Chester Zoo

Upton, United Kingdom · Zoo · Opened in 1931

346

Species registered

142

Enclosures mapped

Animal groups

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Chester Zoo in Upton, United Kingdom is home to 346 species across 142 enclosures, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The collection includes 93 mammals, 125 birds, 43 reptiles, and more, and the list is still growing. Among the most spotted animals by our community are Asian Elephant, Asiatic Camel, Black Rhino. Among them: Blesbok (only here), Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (autumnalis) (only here) and Cuvier's Madagascar Swift (only here).

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Species by group

Below are the 346 species at Chester Zoo grouped by animal category, as registered by the ZooTrack community.

Mammals 93 (27%)

Birds 125 (36%)

Reptiles 43 (12%)

Amphibians 20 (6%)

Fish 30 (9%)

Invertebrates 35 (10%)

Animals at Chester Zoo

The most spotted species per group at Chester Zoo, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The full list of 346 species, with the enclosure of each animal, is in the ZooTrack app.

Mammals

              Mammals
              Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758
              Asian Elephant
            

              Mammals
              Camelus bactrianus bactrianus
              Asiatic Camel
            

              Mammals
              Diceros bicornis michaeli Zukowsky, 1965
              Black Rhino
            

              Mammals
              Acrocodia indica (Desmarest, 1819)
              Malay Tapir
            

              Mammals
              Ailurus fulgens F.G.Cuvier, 1825
              Red Panda
            

and 88 more mammals in the app

Birds

              Birds
              Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834
              Humboldt Penguin
            

              Birds
              Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Southern Cassowary
            

              Birds
              Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Reichenow, 1892
              Grey Crowned Crane
            

              Birds
              Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
              Great Hornbill
            

              Birds
              Buceros rhinoceros rhinoceros
              Rhinoceros Hornbill
            

and 120 more birds in the app

Reptiles

              Reptiles
              Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912
              Komodo Dragon
            

              Reptiles
              Malayopython reticulatus (Schneider, 1801)
              Reticulated Python
            

              Reptiles
              Astrochelys yniphora (Vaillant, 1885)
              Ploughshare Tortoise
            

              Reptiles
              Varanus macraei Böhme & Jacobs, 2001
              Blue Speckled Tree Monitor
            

              Reptiles
              Trimeresurus insularis Kramer, 1977
              White-lipped Island Pitviper
            

and 38 more reptiles in the app

Amphibians

              Amphibians
              Telmatobius culeus (Garman, 1876)
              Titicaca Water Frog
            

              Amphibians
              Staurois parvus Inger & Haile, 1959
              Bornean Rock Frog
            

              Amphibians
              Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829)
              Java Toad
            

              Amphibians
              Rentapia flavomaculata Chan, Abraham & Badli-Sham, 2020

              Amphibians
              Pyxicephalus adspersus Tschudi, 1838
              Bullfrog
            

and 15 more amphibians in the app

Fish

              Fish
              Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz, 1956)
              Cardinal Tetra
            

              Fish
              Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858

              Fish
              Ancistrus dolichopterus Kner, 1854
              Bushymouth Catfish
            

              Fish
              Bunocephalus coracoideus (Cope, 1874)
              Guitarrita, Banjo catfish
            

              Fish
              Tanichthys albonubes Linnaeus, 1932
              White Cloud Mountain Minnow
            

and 25 more fish in the app

Invertebrates

              Invertebrates
              Brachypelma hamorii Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997
              Mexican redknee
            

              Invertebrates
              Anachalcos convexus

              Invertebrates
              Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883

              Invertebrates
              Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775)
              Desert Locust
            

              Invertebrates
              Mecynorhina torquata ugandensis Moser, 1907

and 30 more invertebrates in the app

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Rarely seen species

Species at Chester Zoo that we don't see often at other zoos yet. Up to three per category.

Based on the zoos we've mapped so far. Numbers go up as more zoos are added.

Mammals

Blesbok Damaliscus phillipsi Harper, 1939 rarely seen elsewhere

Ardilla de matorral de SmithLC Paraxerus cepapi (A.Smith, 1836) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Acacia RatLC Thallomys paedulcus (Sundevall, 1846) seen in 3 tracked zoos

Birds

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (autumnalis)LC Dendrocygna autumnalis autumnalis rarely seen elsewhere

White-headed MuniaLC Lonchura maja (Linnaeus, 1766) rarely seen elsewhere

Collared GrosbeakLC Mycerobas affinis (Blyth, 1855) rarely seen elsewhere

Reptiles

Cuvier's Madagascar SwiftLC Oplurus cuvieri cuvieri rarely seen elsewhere

Keyserling's Wonder GeckoLC Teratoscincus keyserlingii Strauch, 1863 rarely seen elsewhere

Egyptian mastigure Uromastyx aegypticus Forskal, 1775 rarely seen elsewhere

Amphibians

Imbabura TreefrogLC Boana picturata (Boulenger, 1899) rarely seen elsewhere

Sylvirana maosonensis (Bourret, 1937) rarely seen elsewhere

Harlequin Poison FrogCR Oophaga histrionica (Berthold, 1845) seen in 3 tracked zoos

Fish

Baryancistrus demantoides Werneke, Sabaj Pérez, Lujan & Armbruster, 2005NT rarely seen elsewhere

Black BettaEN Betta patoti Weber & de Beaufort, 1922 rarely seen elsewhere

Rohan's BarbVU Dawkinsia rohani (Rema Devi, Indra & Knight, 2010) rarely seen elsewhere

Invertebrates

Anachalcos convexus rarely seen elsewhere

Bertia cambojiensis (Reeve, 1860)CR seen in 2 tracked zoos

Heterochaeta orientalis Gerstaecker, 1883 seen in 2 tracked zoos

Community favorites

These animals at Chester Zoo are marked as favorites by the most ZooTrack users.

              Mammals
              Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Jaguar
            

              Mammals
              Ailurus fulgens F.G.Cuvier, 1825
              Red Panda
            

              Mammals
              Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Linné's Two-toed Sloth
            

              Mammals
              Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775)
              Snow leopard
            

              Mammals
              Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766)
              Aardvark
            

              Mammals
              Okapia johnstoni (P.L.Sclater, 1901)
              Okapi
            

              Mammals
              Babyrousa celebensis (Deninger, 1909)
              Sulawesi Babirusa
            

              Mammals
              Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758
              Giant Anteater
            

              Mammals
              Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758
              Asian Elephant
            

              Mammals
              Arctictis binturong (Raffles, 1821)
              Binturong
            

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About this data

All species data on this page is contributed and verified by the ZooTrack community. This page is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or verified by Chester Zoo.

Only community-reviewed species are shown here. The ZooTrack app contains additional sightings awaiting review, plus real-time updates from fellow zoo enthusiasts.

No rights can be derived from this information. Species presence may be inaccurate or outdated.

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Species by group

Animals at Chester Zoo

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

Invertebrates

Rarely seen species

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

Invertebrates

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