here's my zoo-wild mammal list. There are probably a few marsupials missing which I've forgotten I have seen in zoos, and in the other direction there may be a couple on there which I only think I have seen in zoos. Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus Short-beaked echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus Western grey kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus Common wallaroo (euro) Macropus robustus Red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus Agile wallaby Macropus agilis Whiptail (pretty-faced) wallaby Macropus parryi Swamp wallaby Wallabia bicolor Quokka Setonix brachyurus Woylie (Brush-tailed bettong) Bettongia penicillata Rufous bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens Common brush-tailed possum Trichosurus vulpecula Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Common wombat Vombatus ursinus Eastern quoll Dasyurus viverrinus Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey-headed flying fox Pteropus poliocephalus Pacific fruit bat Pteropus tonganus Samoan fruit bat Pteropus samoensis Large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus Lyle's flying fox Pteropus lylei Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus Bornean slow loris Nycticebus menagensis Spectral tarsier Tarsius tarsier Horsfield's (Western) tarsier Tarsius bancanus Yunnan (Black) snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus bieti Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus Banded leaf monkey Presbytis femoralis Grizzled leaf monkey Presbytis comata Dusky leaf monkey Trachypithecus obscurus Silvered leaf monkey Trachypithecus cristatus Ebony (black) leaf monkey Trachypithecus auratus Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta Crab-eating macaque Macaca fascicularis Southern pig-tailed macaque Macaca nemestrina Northern pig-tailed macaque Macaca leonina Stump-tailed macaque Macaca arctoides Tibetan macaque Macaca thibetana Black crested macaque Macaca nigra Heck's macaque Macaca hecki Moor macaque Macaca maura Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus White-handed (lar) gibbon Hylobates lar Mueller's (Bornean) gibbon Hylobates muelleri Western hoolock gibbon Hylobates hoolock Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii Common tree shrew Tupaia glis European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Black (ship) rat Rattus rattus Brown (Norway) rat Rattus norvegicus Polynesian rat Rattus exulans Bush rat Rattus fuscipes Australian water rat Hydromys chrysogaster House mouse Mus musculus Malayan crested porcupine Hystrix brachyura Asian brush-tailed porcupine Atherurus macrourus Prevost's squirrel Callosciurus prevostii Siberian chipmunk Tamias sibirica Bicoloured giant squirrel Ratufa bicolor Yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula Hog badger Arctonyx collaris Small Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus Common palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Large Indian civet Viverra zibetha Malay civet Viverra tangalunga Small-toothed palm civet Arctogalidia trivirgata Smooth-coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata Red panda Ailurus fulgens Bengal tiger Panthera tigris Flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis Dingo Canis lupus dingo Red fox Vulpes vulpes Raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx Red deer Cervus canadensis Sambar Cervus unicolor Rusa Cervus timorensis Sika Cervus nippon Eld's deer (Brow-antlered deer) Cervus eldii Barasingha Cervus duvaucelii Pere David's deer Elaphurus davidianus Hog deer Axis porcinus Common muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Reeves' muntjac Muntiacus reevesii Greater mouse deer Tragulus napu Lesser mouse deer Tragulus kanchil Banteng Bos javanicus Gaur Bos gaurus Water buffalo Bubalus arnee Lowland anoa Anoa (Bubalis) depressicornis Argali Ovis ammon Bharal (Blue sheep) Pseudois nayaur Siberian ibex Capra sibirica Chinese (Grey long-tailed) goral Naemorhedus griseus Takin Budorcas taxicolor Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra Wild pig Sus scrofa Bearded pig Sus barbatus Babirusa Babyrousa celebensis Przewalski's horse Equus ferus przewalskii Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis Asian elephant Elephas maximus
I can now add Galapagos tortoise, bottlenose dolphin, and American flamingo to my list of animals I've seen in the wild and captivity.
