DE Zoo Rostock

Rostock, Germany · Zoo · Opened in 1899

358
Species registered
75
Enclosures mapped
6
Animal groups

Community-verified data · Not affiliated with Zoo Rostock

Zoo Rostock in Rostock, Germany is home to 358 species across 75 enclosures, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The collection includes 74 mammals, 72 birds, 25 reptiles, and more, and the list is still growing. Among the most spotted animals by our community are European Bison, Mountain Zebra, Pygmy Hippopotamus. Among them: Graells's Tamarin (only here), Black-bellied Whistling-duck (fulgens) (seen in 2 tracked zoos) and South American Snapping Turtle (only here).

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Species by group

Below are the 358 species at Zoo Rostock grouped by animal category, as registered by the ZooTrack community.

Mammals 74 (21%)
Birds 72 (20%)
Reptiles 25 (7%)
Amphibians 14 (4%)
Fish 129 (36%)
Invertebrates 44 (12%)

Animals at Zoo Rostock

The most spotted species per group at Zoo Rostock, as registered by the ZooTrack community. The full list of 358 species, with the enclosure of each animal, is in the ZooTrack app.

Mammals

and 69 more mammals in the app

Birds

and 67 more birds in the app

Reptiles

Reptiles Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spectacled Caiman
Floreana Giant Tortoise
Reptiles Chelonoidis niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Floreana Giant Tortoise
Reptiles Phelsuma standingi Methuen & Hewitt, 1913 Standing's Day Gecko
Ball Python
Reptiles Python regius (Shaw, 1802) Ball Python
Burmese Star Tortoise
Reptiles Geochelone platynota (Blyth, 1863) Burmese Star Tortoise

and 20 more reptiles in the app

Amphibians

Amphibians Ranitomeya fantastica (Boulenger, 1884) Fantastic Poison Frog

and 13 more amphibians in the app

Fish

and 128 more fish in the app

Invertebrates

Invertebrates Carausius morosus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 Indian Stick-insect

and 43 more invertebrates in the app

Rarely seen species

Species at Zoo Rostock 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

Graells's Tamarin Graells's TamarinNT Leontocebus nigricollis graellsi (Jiménez de la Espada, 1870) rarely seen elsewhere
Pygmy Hippopotamus Hexaprotodon liberiensis heslopi (Corbet, 1969) seen in 2 tracked zoos

Birds

Black-bellied Whistling-duck (fulgens)LC Dendrocygna autumnalis fulgens Friedmann, 1947 seen in 2 tracked zoos
Eastern Spotted Dove Eastern Spotted DoveLC Spilopelia chinensis chinensis seen in 2 tracked zoos
White-browed Robin-chatLC Cossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 seen in 3 tracked zoos

Reptiles

South American Snapping Turtle Chelydra acutirostris Peters, 1862 rarely seen elsewhere
Northern Blunt-spined MonitorLC Varanus primordius Mertens, 1942 rarely seen elsewhere
Olive Dasia Olive DasiaLC Dasia olivacea Gray, 1839 seen in 3 tracked zoos

Fish

Velvety SoleLC Brachirus villosus (Weber, 1907) rarely seen elsewhere
Corydoras davidsandsi Black, 1987LC rarely seen elsewhere
La Palma Pupfish La Palma PupfishEW Cyprinodon longidorsalis Lozano-Vilano & Contreras-Balderas, 1993 rarely seen elsewhere

Invertebrates

Benoitolus siamensis (Attems, 1936) rarely seen elsewhere
Horseshoe CrabDD Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille, 1802) rarely seen elsewhere
blue leg poso shrimpVU Caridina caerulea von Rintelen & Cai, 2009 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 Zoo Rostock.

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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