DLC animal calculator

[Swiftie_Midnights_]

African Crested Porcupine

Morphology: 2 not similar to any animal in the game
Biome: 2 not similar to any animal in the game
Distribution: 2 not similar to any animal in the game
Popularity: 2 Popular
Conservation: 0 LC by IUCN
Visual appeal: 2 known with quills
Rarity in zoos: 2 very common zoo animals
Total: 12/14

 

[yoav_r]

African Crested Porcupine
View attachment 331229
Morphology: 2 not similar to any animal in the game
Biome: 2 not similar to any animal in the game
Distribution: 2 not similar to any animal in the game
Popularity: 2 Popular
Conservation: 0 LC by IUCN
Visual appeal: 2 known with quills
Rarity in zoos: 2 very common zoo animals
Total: 12/14

Nice! I'll make the list this evening.

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

Scottish Highland Cattle

Morphology: 1 its a cow but a very distinct looking cow
Biome: 2 no mountain cow
Distribution: 2 No scottish/European Cow
Popularity: 2 its a cow and one of the more famous breeds, but domestic cow status carries
Conservation: 0
Visual Appeal: 2 your lying if you dont think hes cute
Rarity in Zoos: 2 200 EAZA holdings make it more common then 70% of the animals in game, if not more

Total: 11/14 good Cow

 

[yoav_r]

Scottish Highland CattleView attachment 331267

Morphology: 1 its a cow but a very distinct looking cow
Biome: 2 no mountain cow
Distribution: 2 No scottish/European Cow
Popularity: 2 its a cow and one of the more famous breeds, but domestic cow status carries
Conservation: 0
Visual Appeal: 2 your lying if you dont think hes cute
Rarity in Zoos: 2 200 EAZA holdings make it more common then 70% of the animals in game, if not more

Total: 11/14 good Cow

You were extremely generous in popularity and visual appeal.

 

[bangermsuk]

Camel Spider

Camel Spider - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts

Everything you should know about the Camel Spider. The Camel Spider is a spider-looking creature that is neither spider nor scorpion.

animals.net

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

You were extremely generous in popularity and visual appeal.

Do people know what a cow is? Yes
Are cows cute? Yes
Is a red fluffy cow extra cute and appealing? Very much yes

I dont think i was generous at all, imo saying that domestic cows are known and loved by everybody and that a fluffy red cow is visually appealing also isnt really a stretch

 

[Chuditch]

Do people know what a cow is? Yes
Are cows cute? Yes
Is a red fluffy cow extra cute and appealing? Very much yes

I dont think i was generous at all, imo disbuting that domestic cows are known and loved by everybody and that a fluffy red cow is visually appealing also isnt really a stretch

Agreed, especially in regards to visual appeal. Highland cows aren't an animal I'm that interested in personally but I can definitely see them being very popular if they were ever added to the game.

 

[ElectricMonk]

You were extremely generous in popularity and visual appeal.

I’m personally not a big fan of domesticated being added (yet) but, according to the OP, ‘popularity’ isn’t about how popular the animal is, but how well known it is (perhaps ‘familiarity’ would be a better term?). On that basis, the highland cow should certainly get a 2.

 

[NachoB]

Agreed, especially in regards to visual appeal. Highland cows aren't an animal I'm that interested in personally but I can definitely see them being very popular if they were ever added to the game.

Is literally the only cow breed i actually want in the game. So i don't think he exagerated in visual appeal lol

 

[FlameWizard492]

West Indian Manatee

Morphology: 2 (First fully aquatic animal)
Biome: 1.5 (Aquatic is kind of a gray area)
Distribution: 2
Popularity: 2
Conservation: 2 (An icon of marine conservation)
Visual appeal: 2 (SO ADORABLE!!!! Why did God make them so huggable yet so fragile!? Seriously, there's not a lot of space between their spines and the skin on their backs.)
Rarity in zoos: 2 (They're mostly only in aquariums and zoos closer to coastlines.)
Total: 13.5/14

 

[Chuditch]

Here are some more of my favourites

South American Coati

Morphology: 1 - Second procyonid after the raccoon, essentially looks like a mix between them and a lemur
Biome: 0 - Overlaps with raccoon by inhabiting tropical and grassland biomes, but that's a given
Distribution: 2 - No procyonids from South America
Conservation: 0 - Least Concern
Popularity: 1 - Well-known amongst animal fans and likely by people in its native range, but not famous by any means
Visual appeal: 2 - Cute and with attractive banding on the tail
Rarity in zoos: 2 - Very common zoo animal (442 EAZA holdings, only procyonid kept in Australia)
Total: 8/14

Serval

Morphology: 1 - Quite similar to the lynx and cheetah
Biome: 0 - Shares grassland biome with several other cats
Distribution: 0 - Shares distribution with lion and cheetah
Conservation: 0 - Least Concern
Popularity: 1 - One of the more well-known small cats but not that popular amongst the general public
Visual appeal: 2 - Very elegant and with pretty patterning
Rarity in zoos: 2 - Common and widespread in zoos
Total: 6/14

Blackbuck

Morphology: 1 - Other antelopes already in the game
Biome: 0 - Shares grassland and tropical biome with other antelopes
Distribution: 2 - No Asian or Indian antelopes
Conservation: 0 - Near Threatened
Popularity: 1 - One of the most well-known antelope, but most of the general public don't know their antelopes anyway
Visual appeal: 2 - While females are a bit bland, males are among the most visually striking of all antelopes
Rarity in zoos: 2 - Common and widespread in zoos
Total: 8/14

