Add ONE animal to each taxonomic group

Markiz

Markiz
  • Antelopes and bovines : Blackbuck
  • Suines : Wild Boar
  • Equines : Przewalski Wild Horse
  • Tapirs : Brazilian*
  • Rhinos : Black Rhinoceros
  • Deer : Red Deer
  • Camelids : Dromedary
  • Rodents : Capybara
  • Xenarthrans : Giant Armadillo
  • Marsupials : Tasmanian Devi
  • Monotremes : Echidna, any species*
  • Felines : Eurasian Lynx
  • Canines : Maned Wolf
  • Bears : Andean Bear
  • Hyenas : Striped Hyena
  • Musteloids : Wolverine
  • Procyonids : Ring Tailed Coati
  • Pinnipeds : Walrus*
  • Apes : Lar Gibbon
  • Monkeys : De Brazza Guenon
  • Lemurs and lorises : Coquerel's Sifaka
  • Snakes : Emerald Tree Boa
  • Lizards : Frilled Neck Lizard
  • Crocodiles : Cuban*
  • Tortoises : African Spurred Tortoise*
  • Frogs and toads : Argentine Horned Frog*
  • Salamanders and newts : Fire Salamander
  • Caecilians : Idk what that is
Animals with * are there beacause of the format, but I could easily go without any representativea
 
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KönigDerKaffeebohnen

K
uh, i hope this is not rude, but how about a bit more explaining for the why? There are many cool animals listed here, but i think actually saying why is not only more fun to read, but also more interesting. Sure, reasoning could just be "i think they look cool and i like them" but thats also a perfectly fine reason to name.
But without actually saying why, these are just lists of names were you can vaguely guess about the persons preferences.
Sorry from the start, i really dont mean to offend anyone, just wish for maybe more interesting discussion
 

NZFanatic

NZFanatic
KönigDerKaffeebohnen said:
uh, i hope this is not rude, but how about a bit more explaining for the why? There are many cool animals listed here, but i think actually saying why is not only more fun to read, but also more interesting. Sure, reasoning could just be "i think they look cool and i like them" but thats also a perfectly fine reason to name.
But without actually saying why, these are just lists of names were you can vaguely guess about the persons preferences.
Sorry from the start, i really dont mean to offend anyone, just wish for maybe more interesting discussion
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To be honest, what kind of discussion are you even looking for? For my list, on any of the chosen animals the reasons are as follows:

  • I'm familiar with the animal in a zoo setting.
  • The animal makes sense for the game.
 

yoav_r

yoav_r
NZFanatic said:
To be honest, what kind of discussion are you even looking for? For my list, on any of the chosen animals the reasons are as follows:

  • I'm familiar with the animal in a zoo setting.
  • The animal makes sense for the game.
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Just to see people's favorites from each group. Nothing too deep.
 

KönigDerKaffeebohnen

K
Idk, i just find it more interesting to hear why people like stuff. Discussion was poorly chosen as a word, i really just want to better get why people want certain animals.
It not only tells things about the people themself, but also might bring up reasons you never thought about yourself, making an animal here one of your new surprise favouites, and not just a name in a list
 

SanRazo618

SanRazo618
Takin or gaur
Wild boar or red river hog
Prezwalskis Horse or Somali wild donkey
Brazilian Tapir
Rhinos are tough but I’m going with Black for realism but in a perfect world were Sumatran rhinos were back and healthy in their population I’d go with them but having them in the game would help with visibility so it’s tough.
Pere David’s Deer
Dromedary
Capybara or created porcupine
Three toed sloth
Tassie Devil
Platypus
Iberian lynx
Maned Wolf or Bush dog
Spectacled Bear or Sloth Bear
Striped Hyena
Wolverine or Ratel
Raccoon or Coati
Walrus
White cheeked gibbons
Any baboon
Sifaka
King Cobra
Axolotl
The yellow caecilians I forgot their name
For my other it’d be the Fossa (I neeed them)
 

criswaller

criswaller
  • Antelopes and bovines- Giant eland
  • Suines- Collared peccary
  • Equines- Quagga (if we can have extinct critters!)
  • Tapirs- Meh, I think we have enough
  • Rhinos- Sumatran rhino
  • Deer- Barasingha
  • Camelids- Guanaco

  • Rodents-Crested porcupine
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos)- Giant armadillo
  • Marsupials- Quoll
  • Monotremes- Platypus

  • Felines- Pallas's cat
  • Canines- Red fox
  • Bears- Sloth bear
  • Hyenas- Aardwolf
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives)- Wolverine
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives)- Cacomistle
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives)- Walrus

