

Wood Lemming (Myopus schisticolor) - last held at Nordens Ark in c.2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Northern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys borealis) - last held at Pairi Daiza in c.2017. A single photograph of the taxon has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @littleRedPanda :

White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula) - last held at Arnhem in the early 2000's. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict captive individuals in North America.

White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2009. The only images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery are of a captive individual in North America.

North American Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2019. The only images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery are of a captive individual in North America.

Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) - last held at Paignton Zoo in c.2016. There are several images depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, however only one was taken at a European collection; the following photograph taken at Noah's Ark Zoo Park by @ThylacineAlive :

Mount Kulal Spiny Mouse (Acomys percivali) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. There are several images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Kenyan Spiny Mouse (Acomys wilsoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2010. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Short-eared Gerbil (Desmodillus auricularis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in the early 2000's. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Greater Gerbil (Gerbilliscus afer) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2002. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Brant's Gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Fringe-tailed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2014. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Berbera Gerbil (Gerbillus acticola) - last held at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in 2013. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Giza Pygmy Gerbil (Gerbillus amoenus) - last held at Poznan Nowe in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Anderson´s Gerbil (Gerbillus andersoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Cheesman's Gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts privately-held individuals in Europe.

Least Gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Greater Egyptian Gerbil (Gerbillus pyramidum) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2005. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Simon´s Gerbil (Gerbillus simoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Arabian Jird (Meriones arimalius) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Moroccan Jird (Meriones grandis) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in Morocco.

Indian Desert Jird (Meriones hurrianae) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus) - last held at Zoopark Kharkiv in 2018. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken at Zoo Plzen by @Maguari :

Tamarisk Jird (Meriones tamariscinus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2015. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Great Gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2013. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict wild and captive individuals in Asia.

Indian Gerbil (Tatera indica) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. There are a handful of images depicting the taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Caucasus Field Mouse (Apodemus hyrcanicus) - last held at Plzen in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Abyssinian Grass Rat (Arvicanthis abyssinicus) - last held at Plzen in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) - last held at Schulzoo Binzer Straße in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Gray-headed Thicket Rat (Grammomys caniceps) - last held at Plzen in 2013. There are a handful of images depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

North African Thicket Rat (Grammomys surdaster) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Single-striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys rosalia) - last held at Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Edward's Swamp Rat (Malacomys edwardsi) - last held at Marwell in 2004. There is a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

South African Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys coucha) - last held at Zoo Dresden in 2015. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Namaqua Rock Rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) - last held at Plzen in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Algerian Mouse (Mus spretus) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse (Praomys tullbergi) - last held at Plzen in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Black-tailed Tree Rat (Thallomys nigricauda) - last held at Zoo Lodz in 2020. There are a few images depicting the taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Peter :

Hinde's Long-tailed Pouched Rat (Beamys hindei) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. A single photograph depicting this species has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Emin's Giant Pouched Rat (Cricetomys emini) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2022; there are several images of this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Maguari :

Chestnut Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mystacalis) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Grandidier's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus grandidieri) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2019, There are a few images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Short-tailed Pouched Mouse (Saccostomus campestris) - last held at Marwell Zoo in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Northwestern Fat Mouse (Steatomys caurinus) - last held at Prague Zoo in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) - last held at Tierpark Gorlitz in 2003. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in Asia.


-- Note --

As previously observed, many of the species which are cited above could potentially return to European public collections at some point in the future due to their ongoing presence (sometimes in high numbers) within private collections; this particularly applies to those species of gerbil and jird which are discussed above. Equally, due to the short lifespan of many rodent species and their tendency towards boom-and-bust populations in captivity, several species which have either returned to European public collections since the original thread, or entered them for the first time, could potentially be added to this thread within the next year or two.

Plzen and Moscow single-handedly carrying the numbee of rodents species lol.

 

[lintworm]

Between these two rodent posts it appears that Europe has probably lost more rodent taxa in the last 23 years than there are species currently in North American zoos. If not more then it's very close!