This is a nice idea for a thread since many animals commonly seen in zoos are difficult to see in the wild and the contrary also happens. This is mostly noticeable with smaller birds, herps, and overall, insects. My list is quite short compared with others here, but here it goes: Animals seen BOTH in captivity and in the wild: Spiders: Cyrtophora citricola (Tropical tent-web spider) Pholcus phalangioides (Longbodied cellar spider) Scorpions: Buthus occitanus (Yellow scorpion) Crabs and shrimps: Atyaephyra desmaresti (European freshwater shrimp) Carcinus maenas (European green crab) Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Marbled rock crab) Pacifastacus leniusculus (Columbia river signal crayfish) Procambarus clarkii (American red crayfish) Tadpole shrimps: Triops cancriformis (Tadpole shrimp) Millipedes: Ommatoiulus rutilans Beetles: Akis genei Asida sericea Belopus procerus Blaps lethifera Blaps lusitanica Brachinus scopleta Cossyphus hoffmannseggi Dendarus pectoralis Hydrochara flavipes Hydrophilus pistaceus Lampyris noctiluca (Common glow-worm) Nyctophila reichii (Mediterranean firefly) Pimelia villanovae Protaetia cuprea (Rose chafer) Scaurus punctatus Silpha tristis Tenebrio molitor (Mealworm beetle) Tentyria peirolei Trox cricetulus Earwigs: Euborellia moesta Forficula auricularia (Common Earwig) Labidura riparia (Shore Earwig) Flies: Drosophila melanogaster Lucilia caesar (Common Greenbottle Fly) True bugs: Notonecta meridionalis Ants, wasps and bees: Apis mellifera (Honey bee) Bombus terrestris (Buff-tailed bumblebee) Butterflies and moths: Acherontia atropos (Death’s hawk moth) Albarracina warionis Danaus plexippus (Monarch butterfly) Hyles euphorbiae (Spurge hawk moth) Idea leuconoe (Paper kite) Lasiocampa trifolii (Grass eggar) Papilio memnon (Great mormon) Grasshoppers and crickets: Gryllus bimaculatus (Two-spotted cricket) Locusta migratoria (Migratory locust) Frogs and toads: Alytes obstetricans (Common midwife toad) Bufo bufo (Common toad) Bufo calamita (Natterjack toad) Bufo viridis (Green toad) Pelobates cultripes (Western spadefoot toad) Rana perezi (Iberian green frog) Rana temporaria (European common frog) Salamanders and newts: Euproctus asper (Pyrenean brook salamander) Pleurodeles waltl (Iberian ribbed newt) Salamandra atra (Alpine salamander) Triturus helveticus (Palmate newt) Raptors: Accipiter gentilis (Northern goshawk) Accipiter nisus (Eurasian sparrow hawk) Aquila chrysaetos (Golden eagle) Buteo buteo (Common buzzard) Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed hawk) Falco peregrinus (Peregrine falcon) Falco tinnunculus (Eurasian kestrel) Gypaetus barbatus (Bearded vulture) Gyps fulvus (Eurasian griffon vulture) Hieraaetus pennatus (Booted eagle) Milvus migrans (Black kite) Neophron percnopterus (Egyptian vulture) Ducks and geese: Aix galericulata (Mandarin duck) Alopochen aegyptiacus (Egyptian goose) Anas clypeata (Northern shoveler) Anas crecca (Green-winged teal) Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) Anser anser (Greylag goose) Branta canadensis (Canada goose) Branta leucopsis (Barnacle goose) Cairina moschata (Muscovy duck) Cygnus olor (Mute swan) Tadorna tadorna (Common shelduck) Waders and gulls: Burhinus oedicnemus (Eurasian thick-knee) Charadrius hiaticula (Common ringed plover) Larus cachinnans (Yellow-legged gull) (subspecies michahellis) Larus marinus (Great black-backed gull) Recurvirostra avosetta (Pied avocet) Tringa totanus (Common redshank) Vanellus vanellus (Northern lapwing) Storks and herons: Ardea cinerea (Grey heron) Ardea purpurea (Purple heron) Bubulcus ibis (Cattle egrer) Ciconia ciconia (European white stork) Ciconia nigra (Black stork) Egretta garzetta (Little egret) Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned night heron) Phoenicopterus ruber (Greater flamingo) (subspecies roseus) Pigeons and sangrouse: Columba livia (Rock/domestic pigeon) Streptopelia decaocto (Collared dove) Streptopelia orientalis (Oriental turtle dove) Streptopelia roseogrisea (African collared dove) Streptopelia turtur (European turtle dove) Bee-eaters, kingfishers and hornbills: Merops apiaster (European bee-eater) Upupa epops (Common hoopoe) Fowl: Alectoris barbara (Barbary partridge) (subspecies koenigi) Alectoris rufa (Red-legged partridge) Coturnix coturnix (Common quail) Coturnix japonica (Japanese quail) Gallus gallus (domestic poultry) Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl) Phasianus colchicus (Ringneck