Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs

Riga, Latvia · Zoo · Opened in 1912

186

Species registered

123

Enclosures mapped

Animal groups

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Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs in Riga, Latvia is home to 186 species across 123 enclosures, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The collection includes 65 mammals, 39 birds, 18 reptiles, and more, and the list is still growing. Among the most spotted animals by our community are Asiatic Camel, Eastern Kiang, Hippopotamus. Among them: European Mink (only here), Hooded Crow (seen in 3 tracked zoos) and Northern Snake-necked Turtle (seen in 2 tracked zoos).

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Species by group

Below are the 186 species at Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs grouped by animal category, as registered by the ZooTrack community.

Mammals 65 (35%)

Birds 39 (21%)

Reptiles 18 (10%)

Amphibians 15 (8%)

Fish 33 (18%)

Invertebrates 16 (9%)

Animals at Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs

The most spotted species per group at Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The full list of 186 species, with the enclosure of each animal, is in the ZooTrack app.

Mammals

              Mammals
              Camelus bactrianus Linnaeus, 1758
              Asiatic Camel
            

              Mammals
              Equus kiang holdereri Matschie, 1911
              Eastern Kiang
            

              Mammals
              Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758
              Hippopotamus
            

              Mammals
              Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812)
              Impala
            

              Mammals
              Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815)
              Maned Wolf
            

and 60 more mammals in the app

Birds

              Birds
              Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
              American Flamingo
            

              Birds
              Vultur gryphus Linnaeus, 1758
              Andean Condor
            

              Birds
              Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811
              Greater Flamingo
            

              Birds
              Agapornis nigrigenis W.L.Sclater, 1906
              Black-cheeked Lovebird
            

              Birds
              Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782)
              Burrowing Owl
            

and 34 more birds in the app

Reptiles

              Reptiles
              Centrochelys sulcata (Miller, 1779)
              African Spurred Tortoise
            

              Reptiles
              Trachemys scripta (Thunberg In Schoepff, 1792)
              Pond Slider
            

and 16 more reptiles in the app

Amphibians

              Amphibians
              Neurergus kaiseri Schmidt, 1952
              Luristan Newt
            

              Amphibians
              Theloderma stellatum Taylor, 1962

              Amphibians
              Leptodactylus fallax Müller, 1926
              Mountain Chicken
            

and 12 more amphibians in the app

Fish

              Fish
              Ameca splendens Miller & Fitzsimons, 1971
              butterfly splitfin
            

              Fish
              Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
              European Eel
            

              Fish
              Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
              Oscar
            

              Fish
              Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi, 1853)
              Mexican Tetra
            

              Fish
              Corydoras panda Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971
              panda
            

and 28 more fish in the app

Invertebrates

              Invertebrates
              Cardisoma armatum (Herklots, 1851)
              patriot crab
            

              Invertebrates
              Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868)
              Australian redclaw crayfish
            

              Invertebrates
              Clibanarius longitarsus (De Haan, 1849)

              Invertebrates
              Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Colombian ramshorn apple snail, Giant Ramshorn, Giant Ramshorn Snail, Columbian Ramshorn Snail, Striped ram's horn snail, Stripehorn
            

              Invertebrates
              Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)
              Red Swamp Crayfish
            

and 11 more invertebrates in the app

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Rarely seen species

Species at Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs 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

European MinkCR Mustela lutreola novikovi Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951 rarely seen elsewhere

Blue SheepLC Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis rarely seen elsewhere

Northern GeladaVU Theropithecus gelada gelada seen in 2 tracked zoos

Birds

Hooded Crow Corvus cornix cornix seen in 3 tracked zoos

Reptiles

Northern Snake-necked TurtleLR/nt Chelodina rugosa siebenrocki Werner, 1901 seen in 2 tracked zoos

Amphibians

Theloderma stellatum Taylor, 1962LC seen in 2 tracked zoos

Black-spotted Casque-headed TreefrogLC Trachycephalus nigromaculatus Tschudi, 1838 seen in 2 tracked zoos

Tropical Clawed FrogLC Xenopus tropicalis (Gray, 1864) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Fish

Hyphessobrycon elachys Weitzman, 1984LC rarely seen elsewhere

Corydoras zygatus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942LC seen in 2 tracked zoos

Rosy DanioLC Danio roseus Fang & Kottelat, 2000 seen in 2 tracked zoos

Invertebrates

scorpions Centruroides gracilis (Latreille, 1804) rarely seen elsewhere

Clibanarius longitarsus (De Haan, 1849) rarely seen elsewhere

Homoeogryllus adunctus Gorochov, 1988 rarely seen elsewhere

Community favorites

These animals at Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs are marked as favorites by the most ZooTrack users.

              Mammals
              Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776)
              Meerkat
            

              Mammals
              Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844
              Amur tiger
            

              Mammals
              Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Lion
            

              Mammals
              Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815)
              Maned Wolf
            

              Mammals
              Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)
              Puma
            

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

              Mammals
              Leptailurus serval (Schreber, 1776)
              Serval
            

              Mammals
              Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Lowland Tapir
            

              Mammals
              Vulpes zerda (Zimmermann, 1780)
              Fennec Fox
            

              Mammals
              Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882
              Grevy's Zebra
            

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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 Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs.

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.

Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs

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Species by group

Animals at Rīgas Nacionālais zooloģiskais dārzs

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

Invertebrates

Rarely seen species

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

Invertebrates

Community favorites

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