Zoo Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany · Zoo · Opened in 1878

384

Species registered

Enclosures mapped

Animal groups

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Zoo Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany is home to 384 species across 55 enclosures, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The collection includes 82 mammals, 56 birds, 34 reptiles, and more, and the list is still growing. Among the most spotted animals by our community are Asian Elephant, Malay Tapir, Red Panda. Among them: Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel (only here), Indian Pond Heron (seen in 2 tracked zoos) and Southern Rinkhals (only here).

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Species by group

Below are the 384 species at Zoo Leipzig grouped by animal category, as registered by the ZooTrack community.

Mammals 82 (21%)

Birds 56 (15%)

Reptiles 34 (9%)

Amphibians 8 (2%)

Fish 194 (51%)

Invertebrates 10 (3%)

Animals at Zoo Leipzig

The most spotted species per group at Zoo Leipzig, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The full list of 384 species, with the enclosure of each animal, is in the ZooTrack app.

Mammals

              Mammals
              Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier, 1798
              Asian Elephant
            

              Mammals
              Acrocodia indica (Desmarest, 1819)
              Malay Tapir
            

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

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

              Mammals
              Gorilla gorilla gorilla
              Western Lowland Gorilla
            

and 77 more mammals in the app

Birds

              Birds
              Phoeniconaias minor (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798)
              Lesser Flamingo
            

              Birds
              Eudocimus ruber (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Scarlet Ibis
            

              Birds
              Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782
              Chilean Flamingo
            

              Birds
              Rhea pennata d'Orbigny, 1834
              Lesser Rhea
            

              Birds
              Geronticus eremita (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Northern Bald Ibis
            

and 51 more birds in the app

Reptiles

              Reptiles
              Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller, 1838)
              False Gharial
            

              Reptiles
              Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912
              Komodo Dragon
            

              Reptiles
              Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1801)
              American Alligator
            

              Reptiles
              Astrochelys radiata (Shaw, 1802)
              Radiated Tortoise
            

              Reptiles
              Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861
              African Dwarf Crocodile
            

and 29 more reptiles in the app

Amphibians

              Amphibians
              Excidobates mysteriosus (Myers, 1982)
              Marañón Poison Frog
            

              Amphibians
              Phyllobates terribilis Myers, Daly & Malkin, 1978
              Golden Poison Frog
            

              Amphibians
              Ambystoma andersoni Krebs & Brandon, 1984
              Anderson's Salamander
            

              Amphibians
              Dendrobates tinctorius (Cuvier, 1797)
              Dyeing Poison Frog
            

              Amphibians
              Ambystoma dumerilii (Dugès, 1870)
              Lake Patzcuaro Salamander
            

and 3 more amphibians in the app

Fish

              Fish
              Neoceratodus forsteri (Krefft, 1870)
              Queensland Lungfish
            

              Fish
              Protopterus annectens (Owen, 1839)
              African Lungfish
            

              Fish
              Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger, 1837
              South American lungfish
            

              Fish
              Garra rufa (Heckel, 1843)
              Red garra
            

              Fish
              Heterotilapia buettikoferi (Hubrecht, 1881)

and 189 more fish in the app

Invertebrates

              Invertebrates
              Tachypleus gigas (O.F.Müller, 1785)
              Horseshoe Crab
            

and 9 more invertebrates in the app

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Rarely seen species

Species at Zoo Leipzig 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

Sri Lankan Giant SquirrelNT Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769) rarely seen elsewhere

Pygmy Hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis heslopi (Corbet, 1969) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Red-mantle Saddle-back TamarinLC Leontocebus lagonotus (Jiménez de la Espada, 1870) seen in 3 tracked zoos

Birds

Indian Pond HeronLC Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Coconut LorikeetLC Trichoglossus haematodus forsteni seen in 2 tracked zoos

Nankeen Night HeronLC Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis Vigors, 1831 seen in 3 tracked zoos

Reptiles

Southern RinkhalsLC Hemachatus haemachatus Bonnaterre, 1790 rarely seen elsewhere

Arizona Black Rattlesnake Crotalus cerberus (Coues, 1875) seen in 3 tracked zoos

Keeled Rat SnakeLC Elaphe carinata (Günther, 1864) seen in 3 tracked zoos

Amphibians

Cayenne CaecilianLC Typhlonectes compressicauda (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) seen in 3 tracked zoos

Fish

Panama Convict CichlidEN Amatitlania kanna Schmitter-Soto, 2007 rarely seen elsewhere

Benitochromis batesii (Boulenger, 1901)VU rarely seen elsewhere

Cichla melaniae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006LC rarely seen elsewhere

Invertebrates

Alpheus karplusi Anker, 2022 rarely seen elsewhere

Horseshoe CrabDD Tachypleus gigas (O.F.Müller, 1785) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Community favorites

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

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

              Mammals
              Uncia uncia (Schreber, 1775)
              Snow leopard
            

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

              Reptiles
              Varanus komodoensis Ouwens, 1912
              Komodo Dragon
            

              Mammals
              Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)
              Lion
            

              Mammals
              Pteronura brasiliensis Zimmermann, 1780
              Giant Otter
            

              Mammals
              Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758
              Giant Anteater
            

              Mammals
              Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815)
              Maned Wolf
            

              Mammals
              Acrocodia indica (Desmarest, 1819)
              Malay Tapir
            

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

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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 Leipzig.

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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Animals at Zoo Leipzig

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Fish

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Reptiles

Amphibians

Fish

Invertebrates

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