pheasant) Cranes, bustards and rails: Gallinula chloropus (Common moorhen) Grus grus (Common crane) Porphyrio porphyrio (Purple swamphen) Songbirds: Acridotheres fuscus (Jungle myna) Calocitta colliei (Black-throated magpie-jay) Carduelis cannabina (Redpoll) Carduelis carduelis (Common goldfinch) Carduelis chloris (Common greenfinch) Carduelis spinus (Common siskin) Corvus corax (Common raven) Corvus corone (Carrion crow) Corvus monedula (Common jackdaw) Delichon urbica (House martin) Fringilla coelebs (Chaffinch) Garrulus glandarius (Eurasian jay) Hirundo rustica (Barn swallow) Passer domesticus (House sparrow) Passer montanus (Eurasian tree sparrow) Petronia petronia (Common rock sparrow) Pica pica (Common magpie) Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (Red-billed chough) Rhodopechys githaginea (Trumpeter finch) Serinus canaria (Canarybird) Serinus serinus (Common serin) Spizixos semitorques (Collared finchbill) Turdus merula (Common blackbird) Pelicans: Phalacrocorax carbo (Great cormorant) Woodpeckers and toucans: Dendrocopos major (Great spotted woodpecker) Grebes: Tachybaptus ruficollis (Little grebe) Parrots: Myiopsitta monachus (Monk parakeet) Psittacula krameri (Ringneck parakeet) Psittacus erithacus (Grey parrot) Owls: Asio otus (Long-eared owl) Athene noctua (Little owl) Bubo bubo (Eurasian eagle owl) Otus scops (Common scops owl) Tyto alba (Barn owl) Carps and loaches: Alburnus alburnus (Bleak) Barbus graellsii (Ebro barbel) Cyprinus carpio (Common carp) Gobio gobio (Gudgeon) Phoxinus phoxinus (Eurasian minnow) Toothcarps: Gambusia holbrooki (Eastern mosquitofish) Mullets: Chelon labrosus (Thicklip grey mullet) Perchs: Girella nigricans (Opaleye) Hypsypops rubicundus (Garibaldi) Lepomis gibbosus (Pumpkinseed) Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth bass) Perca fluviatilis (Common perch) Thalassoma pavo (Ornate wrasse) Salmons: Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout) Salmo trutta (Brown trout) Scorpionfishes: Cottus gobio (Bullhead) Catfishes: Ameiurus melas (Black bullhead) Turtles: Mauremys leprosa (Mediterranean turtle) Trachemys scripta (Pond slider) (subspecies elegans) Snakes and lizards: Anguis fragilis (Blindworm) Blanus cinereus (Iberian worm lizard) Chalcides bedriagai (Spanish cylindrical skink) Chalcides striatus (Western three-toed skink) Coluber hippocrepis (Horseshoe whip snake) Coluber viridiflavus (Western whip snake) Coronella girondica (Southern smooth snake) Elaphe longissima (Aesculapian snake) Elaphe scalaris (Ladder snake) Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean house gecko) Lacerta agilis (Sand lizard) Lacerta lepida (Ocellated lizard) Lacerta viridis (European green lizard) Malpolon monspessulanus (Montpellier snake) Natrix maura (Viperine water snake) Natrix natrix (European grass snake) Podarcis hispanica (Iberian wall lizard) Podarcis muralis (Common wall lizard) Psammodromus algirus (Large sand lizard) Psammodromus hispanicus (Spanish sand lizard) Tarentola mauritanica (Common wall gecko) Vipera aspis (Asp viper) Even-toed hoofstock: Bos taurus (Domestic cattle) Bubalus bubalis (Water buffalo) Capra hircus (Domestic goat) Capra pyrenaica (Spanish ibex) (subspecies hispanica) Capreolus capreolus (Western roe deer) Cervus elaphus (Red deer) Ovis aries (Domestic sheep) Rupicapra rupicapra (Chamois) (subspecies pyrenaica) Sus scrofa (Wild boar) Carnivores: Canis lupus (Domestic dog) Felis catus (Domestic cat) Phoca vitulina (Harbour seal) Vulpes vulpes (Red fox) Zalophus californianus (California sea lion) Insectivores: Erinaceus europaeus (West European hedgehog) Rabbits: Oryctolagus cuniculus (Common rabbit) Odd-toed hoofstock: Equus caballus (Domestic horse) Rodents: Marmota marmota (Alpine marmot) Mus musculus (House mouse) Mus spretus (Algerian mouse) Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat) Anemones: Actinia equina (Sea tomato) Jellyfishes: Pelagia noctiluca (Purple-striped jellyfsih) Clams: Mytilus californianus (California mussel) Cuttlefishes: Sepia officinalis (Common cuttlefish) Aquatic pulmonate snails: Lymnaea stagnalis (Great pond snail) Physella acuta (Tadpole snail) Planorbella duryi (Seminole ramshorn snail) Radix balthica (Wandering snail) Peduncle-eyed pulmonate snails: Achatina fulica (Giant land snail)
There's 108 species on my list of mammals above, but it was posted almost four years ago. I'm going to make a new list when I have some time and see how many are on it now.