How did European zoos ever end up with Beach Mouse to begin with?

A lot of those species weren't kept in 2000 either, just failed imports or exchanges with private keepers in the meantime...

 

[TeaLovingDave]

A lot of those species weren't kept in 2000 either, just failed imports or exchanges with private keepers in the meantime...

Good thing I changed the title of the thread to make it clear that the point of the enterprise isn't to post about species which *were* in public collections in 2000 but aren't now, isn't it

I repeat - you not only didn't have a problem with the original thread but participated throughout, yet this time round you seem very invested in only popping up to criticise/critique the basic fact I'm doing the thread in the first place. It's rather draining (especially given the fact I have a lot of respect for you and your opinions) and keeping up my mental energy to create content is tough enough at the best of times.

Renaming the thread to "Species which have been displayed in European public collections in the last few decades but aren't anymore, but hopefully this thread will elicit response from anyone who saw and photographed them in a European public collection" would be far too unwieldy, but (as was the case for the original thread) that was the basic intention as you know.

 

[lintworm]

Good thing I changed the title of the thread to make it clear that the point of the enterprise isn't to post about species which *were* in public collections in 2000 but aren't now, isn't it

I repeat - you not only didn't have a problem with the original thread but participated throughout, yet this time round you seem very invested in only popping up to criticise/critique the basic fact I'm doing the thread in the first place. It's rather draining (especially given the fact I have a lot of respect for you and your opinions) and keeping up my mental energy to create content is tough enough at the best of times.

Renaming the thread to "Species which have been displayed in European public collections in the last few decades but aren't anymore, but hopefully this thread will elicit response from anyone who saw and photographed them in a European public collection" would be far too unwieldy, but (as was the case for the original thread) that was the basic intention as you know.

That is not my intention at all. I don't want you to stop doing this thread. My "motive" behind the comment is that there is a large number of people on zoochat who are complaining about how more and more species are disappearing from zoos and diversity is so much lower than it used to be. To not feed that narrative unnecessarily my main suggestion was that apart from the date when a species ceased to being kept, the date it entered Europe would also be included. You didn't need to change the title, as it was indeed a proper title, though it could be read in a way that implied "all these species were kept in 2000 too" (without meaning it). By providing the arrival date, one could more easily distinguish all those mammals that were just kept by 1-2 institutions for a few years and failed to establish from species that used to have a much longer history like the Arabian gazelle or mountain paca.

 

[Haliaeetus]

Rodent and Lagomorph taxa lost in the 21st century (pt 2):

File-toed Pygmy Jerboa (Cardiocranius paradoxus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Long-eared Jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2021; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @alexkant :

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa (Allactaga sibirica) - last held at Tierpark Görlitz in 2004. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict a captive individual in Asia.

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio) - last held at Tierpark Hellabrunn in 2005. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus crassicauda) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Kozlov's Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus kozlovi) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Small Five-toed Jerboa (Scarturus elater) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2018; there is a single photograph depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery taken by @Maguari at Zoo Plzen:

Four-toed Jerboa (Scarturus tetradactylus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2017; there are a pair of images depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @laughing dove :

Kluchor Birch Mouse (Sicista kluchorica) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2019. There are no images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery.

Southern Birch Mouse (Sicista subtilis) - last held at Zoo Leipzig in 2002. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Chapa Tree Dormouse (Typhlomys chapensis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2018; there are a handful of images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @alexkant :

Palestine Blind Mole-rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi) - last held at Pairi Daiza in 2018; there is a single photograph depicting the species within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @ralph :

Greater Blind Mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) - last held at Zoopark Rostov in c.2007. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Demon Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes daemon) - last held at Zoo Praha in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mongolian Hamster (Allocricetulus curtatus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Tibetan Hamster (Urocricetus kamensis) - last held briefly at Southport Zoo in 2003. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Tundra Vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) - last held at Plzen in 2005. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Barakshin's Mountain Vole (Alticola barakshin) - last held at Plzen in 2010. The only photograph of this species within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in Asia.

