Essential Oceanian animal wishlist

[Matyej167]

After Central America/Caribbean islands, Europe and Africa we go to Oceania!

In this continent only Australia represented in the game, but some animals which live in other parts of Oceania would be needed. Also, even Australia would needs more animals, too. (especially, if we talk about the birds)

RULES:

1. All users may submit maximum 25 species, but could be less, if you want.
2. Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates are allowed.
3. Only the terrestrial or freshwater animals are allowed, which live in seas or oceans are not (except for Semi-Aquatic animals, like Pinnipeds and Penguins).
4. The species could be habitat or exhibit/WE animals.
5. The animals at least should be native in Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Melanesia, Polynesia or Micronesia.
6. Only living animals, extinct ones are not OK!

Spoiler: Sample List

1. Goodfellow's tree kangaroo
2. Budgerigar
3. Sulphur-crested cockatoo
4. Raggiana bird-of-paradise
5. Thorny devil
6. Tuatara
7. Kākāpō
8. Black swan
9. Rainbow lorikeet
10. Short-beaked echidna
11. Superb lyrebird
12. Perentie
13. Galah
14. Numbat
15. Blue bird-of-paradise
16. Victoria crowned pigeon
17. Frilled lizard
18. Yellow-footed rock wallaby
19. Cockatiel
20. Kea
21. Quoll (any species)
22. Nene
23. Freshwater crocodile
24. South Island takahē
25. Dingiso

Spoiler: Essential Oceanian animal wishlist

Rank	Animal Type	Species Breakdown	Votes
1	Monitor	Perentie - 17; Crocodile - 5; Lace - 3; Sand goanna - 3; Yellow-spotted - 1; Mertens' water - 1; Blue spotted tree - 1; any species from the continent - 1	32
2	Tree kangaroo	Goodfellow's - 17; Matschie's - 7; Dingiso - 1; any species - 6	31
	Cockatoo	Sulphur-crested - 9; Cockatiel - 6; Galah - 6; Palm - 3; Major Mitchell's -1; Red-tailed black - 1; any species from the continent - 5	31
3	Echidna	Short-beaked - 23; Long-beaked - 1; any species - 6	30
4	Frilled lizard		22
5	Tuatara		21
6	Wallaby	Yellow-footed rock - 12; Brush-tailed rock - 2; Swamp - 2; any species - 3	19
	Lorikeet/Lory	Rainbow - 15; Black - 1; Red - 1; Dusky - 1; any species - 1	19
8	Turtle	Pig-nosed - 8; Eastern snake-nacked - 4; Green sea - 2; Flatback sea - 1; Olive ridley sea - 1; any sea turtles - 1	17
9	Numbat		16
10	Quoll	Tiger - 10; Eastern - 3; any species - 2	15
	Breaded agama	Central - 10; any species - 5	15
	Numbat		15
	Laughing kookaburra		15
11	Black swan		14
12	Possum	Common brushtail - 11; Common ringtail - 1; any species - 1	13
13	Crowned pigeon	Victoria - 11; any species - 1	12
	Budgerigar		12
	Kea		12
14	Goose	Magpie - 6; Nene - 4; Cape Barren - 1	11
	Python	Green Tree - 8; Woma - 1; Boelen's - 1; Olive - 1	11
	Glider	Sugar - 10; Feathertail - 1	11
	Great bilby		11
15	Seal	Southern elephant - 3; New Zealand fur - 3; Hawaiian monk - 2; Australian fur - 1	9
	Grey kangaroo		9
16	Bird of paradise	Raggiana - 4; Blue - 3; Great - 1	8
17	Stick insect	Lord Howe - 3; Goliath - 1; Prickly - 1; Spiny leaf - 1; any species - 1	7
18	Crocodile	Freshwater - 5; New Guinea - 1	6
	Crane	Sarius - 4; Brogla - 2	6
	Cuscus	Ground - 3; Common spotted - 2; any species - 1	6
	Kākāpō		6
	Australian pelican		6
19	Finch	Zebra - 3; Gouldian - 2	5
	Gecko	Crested - 4; New Caledonian giant - 1; any species from the continent - 1	5
	Weta	Giant - 3; Little Barrier giant - 2	5
	South Island takahē		5
	Inland taipan		5
	Coconut crab		5
20	Pademelon	Dusky - 2; Tasmanian - 1; any species - 1	4
	Bettong	Brush-tailed - 3; any species - 1	4
	Spider	Sydney funnel-web - 1; Metallic blue jumping - 1; Social huntsman - 1; Redback - 1	4
	Flying fox	Little red - 3; Grey-headed - 1	4
	Australian bush turkey		4
	Fiji banded iguana		4
21	Sea lion	Australian - 2; New Zealand - 1	3
	Ibis	Australian white - 2; Glossy - 1	3
	Penguin	Southern rockhopper - 2; Yellow-eyed - 1	3
	Sea snake	Yellow-bellied - 1; any species - 2	3
	Falcon	Peregrine - 1; Grey - 1; any species from the continent - 1	3
	Kagu		3
	Shingleback skink		3
	Ghost bat		3
22	Duck	Crested whistling - 1; Australian shel - 1	2
	Bandicoot	Barred - 1; any species - 1	2
	Hairy nosed wombat	Southern - 1; any species - 1	2
	Scorpion	Desert - 1; Inland - 1	2
	Mantis	Monster - 1; any species - 1	2
	Arowana		2
	Long-nosed potoroo		2
	Kowari		2
	Tiger snake		2
	Australian green tree-frog		2
23	Christmas Island red crab		1
	Long-nosed potoroo		1
	Bogong moth		1
	King quail		1
	Australian bustard		1
	Short-finned eel		1
	Rakali		1
	Green and golden bell frog		1
	Purple swamphen		1
	Royal spoonbill		1
	Blue moon butterfly		1
	Kereru		1
	Red-crowned kakariki		1
	Otago skink		1
	Rufous rat-kangaroo		1
	Wedge-tailed eagle		1
	New Guinea singing dog		1
	Greater sooty owl		1
	Buttonquail		1
	Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish		1

