New 25 essential habitat animals META-WISHLIST

Ok, the animals I'm really missing in the game are as follows, in no particular order)

1. Crowned crane (great for combination habitats)
2. Ground hornbill
3. Prairie dogs
4. Lady Amherst's pheasant (or Golden or any of the other really colorful ones really)
5. Arctic Fox (or red fox, but really just fox is ok)
6. Maned wolf
7. Wild turkey
8. Any pelican
9. Moose
10. Any European animal (I'm not picky just give me something!!! to represent our continent)
11. Brown bear
12. Fallow deer
13. Eurasian lynx
14. Wolverine
15. Badger
16. Honeybadger
17. Asian small-clawed otter
18. Cougar
19. Fossa
20. Amur leopard

All of these (the birds included) I mean to be habitat animals

My wishlist (no order) :

1. Moose
2. Wolverine
3. Cougar
4. Maned wolf
5. West indian manatee
6. Dromadary
7. Addax
8. Impala
9. Black rhino
10. Fossa
11. Sifaka (Crowned ?)
12. Diana monkey
13. Chamois
14. Alpine marmot
15. Onager
16. Blackbuck
17. Markhor
18. Red-crowned crane
19. Gaur
20. Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo

Thanks

In no particular order:

  1. Red Fox
  2. Capybara
  3. Maned Wolf
  4. Fossa
  5. Sea Lion
  6. Asian Small Clawed Otter
  7. Lynx (any)
  8. Leopard (Amur)
  9. Platypus
  10. Aardwolf
  11. Tufted Deer (just look at them! :D)
  12. African Crested Porcupine
  13. Wallaby (any)
  14. Serval
  15. Moose
  16. White-nosed Coati
  17. Walrus
  18. Dwarf-Mongoose
  19. Secretarybird
  20. Short-beaked Echidna

1. Capybara
2. North American Porcupine
3. Brazilian Porcupine
4. Patagonian Mara
5. Wombat
6. Walrus
7. Tree Kangaroo
8. Platypus
9. Bennett's wallaby
10. Two-Toed Sloth
11. Cape Porcupine
12. Sand Cat
13. Arctic Fox
14. Asian Small Clawed Otter
15. American Beavers
16. Harbor Seal
17. American Black Bear
18. Rock Hyrax
19. Elk
20. Alpine marmot
All added! Glad to see 5 new animals in the list.
 
The Capybara breaks 100 votes and maintains its extremely comfortable lead over the runner ups. Bring us the fuzzy mellow rodent Frontier!
To this sentiment I add the following image that we had an artist friend make for us. :ROFLMAO:
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1. Ocelot
2. Capybara
3. Asian small-clawed otter
4. Goodfellow's tree kangaroo
5. Red fox
6. African crested porcupine
7. North American river otter
8. Maned wolf
9. Wolvering
10. American alligator
11. Fossa
12. Red river hog
13. Golden lion tamarin
14. White-nosed coati
15. Bobcat
16. Ringtail
17. Silver langur
18. Tasmanian devil
19. Reeve's muntjac
20. Black-tailed prairie dog
 
Even if the top is taken off it’s still only losing 7 animals max. So no need to make a new one just yet.
But on the other hand, the top 5 NA animal share ~400 votes between them. I'd imagine the list would change majorly with 400 votes to go around.
 
But on the other hand, the top 5 NA animal share ~400 votes between them. I'd imagine the list would change majorly with 400 votes to go around.
I was just thinking that myself. The votes and lists would dramatically change. But balance that by someone who has voluntarily opted to undertake this project, tabulate numbers and update lists. I absolutely appreciate what @random goat has done with both this and the first list, and know it's definitely something of interest, but it's still work. The intent seems to be there to do another list in the future, after 2 packs, but I wouldn't want them to feel like they were being forced to do one after this.

But I do agree, votes and lists would definitely change. It's quite possible half the top 10 is taken out as opposed to just 2 of the top 3 and 2 other animals down the list, like last time.
 
I was just thinking that myself. The votes and lists would dramatically change. But balance that by someone who has voluntarily opted to undertake this project, tabulate numbers and update lists. I absolutely appreciate what @random goat has done with both this and the first list, and know it's definitely something of interest, but it's still work. The intent seems to be there to do another list in the future, after 2 packs, but I wouldn't want them to feel like they were being forced to do one after this.

But I do agree, votes and lists would definitely change. It's quite possible half the top 10 is taken out as opposed to just 2 of the top 3 and 2 other animals down the list, like last time.
Oh definitely @random goat is the GOAT, and his job is amazing.

I speak from a completely utilatarian position, and it's completely up to the person who maintains the list.
 