Mongolian Silver Vole (Alticola semicanus) - last held at Tierpark Berlin in 2004. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Afghan Vole (Blanfordimys afghanus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Gray Red-backed Vole (Craseomys rufocanus) - last held at Ranua Wildlife Park in c.2017. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mandarin Vole (Lasiopodomys mandarinus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in c.2007. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Norway Lemming (Lemmus lemmus) - last held at Ranua Wildlife Park in c.2021. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Cabrera's Vole (Microtus cabrerae) - last held at Jerez Zoo in 2014. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Mediterranean Pine Vole (Microtus duodecimcostatus) - last held at Cañada Real Open Center in c.2013. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Altai Vole (Microtus obscurus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

European Pine Vole (Microtus subterraneus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Transcaspian Vole (Microtus transcaspicus) - last held at Leningradsky Zoopark in c.2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Northern Red-backed Vole (Myodes rutilus) - last held at Göteborg Aquarium Universeum in c.2015. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in North America.

Wood Lemming (Myopus schisticolor) - last held at Nordens Ark in c.2001. No images of this taxon have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery.

Northern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys borealis) - last held at Pairi Daiza in c.2017. A single photograph of the taxon has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @littleRedPanda :

White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula) - last held at Arnhem in the early 2000's. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict captive individuals in North America.

White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2009. The only images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery are of a captive individual in North America.

North American Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2019. The only images of this taxon on the Zoochat gallery are of a captive individual in North America.

Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) - last held at Paignton Zoo in c.2016. There are several images depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, however only one was taken at a European collection; the following photograph taken at Noah's Ark Zoo Park by @ThylacineAlive :

Mount Kulal Spiny Mouse (Acomys percivali) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. There are several images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Kenyan Spiny Mouse (Acomys wilsoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2010. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Short-eared Gerbil (Desmodillus auricularis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in the early 2000's. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Greater Gerbil (Gerbilliscus afer) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2002. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Brant's Gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Fringe-tailed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2014. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Berbera Gerbil (Gerbillus acticola) - last held at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in 2013. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Giza Pygmy Gerbil (Gerbillus amoenus) - last held at Poznan Nowe in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Anderson´s Gerbil (Gerbillus andersoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Cheesman's Gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts privately-held individuals in Europe.

Least Gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Greater Egyptian Gerbil (Gerbillus pyramidum) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2005. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Simon´s Gerbil (Gerbillus simoni) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2012. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Arabian Jird (Meriones arimalius) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Moroccan Jird (Meriones grandis) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts a wild individual in Morocco.

Indian Desert Jird (Meriones hurrianae) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus) - last held at Zoopark Kharkiv in 2018. There is a a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken at Zoo Plzen by @Maguari :

Tamarisk Jird (Meriones tamariscinus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2015. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Great Gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in c.2013. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depict wild and captive individuals in Asia.

Indian Gerbil (Tatera indica) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2020. There are a handful of images depicting the taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Caucasus Field Mouse (Apodemus hyrcanicus) - last held at Plzen in 2001. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Abyssinian Grass Rat (Arvicanthis abyssinicus) - last held at Plzen in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse (Chiropodomys gliroides) - last held at Schulzoo Binzer Straße in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Gray-headed Thicket Rat (Grammomys caniceps) - last held at Plzen in 2013. There are a handful of images depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

North African Thicket Rat (Grammomys surdaster) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Single-striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys rosalia) - last held at Plzen in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Edward's Swamp Rat (Malacomys edwardsi) - last held at Marwell in 2004. There is a single photograph of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

South African Multimammate Mouse (Mastomys coucha) - last held at Zoo Dresden in 2015. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Namaqua Rock Rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) - last held at Plzen in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Algerian Mouse (Mus spretus) - last held at Schulzoo Herford in 2008. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse (Praomys tullbergi) - last held at Plzen in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Black-tailed Tree Rat (Thallomys nigricauda) - last held at Zoo Lodz in 2020. There are a few images depicting the taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Peter :