Mammals: White-Footed Mouse Eastern Gray Squirrel Woodchuck Eastern Chipmunk Eastern Cottontail White-Tailed Deer Red Fox American Black Bear Northern Raccoon American Mink North American River Otter Birds: Tundra Swan Trumpeter Swan Snow Goose Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Blue-Winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-Winged Teal Bufflehead Redhead Hooded Meganser Ruddy Duck Wild Turkey Ring-Necked Pheasant Mourning Dove Sandhill Crane Whooping Crane American Coot Killdeer Double-Crested Cormorant American White Pelican Great Egret Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-Crowned Night Heron American White Ibis Osprey Northern Harrier Northern Goshawk Sharp-Shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Red-Tailed Hawk Broad-Winged Hawk Rough-Legged Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Snowy Owl Downy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker American kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon American Crow Common Raven Purple Martin Black-Capped Chickadee White-Breasted Nuthatch Red-Breasted Nuthatch Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing House Sparrow American Goldfinch Song Sparrow Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Northern Cardinal Baltimore Oriole Reptiles: Painted Turtle Pond Slider Common Snapping Turtle Eastern Fox Snake Common Garter Snake Brown Anole Common Map Turtle Amphibians: American Toad Northern Green Frog Northern Leopard Frog Gray Tree Frog Cope's Gray Tree Frog Blue-Spotted Salamander Fish: Lake Sturgeon Black Crappie Bluegill Yellow Perch Northern Pike Green Sunfish Pumpkinseed Orangespotted Sunfish Largemouth Bass Shortnose Gar Rainbow Troat Inverts: House Fly Painted Lady Monarch Mourning Cloak Virginia Tiger Moth Eastern Comma Probably forgot lots.
Okay, all of the above plus the following 31 (I think) species since then. Grey Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus Sunda Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang Red-shanked Douc Pygathrix naemeus Black-shanked Douc Pygathris nigripes Annamese Silvered Langur Trachypithecus margarita Hatinh Langur Trachypithecus hatinhensis Delacour's Langur Trachypithecus delacouri Purple-faced Langur Trachypithecus vetulus Tufted Grey Langur Semnopithecus priam Lion-tailed Macaque Macaca silenus Bonnet Macaque Macaca radiata Toque Macaque Macaca sinica Pileated Gibbon Hylobates pileatus Buff-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus gabriellae Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica Malabar Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura Chinese Ferret-badger Melogale moschata Crab-eating Mongoose Herpestes urva Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica Leopard Panthera pardus Jungle Cat Felis chaus Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus Wolf Canis lupus Golden Jackal Canis aureus Chital Axis axis Fea's Muntjac Muntiacus feae Sri Lankan Mouse Deer Moschiola meminna Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Urial Ovis orientalis (I think I've seen these at Beijing Zoo, but maybe not)
Mammals seen both in the wild and in captivity: Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus ---- Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpicula Arnhem Land Brushtail Possum Trichosurus arnhemensis Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Quokka Setonix brachyurus Swamp Wallaby Wallabia bicolor Agile Wallaby Macropus agilis Tammar Wallaby Macropus eugenii Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus Wallaroo Macropus robustus ---- Hoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni ---- African Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis ---- New Zealand Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri African Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus Australian Sea Lion Nephoca cinerea Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor White-nosed Coati Nasua narica Polecat Mustela putorius Dingo Canis dingo Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta Slender Mongoose Galerella sanguinea Lion Panthera leo Leopard Panthera pardus ---- European Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus ---- Black Flying Fox Pteropus alecto ---- White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Feral Horse Equus caballus Plains Zebra Equus quagga ---- Warthog Phacochoerus