  • Apes- Lar gibbon
  • Monkeys- Lion-tailed macaque
  • Lemurs and lorises- Indri
Not much into exhibit animals, so I'll stop there for now :)
 

AndyZoos

A
  • Antelopes and bovines: Duiker (any type)
  • Suines: Red river hog
  • Equines: Prezwalski's horse
  • Tapirs: Mountain tapir
  • Rhinos: Black rhino
  • Deer: Axis deer
  • Camelids: Dromedary

  • Rodents: Capybara or cloud rat (tie)
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos): Tamandua
  • Marsupials: Tasmanian devil
  • Monotremes: Platypus

  • Felines: Ocelot (serval, caracal, and Canadian lynx are up there too)
  • Canines: Maned wolf (red fox and bush dog are up there as well)
  • Bears: Sloth bear
  • Hyenas: Striped hyena
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives): North American river otter
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives): Coati (cacomistles would be a close second)
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives): Hawaiian monk seal

  • Apes: Gibbon (any)
  • Monkeys: Cotton-top tamarin
  • Lemurs and lorises: Slow loris

  • Snakes: King cobra
  • Lizards: Frill-necked lizard
  • Crocodiles: Cuban crocodile
  • Tortoises: Pass

  • Frogs and toads: Fire-bellied toad
  • Salamanders and newts: Axolotl
  • Caecilians: Pass
 

igorvasconcelos

I
  • Antelopes and bovines: golden takin
  • Suines: red river hog
  • Equines: przewalski's horse
  • Tapirs: no more
  • Rhinos: sumatran rhinoceros
  • Deer: fallow deer
  • Camelids: no more

  • Rodents: capybara
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos): giant armadillo
  • Marsupials: wombat
  • Monotremes: platypus

  • Felines: iberian lynx
  • Canines: maned wolf
  • Bears: no more
  • Hyenas: no more
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives): wolverine
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives): coati
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives): no more

  • Apes: lar gibbon
  • Monkeys: mantled guereza
  • Lemurs and lorises: no more

  • Snakes: green mamba
  • Lizards: panther Chameleon
  • Crocodiles: no more
  • Tortoises: alligator Snapping Turtle

  • Frogs and toads: no more
  • Salamanders and newts: chinese giant salamander
  • Caecilians: no
 

deinonychus110

D
  • Antelopes and bovines - blackbuck
  • Suines - collared peccary
  • Equines - Przewalski's horse
  • Tapirs - mountain tapir
  • Rhinos - black rhino
  • Deer - red deer
  • Camelids - alpaca
  • Rodents - capybara
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos) - two toed sloth
  • Marsupials - Tasmanian devil
  • Monotremes - platypus
  • Felines - Pallas's cat
  • Canines - maned wolf
  • Bears - spectacled bear
  • Hyenas - striped hyena
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives) - wolverine
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives) - white-nosed coati
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives) - walrus
  • Apes - northern white-cheeked gibbon
  • Monkeys - squirrel monkey
  • Lemurs and lorises - slow loris
  • Snakes - king cobra
  • Lizards - chameleon (any species)
  • Crocodiles - Chinese alligator
  • Tortoises - African spurred tortoise
  • Frogs and toads - cane toad
  • Salamanders and newts - fire salamander
  • Caecilians - aquatic caecilian
 

QuokkaMolé

QuokkaMolé
  • Antelopes and bovines - Gaur
  • Suines - Red River Hog
  • Equines - Przewalski's Horse
  • Tapirs - South American Tapir
  • Rhinos - Black Rhino
  • Deer - Sambar Deer
  • Camelids - Guanaco

  • Rodents - Capybara
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armadillos) - Southern Tamandua
  • Marsupials - Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
  • Monotremes - Platypus

  • Felines - Ocelot
  • Canines - Maned Wolf
  • Bears - Spectacled Bear
  • Hyenas - Striped Hyena
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives) - Asian Short Clawed Otter
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives) - Kinkajou
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives) - Walrus

  • Apes - Lar Gibbon
  • Monkeys - Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
  • Lemurs and lorises - Slow Loris

  • Snakes - King Cobra
  • Lizards - Panther Chameleon
  • Crocodiles - Orinoco Crocodile
  • Tortoises - Burmese Star Tortoise
  • Frogs and toads - Panamanian Golden Frog
  • Salamanders and newts - Chinese Giant Salamander
 