Spoiler: Top 5 species

Rank	Animal	Votes
1	Short-beaked echidna	23
2	Frilled lizard	22
3	Tuatara	21
4	Goodfellow's tree kangaroo	17
	Perentie	17
5	Numbat	15
	Thorny devil	15
	Rainbow lorikeet	15
	Laughing kookaburra	15

Spoiler: Animals added in the game

Animals already in-game	Votes
Tasmanian devil	28
North Island brown kiwi (+any species - 4)	25
Little blue penguin	19
Quokka	17

So, let's get started!

 

[macronecu]

you can delete this comment, it has fulfilled its purpose

 

[The Carcharodontogenius]

1. 
   
2. Christmas Island Red Crab.
3. Crocodile monitor.
4. Tree Kangaroo.
5. Metallic blue jumping spider (E).
6. Boelen Python (E).
7. Platinum Arowana.
8. Tiger Snake (E).
9. Rainbow lorikeet
10. 
    
11. Oceanic Whitetip Shark (A).
12. Dog Tick (E).
13. Common Spotted Cuscus.
14. Echidna.
15. Bearded Dragon (E).
16. Kakapo.
17. .
18. .
19. .
20. Blue Bird of Paradise.

 

[Matyej167]

why does oceania get 12 while europe or central america gets 25?

Since the biodiversity of Oceania is poorer than Central America.

I now update the rules, so that the maximum number is 15.

 

[Aramar]

1. Tasmanian devil
2. Tuatara
3. Central bearded dragon
4. Frilled neck lizard
5. Australian pelican
6. Kiwi
7. Yellow footed rock wallaby
8. Grey kangaroo
9. Perentie

Actually I only consider essential the 3 first ones, but added some more to make the list longer.

 

[The Carcharodontogenius]

Updated my list to 15.

 

[Matyej167]

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Sorry, but the Tarsier live only in SE Asia.

 

[YesIndeed]

Since the biodiversity of Oceania is poorer than Central America.

I now update the rules, so that the maximum number is 15.

You can't tell me that a small segment if the americas is less biodiversity than a whole continent. It's like trying to say the andes are more biodiversity then tge whole of Africa.

 

[Chuditch]

Since the biodiversity of Oceania is poorer than Central America.

It certainly isn't poorer than Europe though (in fact the opposite is true).

Regardless, here's my list. Kept flying birds out of it for now as there's still more than enough to fill out a wishlist of 15 species without them making things even harder.

1. Short-beaked Echidna - Australia, New Guinea
2. Tasmanian Devil - Australia
3. Spotted-tailed Quoll - Australia
4. Greater Bilby - Australia
5. Long-nosed Potoroo - Australia
6. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo - New Guinea
7. Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby - Australia
8. North Island Brown Kiwi - New Zealand
9. Nene - Polynesia
10. Black Swan - Australia
11. Little Penguin - Australia, New Zealand
12. Australian Pelican - Australia, New Guinea
13. Frilled Lizard [E] - Australia, New Guinea
14. Perentie - Australia
15. Tuatara [E] - New Zealand

 

[NZFanatic]

1. North Island brown kiwi.
2. Tuatara (E).
3. Tasmanian devil.
4. Bearded dragon (E).
5. Shingleback lizard (E).
6. Goliath stick insect (E).
7. Lace monitor.
8. Little blue penguin.
9. Australasian fur seal.
10. Kea (WE).
11. Rainbow lorikeet (WE).

That about covers it for me. I could go more overboard with the flying birds, but I won't.