africanus Wild Boar Sus scrofa Collared Peccary Tayassu tajacu Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius Dromedary Camelus dromedarius Vicuña Vicugna vicugna European Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus European Fallow Deer Dama dama dama Red Deer Cervus elaphus Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis Impala Aepyceros melampus Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus Red Duiker Cephalophus natalensis White-tailed Wildebeest Connochaetus gnu Blue Wildebeest Connochaetus taurinus Blesbok Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi Sable Antilope Hippotragus niger Waterbok Kobus ellipsiprymnus Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer caffer Eland Taurotragus oryx Zuid-Afrika Nyala Tragelaphus angasi Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros ---- Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus ---- Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus House Mouse Mus musculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Black Rat Rattus rattus ---- European Hare Lepus europeus European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus ---- Saddleback Tamarin Saguinus fuscicollis Black-handed Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi White-fronted Capuchin Monkey Cebus albifrons White-headed Capuchin Monkey Cebus capucinus Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvana
Afrotheria 1. African bush elephant 2. Rock hyrax 3. Bush hyrax 4. Southern tree hyrax 5. Black and rufous sengi Xenarthra 6. Greater hairy armadillo Primates 7. Grey mouse lemur 8. Fat-tailed dwarf lemur 9. Greater bamboo lemur 10. Eastern grey bamboo lemur 11. White-fronted lemur 12. Southern red-fronted lemur s.l. 13. Common brown lemur 14. Mongoz lemur 15. Red-bellied lemur 16. Ring-tailed lemur 17. Black & white ruffed lemur 18. Verreaux’s sifaka 19. Moholi galago 20. Senegal galago 21. Garnet’s galago 22. Vervet monkey 23. Sykes’s monkey 24. Red-tailed monkey 25. Anubis baboon 26. Hamadryas baboon 27. Gelada 28. Barbary macaque 29. Angolan colobus 30. Guereza colobus 31. Chimpanzee Rodents 32. Cape porcupine 33. Crested porcupine 34. Alpine marmot 35. Cape ground squirrel 36. European ground squirrel 37. Eurasian red squirrel 38. Smith’s bush squirrel 39. Garden dormouse 40. Edible dormouse 41. Yellow-necked mouse 42. Harvest mouse 43. House mouse 44. Common rat 45. Ship rat 46. Four-striped grass rat 47. Black-tailed tree rat 48. Nile grass rat 49. African grass rat 50. European hamster Lagomorphs 51. European hare 52. Common rabbit Insectivores 53. Eastern hedgehog Chiroptera 54. Wahlberg’s epauletted fruit bat 55. Straw-coloured fruit bat 56. European free-tailed bat Carnivores 57. Lion 58. Leopard (different subspecies than in captivity) 59. Cheetah (different subspecies) 60. Caracal 61. Serval 62. Common genet 63. Rusty-spotted genet 64. Fossa 65. Ring-tailed vontsira 66. Banded mongoose 67. White-tailed mongoose 68. Slender mongoose 69. Dwarf mongoose 70. Spotted hyena 71. Aardwolf (different subspecies) 72. African hunting dog 73. Black-backed jackal (southern + eastern subspecies) 74. African golden wolf 75. Bat-eared fox 76. Red fox 77. South-American sea lion 78. South-African fur seal 79. Common seal 80. Grey seal 81. Stone marten 82. Pine marten 83. Eurasian badger Perissodactyla 84. Black rhinoceros 85. Southern white rhinoceros 86. Common zebra (Chapman + Damara + Grant’s) 87. Hartmann’s mountain zebra 88. Grevy’s zebra Ungulates/Whales 89. Eurasian wild boar 90. Common warthog 91. Common hippopotamus 92. Orca 93. Guanaco 94. Eurasian red deer 95. European fallow deer 96. Eurasian roe deer 97. Southern giraffe (Angolan) 98. Nubian giraffe 99. African buffalo 100. Lesser kudu 101. (Southern) greater kudu 102. Common eland 103. Kirk’s dikdik 104. Thomson’s gazelle 105. Gerenuk (different subspecies) 106. Springbok 107. Red lechwe 108. Ellipsen + Defassa waterbuck 109. Klipspringer 110. Common + black-faced impala 111. Kaama hartebeest 112. Common wildebeest (Brindled + eastern white-bearded) 113. Sable antelope 114. Beisa oryx 115. Gemsbok 116. Alpine ibex 117. Alpine chamois 118. Pyrenean chamois (different subspecies) 119. Mouflon Out of a total of 251 mammal species that means I have seen almost half (47%) both in zoos and the wild. I am not going to do this for the 1080 bird species, but that percentage should be considerably lower.