Sulawesi Bear Cuscus

Morphology: 2 - No possums (Phalangeriformes) in game
Biome: 2 - No possums in game
Distribution: 2 - No Asian marsupials in game
Conservation: 1 - Vulnerable
Popularity: 0 - no one knows him
Visual appeal: 0 - the goblin beast
Rarity in zoos: 1 - Found outside native range but very rare (3 EAZA holdings)
Total: 8/14

Malagasy Giant Rat

Morphology: 2 - No similar rodents in game
Biome: 2 - No similar rodents in game
Distribution: 2 - No similar rodents in game, first Malagasy rodent
Conservation: 2 - Critically Endangered
Popularity: 0 - big rat
Visual appeal: 0 - big rat
Rarity in zoos: 1 - Found outside native range but uncommon (14 EAZA holdings)
Total: 9/14

Nene

Morphology: 2 - No waterfowl in game
Biome: 2 - No waterfowl in game
Distribution: 2 - No waterfowl in game, first representation for Hawaii
Conservation: 0 - Near Threatened
Popularity: 0 - Not a well-known animal
Visual appeal: 2 - While not particularly brightly coloured, their patterning and heavily furrowed neck feathers are quite attractive
Rarity in zoos: 2 - Common and widespread in zoos
Total: 10/14

 

[Antimony96]

Golden lion tamarin

Morphology - 1 (small New World monkey but still very distinct from the capuchin)
Biome - 0 (several tropical primates already)
Distribution - 2 (lives halfway across the continent from the capuchin)
Conservation - 2 (EN)
Popularity - 1 (one of the more popular primates, excluding apes, and a common conservation symbol)
Visual appeal - 2 (come on, it's a bright gold monkey)
Rarity in zoos - 2 (very common in US zoos, even smaller ones, a bit less so in the EAZA but still a decent presence)

Total - 10/14

White stork

Morphology - 1 (superficial similarities to the crane)
Biome - 2 (no ciconiids in game)
Distribution - 2 (no ciconiids in game)
Conservation - 0 (LC)
Popularity - 2 (brings babies to their parents!)
Visual appeal - 1 (white bird, possibly not everyone's cup of tea)
Rarity in zoos - 2 (very common)

Total - 10/14

 

[Antimony96]

edit: never mind, please delete

 

[Fini]

Ok I will try with my most wanted animal

Walrus

Morphology - 1.5 (outwardly somewhat resembles the Sea Lion, but only from the posture)
Biome - 2 (no Odobenidae in game)
Distribution - 2 (no Odobenidae in game)
Conservation - 1 (VU)
Popularity - 2 (Everyone knows them, who didn't put 2 straws in your mouths as a kid and said "Look, I'm a walrus!")
Visual appeal - 1 (has by far the cutest face in the animal kingdom)
Rarity in zoos - 0 (not very common in Zoos. If I counted correctly: 12 holdings)

Total 9.5/14

 

[Doran]

Cuban Crocodile

Morphology: 1 - there is already one croc in game
Biome: 0 - crocs lives in wetlands
Distribution: 2 - endemic to cuba, would be first carribean habitat animal
Conservation: 2 - critically endangered
Popularity: 2 : everyone knows what croc is, this one is subject of popular videos of galloping crocodiles
Visual appeal: 2 - croc, metal, scary, big dangerous animal.
Rarity in zoos: 2 - captive presence rising, around 25% of entire population lives in captivity
Total: 11/14

Chinese Alligator:

Morphology: 1 - there is already one gator in game
Biome: 0 - crocs lives in wetlands
Distribution: 2 - endemic to china, old world gator
Conservation: 2 - critically endangered
Popularity: 2 : everyone knows what gator is and name suggest where it live.
Visual appeal: 2 - very polite and cute looking fella.
Rarity in zoos: 2 - most of them live in captivity. In china alone 20000 of them are breed and keep in zoos.
Total 11/10

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

Black Swan

Morphology: 2 no waterfowl in the game
Biome: 2 no waterfowl means no overlapping biomes
Distibution: 2 Australia
Conservation: 0 Least Concern
Popularity: 2 Its a goth swan, if you tell somebody swan but black they know what your talking about
Visual Appeal: 2 see above
Rarity in Zoos 2 very common both in Zoos and Parks
Total 12/14
System?
Very flawed when it has 1 point more then another croc

 

[Doran]

Nevermind.

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

Maybe crocs are victims of certain part community just like european animals?
Croc bad another fox good. Wild boar bad, x animal from north america good.

While true, at the same time crocs just dont have that many differences in habitat designs, biomes and just general morphology.
Im not gonna pretend like other people herr that they look completly the same, as they certanly dont, even the spectacle caiman people tend to on, but okay your right i thought about a point but im just biased cause i like other animals more then crocs.
Your right, im also biased against crocs, even when less so then others here, as i just dont find it very fun to build for them with the only real difference between them being their size, but at the same time you can say that about most animals, so yeah

 

[Aramar]

Popularity - 2 (Everyone knows them, who didn't put 2 straws in your mouths as a kid and said "Look, I'm a walrus!")

I think many adults did that too

 

[nutrit]

I really like this idea and thread but huge part of those evaluations are unfortunately very subjective and biased.

The solution that @Doran proposed was actually much more down to earth and based on real data not personal preferences.

Maybe it’s a good idea to consider it as another project because here we see another list of our favorite species with our personal preferences and not real data.