 

[NachoB]

K let's go

1. Tasmanian devil
2. North island brown kiwi
3. Short beaked echidna
4. Matchies tree kangaroo
5. Tuatara
6. Numbat
7. Tiger quoll
8. Perentie
6. Thorny lizard
10. Central bearded dragon
11. Frilled necked lizard
12. Victoria crowned pigeon
13. Reggiana's bird of paradise
14. Sulphur crested cockatoo
15. Laughing kookaburra

 

[FoxyDee]

1. North Island Brown Kiwi
2. Tasmanian Devil
3. Short-Beaked Echidna
4. Tree Kangaroo
5. Fly River Turtle
6. Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
7. Black Swan
8. Little Blue Penguin
9. Crowned Pidgeon
10. Rainbow Lorikeet (WE)
11. Budgerigar (WE)
12. Kea (WE)
13. Green Tree Python (E)
14. Thorny Lizard (E)
15. Bearded Dragon (E)

 

[Robongio]

1. Short-Beaked Echidna
2. Tasmanian Devil
3. Matschie's Tree"-"Kangaroo
4. North Island Brown Kiwi
5. Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
6. Frilled Lizard
7. Green Tree Python
8. Thorny Devil
9. Tuatara
10. Laughing Kookaburra
11. Budgerigar
12. Bogong Moth

 

[Matyej167]

The list is first updated!

 

[leehonglocal]

There's no much of the Oceanian ones I would accept Planet Zoo to have. Well, here's mine.

1. Quokka
2. Arowana (if that'll be there, Exhibit?)
3. Either perentie or lace monitor
4. Echidna (I thought Planet Zoo would have enough Australians until more like wombat, platypus, one wallaby species and emu happened.)

 

[sympatrick]

Since the biodiversity of Oceania is poorer than Central America.

It is definitely more diverse than Europe and probably on par with or even more diverse than Central America. I think you should consider increasing it to at least 20. New Guinea alone is a biodiversity hotspot.

1. Tasmanian devil
2. Quokka
3. Short-beaked echidna
4. Common brushtail possum
5. Matschie's tree-kangaroo
6. Eastern quoll
7. Frilled lizard
8. Central bearded dragon
9. Monster mantis
10. Giant prickly stick insect
11. Sugar glider
12. Kowari
13. Cockatoo, any
14. King quail
15. Magpie goose
16. Australian pelican
17. Black swan
18. North Island brown kiwi
19. South Island takahe
20. Little blue penguin

Even with 20 spots I had to leave some iconic species out... I'd say 25 is ideal.

Apologies to perentie, thorny devil, numbat, kea, kookaburra and others. I don't think you'll get many votes for Polynesian and Micronesian animals with such limited spots.

 

[sympatrick]

I think this IUCN Red List search should put things into perspective:

To clarify, Mesoamerica includes North American animals from Mexico, while Australasia is separate from Indo-Malay (South and Southeast Asia).

 

[Cynogale bennettii II]

1. Common brushtail possum
2. Tasmanian devil
3. Sugar glider (walkthrough exhibit)
4. Tiger quoll
5. Quokka
6. Yellow-frooted rock wallaby
7. Goodfellow's tree kangaroo
8. Kowari (exhibit)
9. Black swan
10. Greater bilby
11. Australian bustard
12. North Island brown kiwi
13. Long-nosed potoroo
14. Rainbow lorikeet (walkthrough exhibit)
15. Short-finned eel - being able to recreate this would be amazing: https://www.zoochat.com/community/media/eel-feeding.109686/full?d=1281450365

 

[Baryonix82]

1. Tasmanian devil (EN)
2. Yellow-footed rock-wallaby (NT)
3. Thorny devil (LC) [E]
4. Laughing kookaburra (LC) [WE]
5. Tiger quoll (NT)
6. Pig-nosed turtle (EN) [E]
7. Kakapo (CR)
8. Victoria crowned pigeon (NT) [WE]
9. Matschie's tree-kangaroo (EN)
10. Numbat (EN)
11. Sugar glider (LC) [WE]
12. Galah (LC) [WE]
13. Gouldian finch (LC) [WE]
14. Australian sea lion (EN)
15. Central bearded dragon (LC) [E]

 

[Matyej167]

It is definitely more diverse than Europe and probably on par with or even more diverse than Central America. I think you should consider increasing it to at least 20. New Guinea alone is a biodiversity hotspot.

1. Tasmanian devil
2. Quokka
3. Short-beaked echidna
4. Common brushtail possum
5. Matschie's tree-kangaroo
6. Eastern quoll
7. Frilled lizard
8. Central bearded dragon
9. Monster mantis
10. Giant prickly stick insect
11. Sugar glider
12. Kowari
13. Cockatoo, any
14. King quail
15. Magpie goose
16. Australian pelican
17. Black swan
18. North Island brown kiwi
19. South Island takahe
20. Little blue penguin

Even with 20 spots I had to leave some iconic species out... I'd say 25 is ideal.

Apologies to perentie, thorny devil, numbat, kea, kookaburra and others. I don't think you'll get many votes for Polynesian and Micronesian animals with such limited spots.

Yes, Oceania have a rich biodiversity, but there are not many megafauna species, since they are extinct, but I will be increase the maximum animal number as 20.