While not as impressive as some of the other lists, I've managed to see a good number of species both in captivity and the wild! Mammals American Beaver Snowshoe Hare Gray Fox Coyote Raccoon Striped Skunk American Mink American River Otter Sea Otter American Black Bear Harbor Seal California Sea Lion Bobcat Black-tailed Deer Elk Moose Pronghorn Bottlenose Dolphin Orca Birds Canada Goose Egyptian Goose (feral population, kinda counts?) Tundra Swan Trumpeter Swan Wood Duck Mallard Falcated Duck Canvasback Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck California Quail American White Pelican Brown Pelican Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Northern Goshawk Red-tailed Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Plover Killdeer Semipalmated Plover Black Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt Willet Long-billed Curlew Marbled Godwit Sanderling Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Dunlin Red-necked Phalarope Common Murre Atlantic Puffin Tufted Puffin Greater Roadrunner Barn Owl Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Western Screech-Owl Burrowing Owl American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Steller's Jay Yellow-billed Magpie Black-billed Magpie Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Reptiles Western Pond Turtle Painted Turtle Red-eared Slider Common Garter Snake Gopher Snake California Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake Southern Alligator Lizard
Update: Mammals American Black Bear Bobcat Coyote Red Fox (American and European subspecies) California Sea Lion Harbor Seal Grey Seal North American Raccoon Striped Skunk Bighorn Sheep White-Tailed Deer Mule Deer Collared Peccary (both American subspecies) Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin West Indian Manatee (both subspecies) American Beaver Groundhog Eastern Grey Squirrel Harris's Antelope Squirrel Brown Rat House Mouse Botta's Pocket Gopher Black-Tailed Jackrabbit* New England Cottontail* Birds Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Cooper's Hawk Eurasian Buzzard Red-Tailed Hawk Red-Shouldered Hawk Broad-Winged Hawk Red Kite California Condor Turkey Vulture American Black Vulture Peregrine Falcon American Kestrel Eurasian Kestrel Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Eastern Screech-Owl Sandhill Crane Eurasian Crane American Coot Wood Stork Great Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Black-Crowned Night-Heron Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron Little Blue Egret Great Egret Cattle Egret Little Egret American White Pelican Brown Pelican American White Ibis White-Faced Ibis Glossy Ibis American Darter Double-Crested Cormorant Greater Black-Backed Gull American Herring Gull Laughing Gull Black Skimmer Forster's Tern Black-Bellied Plover American Black Oystercatcher Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-Necked Stilt Spotted Sandpiper Willet Mute Swan Snow Goose Canada Goose Cackling Goose Barnacle Goose American Wood Duck Northern Pintail Mallard American Black Duck Lesser Scaup Redhead Ring-Necked Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Domestic Muscovy Duck Long-Tailed Duck Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck Eurasian Wigeon American Ruddy Duck Red-Breasted Merganser Hooded Merganser Northern Shoveler Blue-Winged Teal Common Shelduck Common Eider (two subspecies) Pied-Billed Grebe Ring-Necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Ring-Necked Parakeet Anna's Hummingbird Costa's Hummingbird Inca Dove White-Winged Dove Greater Roadrunner Red-Bellied Woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker Common Raven Chihuahuan Raven American Crow Eurasian Rook California Scrub Jay Steller's Jay Eurasian Magpie Cedar Waxwing Baltimore Oriole Grey Catbird Reptiles America Alligator Black Racer Common Milke Snake Black Ratsnake Common Garter Snake Green Iguana Green Anole Brown Anole Western Fence Lizard Florida Gopher Tortoise Common Snapping Turtle Painted Turtle Northern Red-Bellied Cooter Common Cooter Red-Eared Slider Eastern Box Turtle Spiny Softshell Turtle Amphibians Eastern Grey Treefrog American Bullfrog Northern Green Frog Pickerel Frog Wood Frog Yellow-Spotted Salamander Northern Red-Backed Salamander Red-Spotted Newt *The cottontail I've seen wild many times and also on the grounds of a zoo that keeps them behind the scenes, but it was unsigned inside an enclosure. The jackrabbit I saw wild a couple times in January and then also inside an aviary at a zoo that I assumed was a wild break-in but the animal is still present in the aviary as of earlier this week. ~Thylo
Let's see... Blue crab Horseshoe crab (dead) Cownose stingray Red-tailed hawk (I think) California sea lion American bullfrog Eastern newt Monk parakeet (In fact, the wild one was right next to the captive ones) Various butterfly species White-tailed deer Wild turkey Sand crabs House mice Maybe a crow/raven (I don't think I've seen a crow in captivity, and I don't think I've seen a wild raven, so go figure) Maybe a turkey vulture, not entirely sure. Domestic horses (They were feral, so I don't know if that counts)
Lot of maybes there... I would expect the Red-tail, raven, and vulture are probably correct, those three are pretty common across their wide ranges.
