Zoo Basel

Basel, Switzerland · Zoo · Opened in 1874

297

Species registered

131

Enclosures mapped

Animal groups

Community-verified data · Not affiliated with Zoo Basel

Zoo Basel in Basel, Switzerland is home to 297 species across 131 enclosures, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The collection includes 46 mammals, 53 birds, 27 reptiles, and more, and the list is still growing. Among the most spotted animals by our community are Grant's Zebra, Hippopotamus, African Savanna Elephant. Among them: Amazilia Hummingbird (seen in 2 tracked zoos), Karoo Dwarf Tortoise (only here) and Golden Angelfish (only here).

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Species by group

Below are the 297 species at Zoo Basel grouped by animal category, as registered by the ZooTrack community.

Mammals 46 (15%)

Birds 53 (18%)

Reptiles 27 (9%)

Amphibians 4 (1%)

Fish 144 (48%)

Invertebrates 23 (8%)

Animals at Zoo Basel

The most spotted species per group at Zoo Basel, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The full list of 297 species, with the enclosure of each animal, is in the ZooTrack app.

Mammals

              Mammals
              Equus quagga boehmi Matschie, 1892
              Grant's Zebra
            

              Mammals
              Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758
              Hippopotamus
            

              Mammals
              Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)
              African Savanna Elephant
            

              Mammals
              Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Reindeer
            

              Mammals
              Amblonyx cinereus (Illiger, 1815)
              Oriental Small-clawed Otter
            

and 41 more mammals in the app

Birds

              Birds
              Caloenas nicobarica (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Nicobar Pigeon
            

              Birds
              Geronticus eremita (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Northern Bald Ibis
            

              Birds
              Rollulus rouloul (Scopoli, 1786)
              Crested Partridge
            

              Birds
              Gracula religiosa intermedia Hay, 1845
              Common Hill Myna
            

              Birds
              Irena puella (Latham, 1790)
              Asian Fairy-bluebird
            

and 48 more birds in the app

Reptiles

              Reptiles
              Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768
              Nile Crocodile
            

              Reptiles
              Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft, 1873
              Freshie
            

              Reptiles
              Astrochelys radiata (Shaw, 1802)
              Radiated Tortoise
            

              Reptiles
              Malacochersus tornieri (Siebenrock, 1903)
              Pancake Tortoise
            

              Reptiles
              Cerastes cerastes Linnaeus, 1758
              Desert Horned Viper
            

and 22 more reptiles in the app

Amphibians

              Amphibians
              Adelphobates galactonotus (Steindachner, 1864)
              Splash-backed Poison Frog
            

              Amphibians
              Atelopus balios Peters, 1973
              Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad
            

              Amphibians
              Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801)
              Hellbender
            

and 1 more amphibians in the app

Fish

              Fish
              Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Longnose Gar
            

              Fish
              Lipophrys pholis (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Shanny
            

              Fish
              Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820
              Fathead Minnow
            

              Fish
              Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
              Pot-bellied Seahorse
            

              Fish
              Notropis chrosomus (Jordan, 1877)
              Rainbow Shiner
            

and 139 more fish in the app

Invertebrates

              Invertebrates
              Extatosoma tiaratum (Macleay, 1826)
              Macleay's Spectre
            

              Invertebrates
              Latrodectus hasselti Thorell, 1870
              Roodrugspin
            

              Invertebrates
              Locusta migratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Migratory Locust
            

              Invertebrates
              Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Black Sea urchin
            

              Invertebrates
              Calliactis parasitica (Couch, 1842)
              Parasitic Anemone
            

and 18 more invertebrates in the app

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Rarely seen species

Species at Zoo Basel 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

Amazilia HummingbirdLC Amazilis amazilia (R.Lesson & Garnot, 1827) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Orange-bellied LeafbirdLC Chloropsis hardwickii Jardine & Selby, 1830 seen in 2 tracked zoos

Sociable WeaverLC Philetairus socius (Latham, 1790) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Reptiles

Karoo Dwarf TortoiseEN Chersobius boulengeri (Duerden, 1906) rarely seen elsewhere

Long-nosed Leopard LizardLC Gambelia wislizenii (Baird & Girard, 1852) rarely seen elsewhere

Steppe AgamaLC Trapelus sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Fish

Golden AngelfishLC Centropyge aurantia Randall & Wass, 1974 rarely seen elsewhere

Farlowella platorynchus Retzer & Page, 1997 rarely seen elsewhere

Garra ornata (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)LC rarely seen elsewhere

Invertebrates

Macrotermes subhyalinus (Rambur, 1842) rarely seen elsewhere

Red comb-(sea) star Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Sarcophyton elegans Moser, 1919 seen in 2 tracked zoos

Community favorites

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

              Mammals
              Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775)
              Snow leopard
            

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

              Mammals
              Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775)
              Cheetah
            

              Mammals
              Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)
              African Savanna Elephant
            

              Mammals
              Amblonyx cinereus (Illiger, 1815)
              Oriental Small-clawed Otter
            

              Mammals
              Gorilla gorilla gorilla
              Western Lowland Gorilla
            

              Mammals
              Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820)
              African Wild Dog
            

              Mammals
              Suricata suricatta (Schreber, 1776)
              Meerkat
            

              Mammals
              Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828)
              Californian Sea Lion
            

              Mammals
              Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758
              Hippopotamus
            

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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 Zoo Basel.

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.

Zoo Basel

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Species by group

Animals at Zoo Basel

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

Invertebrates

Rarely seen species

Birds

Reptiles

Fish

Invertebrates

Community favorites

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