My prediction:

Had a new list been started, I'd expect European and Desert animals to rise to the top, because people would give them more thought as the "empty" niches.

In a similar way, I think the NA animals have been articially boosted in the votes due to being expected as an empty niche that has yet to recieve a dlc.
 
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I would also expect alpine animals, as i doubt that we will get a lot of them this pack besides the mountain lion and its arguable next to desert the biome with the least animals dedicated to it.
+ we dont even have an Ibex or Takin, expect those, especally the Ibex, to gain some extra foodhold
 
After roughly half a year, and following the requests made by numerous forum users, I'm setting up this thread in order to start another 'Essential animals meta-wishlist' where I record users' animals wishlists and put them all together on a meta-wishlist. Given that we've gotten 3 DLCs since I started the previous thread; this time around I ask you all to please post a list of just 20 habitat animals.

The more people participating, the bigger the sample size will be so better conclusions can be drawn. I’m writting down every user who posts their list in order to avoid having repetitions. I intend to keep this updated as much as I can. Last update: 22nd September, 2021

The spirit and basic rules of the thread will be similar to those of the first one. Which means:
  • For the sake of keeping the same wishlist structure, I ask you to post your 20 essential habitat animals that you’d like to see in the game. Lists with anything above 20 animals will be discarded.
  • Exhibit animals will be omitted from the main meta-wishlist. Exhibit animals include arthropods, amphibians, small reptiles (< iguanas), small fish and mouse-size mammals.
  • Flying birds and bats usually housed in aviaries will be omitted from the main meta-wishlist. Flying aviary birds include birds of prey, parrots, Columbiformes (pigeons), Passeriformes (small birds), Charadriiformes (gulls) and so on. Mainly ground-dwelling or semi-aquatic birds (mainly Waterfowl, Galliformes, Ratites, Pelecaniformes, Penguins, etc.) will be added to the list.
  • As a general rule of thumb, animal species is the preferred category for animal submissions. Subspecies from already in-game animals are also accepted. Subspecies from animals that are not in-game will automatically be allocated to the superior species category. Specific domestic animals breeds are also accepted.
  • To simplify data collection, those answers that include several species in one slot (eg.: 1. Any species of sloth) will be automatically treated as a single animal and added to the most requested species inside that generic animal group (eg. in this case: Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth). This obviously leads to an underestimation of the total key requested animals.

1. Dama Gazelle
2. Arabian Sand Gazelle
3. Chinkara
4. Erlanger's Gazelle
5. Dorcas Gazelle
6. Mountain Gazelle
7. Rhim Gazelle
8. Speke's Gazelle
9. Goitered Gazelle
10. Tibetan Gazelle
11. Arabian Gazelle
12. Cuvier's Gazelle
13. Heuglin's Gazelle
14. Red-fronted Gazelle
15. Mongalla Gazelle
16. Red Gazelle
17. Grant's Gazelle
18. Soemmerring's Gazelle
19. Przewalski's Gazelle
20. Mongolian Gazelle

