ZooChat Challenge Europe 2020

Bumping my post on that topic for others who may have missed it:

“Great question! If we go by Zootierliste (something I wouldn't normally do but will do in this case as it nicely sums up which domestics have been seen in zoos before) there are only 10 taxa relevant to this thread that have been kept in domesticated forms. These are the European rabbit, Brazilian guinea pig, southern multimammate mouse, house mouse, brown rat, Mongolian gerbil, degu, chinchilla, nutria and Eurasian red squirrel.
My ruling is as follows: any of these domesticated taxa count but cannot be counted along with the wild form. For example, say I visited Jihlava Zoo which has both domestic and true Brazilian guinea pigs, I could only count the taxon once. For the majority of the above the wild form is more common in zoos anyway, I can only see rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas being more likely to be encountered in their domestic forms. So there is the rule, just like subspecies “

Brum is correct, for this challenge Brazilian and domestic guinea pig count as the same.

 

Dudley Zoo (07/03)

14. Linne's two-toed sloth
15. Giant anteater
16. Seba's short-tailed bat
17. Black rat
18. Harvest mouse
19. Turkish spiny mouse
20. House mouse
21. Naked mole rat

Think that's it, if not I'll update again later.

 

Kölner Zoo - 07.03.2020
16. Matschie’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
17. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
18. Northern Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
19. Lyle’s Flying-Fox (Pteropus lylei)
20. Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
21. Southern African Spiny Mouse (Acomys spinosissimus)
22. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
23. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

 

Another lightning visit..
Dierenpark Amersfoort, 06/03/2020
33. African brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
34. Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus)
35. Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
36. Feather-tailed glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
37. Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata)

 

Good to see some new challengers!

 

Considering where I live, it would be blasphemy to not participate

 

Chester Zoo- 08/03/2020

18) Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

 

Axe Valley Wildlife Park

38. Swinhoe’s striped squirrel
39. Azara’s agouti
40. Capybara
41. Southern three-banded armadillo
42. Chacoan mara
43. Finlayson’s squirrel
44. Lesser Egyptian jerboa
45. Black-tailed prairie dog
46. Indian crested porcupine

 

Last update for a while from my side:

Burgers' Zoo
38. Lyles' Flying Fox (Pteropus lylei)

 

Aquazoo Düsseldorf - 11.03.20
24. Afghan Mouse-like Hamster (Calomyscus mystax)
25. Golden Spiny-mouse (Acomys russatus)
26. Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
27. Short-eared Elephant-shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)

 

Paignton Zoo

47. Short-beaked echidna

 

No Shaldon on the way past? Acouchy...

 

No, but he saw something much cooler... a wild ThomasNotTom

 

I was tempted to go there too - but got distracted by some chameleons

 

That must've been truly a sight to behold!

 

I think he was a little disappointed that I don't count for the challenge

 

Wildwood - Kent 12/3/20

44 Black Rat
45 Brown Rat
46 Eurasian Red Squirrel
47 European Beaver

House mouse and Water Vole no shows!

 

A surprising number from today’s visit...

Longleat Safari Park

48. Aardvark
49. Koala
50. Southern hairy-nosed wombat
51. Rock hyrax
52. North American porcupine
53. Siberian chipmunk
54. Barbary striped grass mouse
55. Egyptian fruit bat

 

Axe Valley Wildlife Park - 14/03/2020

43. Indian crested porcupine
44. Chacoan Mara

The single Jerboa and Filnayson's squirrel pair were no shows - they were the only other species that I needed for the challenge, so I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get to see them. Otherwise, this a very good zoo for the challenge with 14 different applicable species. Sadly, their North American Red Squirrel passed away over winter, so I was unable to add this species to my list.

 

Twycross 15/3/20

48 Gundi
49 Domestic Guinea Pig
50 Western Grey Kangaroo