Hinde's Long-tailed Pouched Rat (Beamys hindei) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2016. A single photograph depicting this species has been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Maguari :

Emin's Giant Pouched Rat (Cricetomys emini) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2022; there are several images of this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Maguari :

Chestnut Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mystacalis) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Grandidier's Tufted-tailed Rat (Eliurus grandidieri) - last held at Zoo Plzen in 2019, There are a few images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Giant Eland :

Short-tailed Pouched Mouse (Saccostomus campestris) - last held at Marwell Zoo in 2004. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Northwestern Fat Mouse (Steatomys caurinus) - last held at Prague Zoo in 2011. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) - last held at Zoopark Moskwa in 2009. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.

Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) - last held at Tierpark Gorlitz in 2003. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in Asia.


-- Note --

As previously observed, many of the species which are cited above could potentially return to European public collections at some point in the future due to their ongoing presence (sometimes in high numbers) within private collections; this particularly applies to those species of gerbil and jird which are discussed above. Equally, due to the short lifespan of many rodent species and their tendency towards boom-and-bust populations in captivity, several species which have either returned to European public collections since the original thread, or entered them for the first time, could potentially be added to this thread within the next year or two.

I expect that some of the native European species (Voles, Lemmings, "Algerian" Mice...) would be back within the next years, as well of some African and Asian Gerbil and Jird species (depending if they exist or not in the private collections).

 

[CrashMegaraptor]

Cetacean and Hoofstock taxa lost in the 21st century:

Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) - last held at Zoo Duisburg in 2020; there are numerous images of the final individual at the collection within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Noodles

Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) - last held in 2004 at Duisburg. Along with several photographs of captive individuals in the USA and Asia, there is a single photograph of an individual at the aforementioned collection, taken in 1998 by @Paradoxurus

Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - last held in 2011 at Harderwijik Dolfinarium; the individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. The only photographs of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in various locations around the world.

Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) - last held in 2019 at Moskwa Moskvarium; the only images of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals, and of captive individuals in the USA and Asia.

Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) - last held in 2009 at Lisbon Zoo. Along with a small number of photographs of wild individuals, there is a single image in the Zoochat gallery of the last individual in Europe taken by @CindelP shortly before it passed away:

Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) - last held in 2012 at Oltremare Dolphinarium. The only images of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in the USA and Asia, and wild individuals in North America and Europe.

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) - last held in 2000 at Harderwijk Dolfinarium. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. The only images of this speces within the Zoochat gallery depict wild individuals in North America.

White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) - last held in 2011 at Harderwijk Dolfinarium. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. There is a single image of the last individual in Europe present in the Zoochat gallery, taken by @Merintia shortly before it passed away:

Guianan Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) - last held in 2009 at Allwetterzoo Munster. There are several images in the Zoochat gallery of the last individual in Europe, including this photograph taken by @Eagle a few weeks before it passed away:

Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - last held in 2014 at Valencia L'Oceanogràfic. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe bar one, was a short-lived rescue animal. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts several wild individuals in Europe.

Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium cottoni) - last held in 2015 at Zoo Dvur Kralove; there are several images depicting this species within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Maguari :

Javan Warty Pig (Sus verrucosus) - last held at Poznan Nowe in 2004. The only photographs of this species within the Zoochat gallery depict captive individuals in Asia.

Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) - last held at Antwerp in 2015. Several images of this taxon in European collections have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, for instance the following photograph taken by @Hippo depicting the last individual in Europe:

American Moose (Alces americana) - last held at Haute-Touche in 2020. Several images of this taxon in European collections have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, for instance the following photograph taken by @Maguari :

Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) - last held at Zoo Berlin in 2009. A small handful of images depicting this species at said collection have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @Tim May in the late 1980s:

Gray Brocket Deer (Mazama gouazoubira) - last held at Faunia Madrid in 2022. Several images of this taxon in European collections have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by @TheoV in 2016:

Pampas Deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) - last held at Zoo Berlin in 2003. A small number of images of this taxon in Europe have been uploaded to the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph of the final individual taken by @Zebraduiker

Manchurian Elk (Cervus xanthopygus) - last held at Odessa in 2009. The only images of this taxon uploaded to the Zoochat gallery are photographs of captive individuals in Asia.