Mammals Virginia opossum Mule deer White-tailed deer Coyote Red fox Northern river otter California sea lion Northern elephant seal Black bear Raccoon Bottlenose dolphin Mexican free-tailed bat Big brown bat Desert cottontail Eastern cottontail Black-tailed jackrabbit Nutria Groundhog Eastern grey squirrel Eastern chipmunk House mouse West Indian manatee Birds Wild turkey Black-bellied whistling duck Brant goose Canada goose Snow goose Hooded merganser American merganser Red-breasted merganser Redhead duck Ring-necked duck Canvasback White-cheeked pintail American black duck Sparkling violetear Ruby-throated hummingbird Anna's hummingbird Mourning dove Eurasian collared dove Sandhill crane American moorhen American purple gallinule American flamingo Laughing gull Ring-billed gull Forster's tern Common tern Black-necked stilt Killdeer Ruddy turnstone Wood stork Anhinga Double-crested cormorant American white ibis Glossy ibis Roseate spoonbill Black-crowned night heron Yellow-crowned night heron Cattle egret Great blue heron Great egret Snowy egret Little blue heron Brown pelican Black vulture Turkey vulture Red-tailed hawk Swainson's hawk Northern harrier Mississippi kite Cooper's hawk Osprey Great horned owl Red-bellied woodpecker Pileated woodpecker Scissor-tailed flycatcher California scrub-jay Blue jay American crow Common raven Tufted titmouse Eastern bluebird European starling Grey catbird House sparrow House finch American goldfinch Fox sparrow White-crowned sparrow Red-winged blackbird Eastern meadowlark Common grackle Hooded oriole Red-crested cardinal Northern cardinal Southern yellow grosbeak Reptiles Spiny softshell turtle Painted turtle Northern red-bellied cooter Red-eared slider Gopher tortoise Western Santa Cruz giant tortoise Common snapping turtle Alligator snapping turtle Loggerhead sea turtle Kemps' Ridely sea turtle Green sea turtle Hawksbill sea turtle Broad-headed skink Galápagos land iguana Green iguana American green anole Brown anole Black rat snake Northern water snake American alligator Amphibians American bullfrog American toad Green frog Cope's gray tree frog Pickerel frog Fish (easily the spottiest list) Bluegill Common carp Channel catfish Atlantic blue tang Sergeant major Yellow stingray Southern stingray Blacktip reef shark Rooster hogfish Other (even worse than the fish list!) Upside-down jellyfish Caribbean spiny lobster Queen conch Probably several insects The bird list in particular is a bit lacking, as I've seen several species wild this year, just forgotten to update my lifelist to reflect that.
Update: Mammals: White-Footed Mouse Eastern Gray Squirrel Woodchuck Eastern Chipmunk Eastern Cottontail White-Tailed Deer Red Fox American Black Bear Northern Raccoon American Mink North American River Otter Virginia Opossum Coyote Southern Flying Squirrel Birds: Tundra Swan Trumpeter Swan Snow Goose Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Blue-Winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-Winged Teal Bufflehead Redhead Hooded Meganser Ruddy Duck Wild Turkey Ring-Necked Pheasant Mourning Dove Sandhill Crane Whooping Crane American Coot Killdeer Double-Crested Cormorant American White Pelican Great Egret Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-Crowned Night Heron American White Ibis Osprey Northern Harrier Northern Goshawk Sharp-Shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Red-Tailed Hawk Broad-Winged Hawk Rough-Legged Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Snowy Owl Downy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon American Crow Common Raven Purple Martin Barn Swallow Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Black-Capped Chickadee White-Breasted Nuthatch Red-Breasted Nuthatch Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing House Sparrow American Goldfinch Song Sparrow Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Northern Cardinal Baltimore Oriole Reptiles: Painted Turtle Pond Slider Common Snapping Turtle Eastern Fox Snake Common Garter Snake Brown Anole Common Map Turtle Amphibians: American Toad Northern Green Frog Northern Leopard Frog Gray Tree Frog Cope's Gray Tree Frog Blue-Spotted Salamander Fish: Lake Sturgeon Black Crappie Bluegill Yellow Perch Northern Pike Green Sunfish Pumpkinseed Orangespotted Sunfish Largemouth Bass Shortnose Gar Rainbow Troat Inverts: House Fly Painted Lady Monarch Mourning Cloak Virginia Tiger Moth Eastern Comma Cabbage White Silvery Checkerspot Long-Bodied Cellar Spider Common Pill Bug