Here is the META-WISHLIST:
RankAnimalVotes
1​
Capybara
103​
2​
Moose
82​
3​
California Sea Lion
81​
4​
Leopard (Amur: 40; African: 15; Persian :3; Indian: 2; indifferent: 13)
72​
5​
Puma/Cougar/Mountain Lion
68​
Tasmanian Devil
68​
7​
North American Beaver
60​
8​
American Alligator
54​
9​
Przewalski's Horse
53​
10​
Eurasian Lynx
51​
11​
Lar Gibbon
50​
Maned Wolf
50​
13​
African Crested Porcupine
48​
Platypus
48​
15​
Emu
44​
16​
Hamadryas Baboon
41​
17​
Wolverine
40​
18​
Red Fox
38​
19​
Common Wombat
37​
Fossa
37​
21​
Alpine Ibex
35​
22​
Asian Small-clawed Otter
34​
23​
Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth
33​
Walrus
33​
25​
Red Deer
32​
26​
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo
31​
Musk Ox
31​
28​
Red River Hog
29​
Secretary Bird
29​
30​
Dromedary
26​
31​
South American Coati
25​
32​
European Badger
24​
33​
Caracal
22​
Iberian Lynx
22​
Takin
22​
West Indian Manatee
22​
37​
Black Howler Monkey
21​
Grey Crowned Crane
21​
Ocelot
21​
40​
Arctic Fox
20​
Bennett’s Wallaby
20​
Raccoon
20​
43​
Honey Badger
19​
North American Black Bear
19​
Serval
19​
Short-Beaked Echidna
19​
47​
North Island Brown Kiwi
18​
Shoebill
18​
49​
Gelada Baboon
16​
50​
Markhor
15​
Scimitar-Horned Oryx
15​
Spectacled Bear
15​
53​
Golden Lion Tamarin
14​
Wild Boar
14​
55​
Black Rhino
13​
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
13​
Great White Pelican
13​
58​
Collared Peccary
12​
Elk/Wapiti
12​
Fallow Deer
12​
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
12​
Patagonian Mara
12​
Siamang
12​
64​
Mute Swan
11​
Sloth Bear
11​
66​
Addax
10​
Alligator Snapping Turtle
10​
Bush Dog
10​
Coquerel’s Sifaka
10​
Gaur
10​
Nile Crocodile
10​
Nine-Banded Armadillo
10​
73​
Coyote
9​
Giant Armadillo
9​
Guianan Squirrel Monkey
9​
Pere David’s Deer
9​
Saiga
9​
Striped Hyena
9​
Sumatran Rhino
9​
80​
Black-Capped Squirrel Monkey
8​
De Brazza’s Monkey
8​
Giant Eland
8​
Helmeted Guinea Fowl
8​
Little Blue Penguin
8​
Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby
8​
86​
Bighorn Sheep
7​
Chinese Giant Salamander
7​
Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey
7​
Greater Rhea
7​
Japanese Serow
7​
Kakapo
7​
Mantled Guereza
7​
Red Crowned Crane
7​
Scarlet Ibis
7​
Southern Ground Hornbill
7​
Striped Skunk
7​
White-nosed Coati
7​
98​
Aardwolf
6​
Blackbuck
6​
Fishing Cat
6​
Greater Kudu
6​
Kirk's Dik-Dik
6​
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
6​
Nubian Ibex
6​
Quokka
6​
Raccoon Dog/Tanuki
6​
Rock Hyrax
6​
Sea Otter
6​
Somali Wild Donkey
6​
110​
African Civet
5​
Atlantic Puffin
5​
Australian Pelican
5​
Aye-Aye
5​
Bobcat
5​
Cape Porcupine
5​
Chamois
5​
Eastern Wild Turkey
5​
Eurasian Beaver
5​
Gerenuk
5​
Green Sea Turtle
5​
Kinkajou
5​
Nilgai
5​
North American River Otter
5​
Red Wolf
5​
Reeve's Muntjac
5​
Southern Tamandua
5​
Watusi Cattle
5​
White-tailed Deer
5​
129​
Alpine Marmot
4​
Black Backed Jackal
4​
Black Caiman
4​
Bontebok
4​
Brazilian Porcupine
4​
Dalmatian Pelican
4​
Emperor Tamarin
4​
Grevy's Zebra
4​
Impala
4​
Mandarin Duck
4​
North American Porcupine
4​
Onager
4​
Pallas's Cat
4​
Sandhill Crane
4​
Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat
4​
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
4​
Steller Sea Lion
4​
Wisent
4​
147​
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
3​
Aoudad
3​
Azara's Agouti
3​
Black-Footed Ferret
3​
Blue-footed Booby
3​
Bottlenose Dolphin
3​
Brushtail Possum
3​
European Rabbit
3​
Golden Pheasant
3​
Harbor Seal
3​
Leopard Seal
3​
Mallard
3​
Marabou Stork
3​
Mountain Goat
3​
New Zealand Fur Seal
3​
Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon
3​
Olive Baboon
3​
Ring Tailed Mongoose
3​
Sika Deer
3​
Tiger Quoll
3​
Tiger Shark
3​
Vervet Monkey
3​
Whooping Crane
3​
170​
Amazon River Dolphin
2​
Arabian Oryx
2​
Black Crested Macaque
2​
Blue Duiker
2​
Brown Fur Seal
2​
Common Eland
2​
Elephant Seal
2​
Emperor Penguin
2​
Ethiopian Wolf
2​
Eurasian Otter
2​
Eurasian Red Squirrel
2​
European Pine Marten
2​
François' Langur
2​
Golden Jackal
2​
Golden Snub Nosed Monkey
2​
Gray Fox
2​
Greater Mouse-Deer
2​
Greater Roadrunner
2​
Hanuman Gray Langur
2​
Hawaiian Goose
2​
Indian Crested Porcupine
2​
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
2​
Lowland Anoa
2​
Lowland Paca
2​
Marine Iguana
2​
Mexican Wolf
2​
Nigerian Dwarf Goat
2​
Northern-helmeted Curassow
2​
Ocellated Turkey
2​
Papua Monitor
2​
Perentie
2​
Persian Fallow Deer
2​
Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth
2​
Red-Shanked Douc
2​
Ribbon Seal
2​
Ringtail
2​
Roseate Spoonbill
2​
Saddle Billed Stork
2​
Sand Cat
2​
Siberian Musk Deer
2​
Silky Anteater
2​
Three-Banded Armadillo
2​
Tibetan Fox
2​
Victorian Crowned Pigeon
2​
Western Capercaillie
2​
White Stork
2​
Wild Yak
2​
Yellow Throated Marten
2​
218​
African Forest Buffalo
1​
African Forest Elephant
1​
African Spurred Tortoise
1​
American Flamingo
1​
American Mink
1​
Andean Flamingo
1​
Arabian Wolf
1​
Arapaima
1​
Asian Giant Softshell Turtle
1​
Australian Sea Lion
1​
Axis Deer
1​
Baikal Seal
1​
Banded Mongoose
1​
Barbary Macaque
1​
Bat-Eared Fox
1​
Beluga
1​
Black and White Ruffed Lemur
1​
Black Swan
1​
Blue Shark
1​
Blue Wildebeest
1​
Borneo Elephant
1​
Brown Howler Monkey
1​
Brown Pelican
1​
Bull Shark
1​
Cabot’s Tragopan
1​
Comb Duck
1​
Common Pheasant
1​
Corsac Fox
1​
Cotton-top tamarin
1​
Coypu
1​
Crowned Sifaka
1​
Cuban Crocodile
1​
Diana Monkey
1​
Dodo
1​
Dwarf Mongoose
1​
Eurasian Brown Bear
1​
European Mink
1​
False Gharial
1​
Fisher
1​
Gray Mouse Lemur
1​
Great Bustard
1​
Great Hornbill
1​
Guanaco
1​
Hammerhead Shark
1​
Harbor Porpoise
1​
Hare (any)
1​
Hartebeest
1​
Hedgehog (any)
1​
Hoffman's Two-Toed Sloth
1​
Indian Muntjac
1​
Italian Grey Wolf
1​
Jackrabbit (any)
1​
Jaguarundi
1​
Japanese Giant Salamander
1​
Javan Banteng
1​
Klipspringer
1​
Large Bamboo Rat
1​
Leatherback Turtle
1​
Leopard Tortoise
1​
Lion Tailed Macaque
1​
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
1​
Malayan Porcupine
1​
Manta Ray (any)
1​
Marbled Polecat
1​
Miniature Donkey
1​
Mountain Gazelle
1​
Mule Deer
1​
Muscovy Duck
1​
Northern Tamandua
1​
Northern White Rhino
1​
Numbat
1​
Ocean Sunfish
1​
Owston's Palm Civet
1​
Pangolin (any)
1​
Poitou Donkey
1​
Red Forest Duiker
1​
Red Lechwe
1​
Ringtail Possum
1​
Roloway Monkey
1​
Rusty Spotted Cat
1​
Savannah Monitor
1​
Scottish Wildcat
1​
Sitatunga
1​
Snowshoe Hare
1​
South African Springhare
1​
Sulcata Tortoise
1​
Sumatran Tiger
1​
Takahē
1​
Tapanuli Orangutan
1​
Tayra
1​
Topi (Common Tsessebe)
1​
Trumpeter Swan
1​
Tufted Deer
1​
Verreaux's Sifaka
1​
Vicuña
1​
Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig
1​
Virginia Opossum
1​
Visayan Warty Pig
1​
Walia Ibex
1​
Weasel (any)
1​
White-Naped Crane
1​
...319Wolf's Mona Monkey
1​