Utahraptor104

Utahraptor104
  • Antelopes and bovines: Gaur
  • Suines: Red River Hog
  • Equines: Przewalski horse
  • Tapirs: Brazilian Tapir
  • Rhinos: Black rhino
  • Deer: Red Deer
  • Camelids: dromedary

  • Rodents: Capybara
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos): three banded armadillo
  • Marsupials: Tasmanian Devil
  • Monotremes: platypus

  • Felines: Eurasian Lynx
  • Canines: Maned Wolf
  • Bears: sloth Bear
  • Hyenas: Striped Hyena
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives): Wolverine
  • Procyonids (raccoons, coatis, and relatives): South America Coati
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives): Southern sea elephant

  • Apes: Lar Gibon
  • Monkeys:Golden Lion Tamarin
  • Lemurs and lorises: Coquerel's sifaka

  • Snakes: King Cobra
  • Lizards: malayan water monitor
  • Crocodiles: None
  • Tortoises: yellow-footed tortoise

  • Frogs and toads: Ceratophrys cornuta
  • Salamanders and newts: axolotl
  • Caecilians: none
 

jvandiver1991

J
  • Antelopes and bovines - Blackbuck if an antelope; Lowland Anoa if a bovine
  • Suines - Central European Boar
  • Equines - Przewalski’s Horse
  • Tapirs - Not necessary
  • Rhinos - Black Rhino
  • Deer - Red Deer
  • Camelids - Dromedary

  • Rodents - Capybara
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos) - Brown-throated Sloth
  • Marsupials - Tasmanian Devil
  • Monotremes - Platypus

  • Felines - African Leopard
  • Canines - Maned Wolf
  • Bears - Spectacled Bear
  • Hyenas - Striped Hyena
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives) - Wolverine
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives) - Coatimundi
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives) - Walrus

  • Apes - Siamang
  • Monkeys - Olive Baboon
  • Lemurs and lorises - Not necessary

  • Snakes - Indian Cobra
  • Lizards - Indian Chameleons
  • Crocodiles - Black Caiman
  • Tortoises - replace with Turtles; Alligator Snapping Turtle

  • Frogs and toads - Cane Toad
  • Salamanders and newts - Fire Salamander
  • Caecilians - Not necessary
 

avietar

avietar
  • Antelopes and bovines: Wisent
  • Suines: Collared peccary
  • Equines: Przwalski horse
  • Tapirs: Mountain tapir
  • Rhinos: Black rhino
  • Deer: Red deer
  • Camelids: Dromedary

  • Rodents: Capybara
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos): Nine banded armadillo
  • Marsupials: Wallaby
  • Monotremes: Platypus

  • Felines: Lynx
  • Canines: Maned wolf
  • Bears: Spectacled bear
  • Hyenas: Striped hyena
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives): European badger
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives): Raccoon
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives): Leopard seal

  • Apes: Gibbon
  • Monkeys: Howler monkey
  • Lemurs and lorises: Blue eyed black lemur

  • Snakes: Black mamba
  • Lizards: Sand lizard
  • Crocodiles: Nile crocodile
  • Tortoises: African spurred tortoise

  • Frogs and toads: European green toad
  • Salamanders and newts: Fire salamander
  • Caecilians: Uh, I honestly have no idea.
 

Dodoraptor

D
  • Antelopes and bovines: Nubian ibex (you meant bovids as a whole, right?)
  • Suines - Wild boar
  • Equines - Onager (if subspecies specific, Persian)
  • Tapirs - Brazilian tapir
  • Rhinos - Black rhino
  • Deer - Persian fallow deer
  • Camelids - Dromedary

  • Rodents - Capybara
  • Xenarthrans - Linne's two toed sloth (though as an exhibit animal)
  • Marsupials - Common wombat
  • Monotremes - Short-beaked echidna

  • Felines - Eurasian lynx
  • Canines - Red fox (yes, I now we just got 2 Vulpes species, but I want the common and widespread species that can work in many environments)
  • Bears - Sloth bear
  • Hyenas - Striped hyena
  • Mustelids (Musteloids also include Procyonids) - Honey badger
  • Procyonids - Coati
  • Pinnipeds - Walrus

  • Apes - Siamang
  • Monkeys - Crab eating macaque
  • Lemurs and lorises - Coquerel's sifaka

  • Snakes - King cobra
  • Lizards - Ornate mastigure
  • Crocodiles - Nile crocodile
  • Tortoises - African spurred tortoise

  • Frogs and toads - Green toad
  • Salamanders and newts - Fire salamander/Near Eastern fire salamander
  • Caecilians - I don't know enough about them to choose...