Here is my list. I don't keep a list of animals I have seen in zoos so this is probably an underestimate. Additionally I have only listed a fraction of the fish I have seen. 184 species I think. Short-beaked echidna Platypus Dusky antechinus Spot-tailed quoll Eastern quoll Tasmanian devil Common bushtail possum Common ringtail possum Sugar glider Koala Agile wallaby Eastern grey kangaroo Whiptail wallaby Red-necked wallaby Red-bellied pademelon Red-legged pademelon Red-necked pademelon Swamp wallaby Bare-nosed wombat Asian elephant Bush elephant Sumatran orang-utan Long-tailed macaque Rhesus macaque Chacma baboon Indian palm squirrel Black rat Spectacled flying fox Grey-headed flying fox Black-backed Jackal Red fox Lion Sun bear Sea otter Harbour seal Brown fur seal Californian sea lion Common zebra (Burchell’s ss) Common warthog Common hippopotamus Giraffe (Angolan ss) Bantang Water buffalo Greater kudu African buffalo American elk Mule deer White-tailed deer Rusa deer Indo-pacific bottlenosed dolphin Southern cassowary Little pied cormorant Australian darter Roseate spoonbill Yellow-billed spoonbill Royal spoonbill Australian white ibis Straw-necked ibis Cattle egret White-faced heron Nankeen night heron Hamerkop Brown pelican Australian pelican Black-necked stork Australasian grebe Egyptian goose Chestnut teal Brown teal Grey teal Mallard Pacific black duck Canada goose Cape Barren goose Maned duck Black swan Plumed whistling duck Green pygmy goose Radjar shelduck Australian shelduck Paradise shelduck Magpie goose Brown goshawk Wedge-tailed eagle Bald eagle White-bellied sea eagle Brahminy kite Whistling kite Little eagle Black kite Turkey vulture Nankeen kestral Brolga Tasmanian native-hen Australian brushturkey Malleefowl Orange-footed scrubfowl Helmeted guineafowl Red junglefowl Bush Stone-Curlew Hooded plover Masked Lapwing Rock pigeon Peaceful dove Zebra dove New Zealand pigeon Wonga pigeon Crested pigeon Namaqua dove Common bronzewing Spotted turtle-dove Sulphur-crested cockatoo Little corella Yellow-crested cockatoo Long-billed corella Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Galah Australian king parrot Australian ringneck Musk lorikeet Blue-winged parrot Pale-headed rosella Green rosella Crimson rosella Eastern rosella Red-rumped parrot Rose-ringed parakeet Scaly-breasted lorikeet Rainbow lorikeet Kaka Grey go-away bird Anna's hummingbird Little penguin Barn owl Sooty owl Southern boobook Barking owl Tawny frogmouth Lilac-breasted roller Southern carmine Bee-eater Azure kingfisher Pied kingfisher Malachite kingfisher Laughing kookaburra Sacred kingfisher Noisy pitta Green catbird Satin bowerbird Regent bowerbird Superb fairy-wren Blue-faced honeyeater Eastern whipbird Grey-crowned babbler Black-naped oriole Masked woodswallow White-browed woodswallow Grey butcherbird Australian magpie Pied currawong Greater racket-tailed drongo Eastern yellow robin Silvereye Olive-backed sunbird Southern red bishop Southern masked weaver Long-tailed paradise whydah Scaly breasted munia Red-browed finch Blue waxbill European goldfinch European greenfinch Freshwater xrocodile Saltwater crocodile Komodo dragon Lace monitor Sihingleback skink Common blue-tounge skink Lowland copperhead Tiger snake Giant toad (cane toad) Growling grass frog Reef manta ray Blacktip reef shark ocellaris clownfish
Red-tailed hawk - Bolingbrook, Illinois - I believe I saw one land on the side of the road from my family car, likely hunting prey. It was bigger then I expected. Mississauga, Ontario - Saw one perched on a road sign near Pearson Airport. Turkey vulture - Seen many flying above my house and in my area in general. American alligator - Myakka River State Park, Florida - A bunch of them were seen. I got within 30 cm of one. Stingray - Bahamas - Tried to get up close with one and chase it down.