As you can see, a total of 319 animals have been considered 'essential' by at least one forum user.

TL;DR: Post your 20 essential habitat animals wishlist here. I will record each wishlist and add it to the Meta-list. Aviary and exhibit animals won’t be taken into consideration.

PS: Check darthquell's thread for Essential exhibit animals and Spiderhawk's thread for Essential aviary animals.
heres my list
1) Capybara
2) Takin
3) Lars Gibbon
4) Cape Porcupine
5) Leopard
6) Elephant Seal
7) Preswalskis Horse
8) West Indian Manatee
9) Alligator Snapping Turtle
10) Northern Tamandua
11) Emu
12) Platypus
13) Common Wombat
14) Hamadrayas Baboon
15) Wolverine
16) Red Fox
17) Tasmanian Devil
18) Gaur
19) Black Buck
20) Rock Wallaby
 
heres my list
1) Capybara
2) Takin
3) Lars Gibbon
4) Cape Porcupine
5) Leopard
6) Elephant Seal
7) Preswalskis Horse
8) West Indian Manatee
9) Alligator Snapping Turtle
10) Northern Tamandua
11) Emu
12) Platypus
13) Common Wombat
14) Hamadrayas Baboon
15) Wolverine
16) Red Fox
17) Tasmanian Devil
18) Gaur
19) Black Buck
20) Rock Wallaby
Amazing to finally see a list not heavy on NA species, now that the dlc is announced.
 
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