    Bonus groups:
  • Afrotheres (elephants, hyraxes, aardvarks) - Rock hyrax
  • Ratites - Greater rhea
  • Waterfowl - Mallard
  • Galliformes - Domestic chicken (because many zoos I visited had them roam around alongside the peafowls)
 

Roxxsmom

Roxxsmom
  • Antelopes and bovines: Arabian orxyx (Oryx leucoryx)
  • Suines Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu). Not really suine, as it is in family Tayasuidae, but this was the closest group for them
  • Equines Mongolian (Przewalski's) wild horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)
  • Tapirs Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) Only tapir species to live outside of tropical biome
  • Rhinos Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis)
  • Deer European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
  • Camelids Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) I know they are domesticated, but they are still a staple in many zoos.


  • Rodents Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos) Nine banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
  • Marsupials Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii)
  • Monotremes Duckbilled Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)


  • Felines Leopard (Panthera pardus) (Though I have a hard time choosing between them and servals. Leopards really are conspicuous in their absence from the game, though)
  • Canines Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) Though I admit I would love to see bush dogs too
  • Bears Andean spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
  • Hyenas Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives) Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives) White nosed coati (Nasua narica) But ringtails--oh darn. Choices
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

But wait, no Viverridae, Herpestidae, or Eupleridae, categories in the carnivora? We can't stop with meerkat and binturong. :)
  • Apes Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)
  • Monkeys Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra)
  • Lemurs and lorises Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis)


  • Snakes Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
  • Lizards Great basin collared lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores)
  • Crocodiles Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) We don't have many animals from this part of the world in the game
  • Tortoises Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)


  • Frogs and toads Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius )
  • Salamanders and newts Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
  • Caecilians Aquatic caecilian (Typhlonectes natans) The species that spend all their time hiding in leaf litter won't be visible in zoo exhibits, but they have these guys at some zoos.

I have to say this is harder for some groups than others, because of the size differences of the groups and the number of animals already represented in some vs others. My choices might change with respect to knowing future regional or biome-focused expansions.
 

Aidan635

Aidan635
yoav_r said:
If you could add a single animal to each of the following groups, what would you add?

  • Antelopes and bovines
  • Suines
  • Equines
  • Tapirs
  • Rhinos
  • Deer
  • Camelids

  • Rodents
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos)
  • Marsupials
  • Monotremes

  • Felines
  • Canines
  • Bears
  • Hyenas
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives)
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives)
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives)

  • Apes
  • Monkeys
  • Lemurs and lorises

  • Snakes
  • Lizards
  • Crocodiles
  • Tortoises

  • Frogs and toads
  • Salamanders and newts
  • Caecilians
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Antelopes/Bovines - Blue Wildebeest
Suines - Red river hog
Equines - Prezwalski's horse
Rhinos - Javan
Deer - Some species of elk
Camelids - Dromedary
Rodents - Capybara
Marsupials - tree kangaroo

I'm just gonna go some quick ones:

Bears - Andean
Hyenas - Striped
Canids - Maned wolf
Lemurs - Sifaki
Pinnipeds - Walrus
 

snoogins

snoogins
  • Antelopes and bovines- Greater Kudu
  • Suines- Eurasian Wild Boar
  • Equines- Przewalski Wild Horse
  • Tapirs- South American Tapir
  • Rhinos- Sumatran Rhinoceros
  • Deer- Sika Deer
  • Camelids- Dromedary Camel

  • Rodents- Capybara
  • Xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths, armdillos)- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
  • Marsupials- Common Wombat
  • Monotremes- Platypus

  • Felines- Amur leopard
  • Canines- Maned Wolf
  • Bears- Sloth Bear
  • Hyenas- Aardwolf
  • Musteloids (badgers, wolverine, otters and relatives)- Blackfooted Ferret
  • Procyonids (racoons, coatis, and relatives)- South American Coati
  • Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus and relatives)- Spotted Seal

  • Apes- Lar Gibbon
  • Monkeys- Black Spider Monkey
  • Lemurs and lorises- Sifaka

  • Snakes- gaboon viper
  • Lizards- Philippine Sailfin Dragon
  • Crocodiles- Orinoco Crocodile
  • Tortoises- Alligator Snapping Turtle

  • Frogs and toads- Panaman Golden Frog
  • Salamanders and newts- California Newt
  • Caecilians-Thompson's Caecilian
  • Crustacean- Coconut Crab
 
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