DE Karlsruhe Zoo

Karlsruhe, Germany · Zoo · Opened in 1865

253
Species registered
91
Enclosures mapped
6
Animal groups

Community-verified data · Not affiliated with Karlsruhe Zoo

Karlsruhe Zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany is home to 253 species across 91 enclosures, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The collection includes 48 mammals, 114 birds, 11 reptiles, and more, and the list is still growing. Among the most spotted animals by our community are Asian Elephant, Reticulated Giraffe, Chimpanzee. Among them: Bengal Slow Loris (seen in 3 tracked zoos), Tucuman Amazon (only here) and Dominica Anole (seen in 2 tracked zoos).

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Species by group

Below are the 253 species at Karlsruhe Zoo grouped by animal category, as registered by the ZooTrack community.

Mammals 48 (19%)
Birds 114 (45%)
Reptiles 11 (4%)
Amphibians 17 (7%)
Fish 57 (23%)
Invertebrates 6 (2%)

Animals at Karlsruhe Zoo

The most spotted species per group at Karlsruhe Zoo, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The full list of 253 species, with the enclosure of each animal, is in the ZooTrack app.

Mammals

and 43 more mammals in the app

Birds

and 109 more birds in the app

Reptiles

and 6 more reptiles in the app

Amphibians

Amphibians Tylototriton vietnamensis Böhme, Schöttler, Nguyen & Köhler, 2005 Vietnamese Crocodile Newt

and 16 more amphibians in the app

Fish

Fish Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry, 1961 black neon
Fish Paracheirodon innesi (Myers, 1936) Neon Tetra
Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858
Fish Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858

and 54 more fish in the app

Invertebrates

and 3 more invertebrates in the app

Rarely seen species

Species at Karlsruhe 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.

Birds

Tucuman AmazonVU Amazona tucumana (Cabanis, 1885) rarely seen elsewhere
Senegal Thick-kneeLC Burhinus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837) rarely seen elsewhere
Papuan LorikeetLC Charmosyna papou (Scopoli, 1786) rarely seen elsewhere

Amphibians

Brazil-nut Poison FrogLC Adelphobates castaneoticus (Caldwell & Myers, 1990) rarely seen elsewhere
Niceforo's Poison FrogDD Ameerega ingeri (Cochran & Goin, 1970) rarely seen elsewhere
Atelopus spec Dumeril & Bibron, 1841 rarely seen elsewhere

Fish

banded characidiumDD Characidium fasciatum Reinhardt, 1867 rarely seen elsewhere
Cyprichromis microlepidotus (Poll, 1956)LC rarely seen elsewhere
Bengal danioLC Devario devario (Hamilton, 1822) rarely seen elsewhere

Invertebrates

Gorochov’s Haaniella Haaniella gorochovi Hennemann, Conle, Brock & Seow-Choen, 2016 rarely seen elsewhere
Crested Oxyartes Oxyartes lamellatus Kirby, 1904 rarely seen elsewhere
Carmela's Stick-insect Trachyaretaon carmelae Lit & Eusebio, 2005 rarely seen elsewhere

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 Karlsruhe 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.

Last updated: 2026-10-28
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