I won't lie, seeing Baby's photo got me a little emotional. Makes me so glad I got the chance to see him when I did. Truly an animal you could never forget.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

my main suggestion was that apart from the date when a species ceased to being kept, the date it entered Europe would also be included

Unfortunately easier said than done, given the fact the information in question is seldom available, and electing to settle for incomplete and patchy inclusion of that information would be irksome - but I have been trying to indicate when ephemeral species (such as most rodents) have been discussed in the supplementary notes, and highlight the fact some species have popped up several times via the private sector, and shall be more overt in doing so going forward.

there is a large number of people on zoochat who are complaining about how more and more species are disappearing from zoos and diversity is so much lower than it used to be.

I mean, they aren't necessarily wrong per se, even if they are definitely exaggerating the scale by a *significant* margin.

For instance, I cited 31 species within the hoofstock/cetacean post, comprising brief rescue situations (7 taxa), taxa present prior to 2000, in many cases for several years or even decades (18 taxa), and taxa which arrived within public collections in 2000 or later (6 taxa). Given the fact the rescues and 21st century imports represent a zero sum where loss of diversity is concerned, the question is whether the 18 taxa present prior to 2000 and subsequently lost are balanced out by the number of species which have been imported since 2000 and remain present today. As far as I can tell, four species of hoofstock (Chaco Peccary, Philippine Mouse Deer, Beisa Oryx and Gerenuk) fall into this category, so we are looking at a "real terms" loss of 14 hoofstock/cetacean species since 2000. Sadly I strongly doubt the mouse deer will hang on much longer, too.

Incidentally at genus level, we have gained two genera (Catagonus and Litocranius) and lost ten genera (Inia, Cephalorhynchus, Sotalia, Blastocerus, Mazama, Ozotoceros, Tetracerus, Oreotragus, Saiga and Capricornis) for a net loss of 8 genera since 2000.

That said, I think hoofstock will prove to be something of an outlier in this regard - for instance, I think we currently have about five more genera of marsupial in European public collections than was the case in 2000 (although I expect three of these will be lost imminently).

I expect that some of the native European species (Voles, Lemmings, "Algerian" Mice...) would be back within the next years, as well of some African and Asian Gerbil and Jird species (depending if they exist or not in the private collections).

Well, as I said above there are definitely a *lot* of gerbils and jirds in private hands and I fully expect those to come in and out fairly often. The voles and lemmings, not so much I suspect.

 

[vogelcommando]

Gambian Epauletted Bat (Epomophorus gambianus) - last held in 2020 at Zoo Krefeld; numerous photographs of the once-numerous European captive population are present within the Zoochat gallery, sometimes mislabelled as Wahlburg's Epauletted Bat, including the following photograph taken at Zoo Plzen in 2012 by @Maguari :

A real pitty this species has been lost in public collections but I know there are still a few being kept in ( a ) private collection(s). I'm very sure about this because I take care myself for a small group at a private collection ( ) so maybe one day some will end-up again in a zoo :



Some of the Gambian epauletted bats under my care.

 

[Jurek7]

I very much hope for the opposite thread: species gained in zoos in 20. century (or the last 30 years).

It would be especially interesting to show whether European zoos switch more for conservation of endangered species, or to ABC popular species.

They could be species which were present sometime in the past, but occassional or struggling, but became regular and much commoner recently. For example, Tasmanian devil, giant otter or chacoan peccary. Naturally, there would be an element of personal choice how rare should be a species earlier and what counts as gained currently.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

but I know there are still a few being kept in ( a ) private collection(s). I'm very sure about this because I take care myself for a small group at a private collection ( )

Very glad to hear it; as you know, the loss of the species from European public collections was due to a freak accident - the Krefeld ape house fire wiping out the entirety of their large and regularly breeding flock - rather than general decline.

I'd be interested to work out how many other species have been lost due to similar freak chains of events!