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Twycross Zoo has over 1,000 animals and is the most comprehensive collection of primate species and subspecies in the western world. Please click on the word "View" below next to an animal of your interest to see a factsheet about it. To sort the list by "Common Name", "Scientific Name" or "IUCN Red Data Listing" just click on the appropriate column heading.
Mammals
Common Name	Scientific Name	IUCN Red Data Listing	View PDF Factsheet
Aardwolf	Proteles cristatus	Lower Risk	View
Agile Gibbon	Hylobates agilis	Lower Risk	View
Allen's Swamp Monkey	Allenopithecus nigroviridis	Lower Risk	View
Alpaca	Lama pacos
Amur Leopard	Panthera pardus orientalis	Critically Endangered	View
Asian Elephant	Elephas maximus	Endangered	View
Bactrian Camel	Camelus bactrianus	Critically Endangered	View
Bat-eared Fox	Otocyon megalotis		View
Black and White Colobus Monkey	Colobus guereza	Lower Risk	View
Black and White Ruffed Lemur	Varecia variegata variegata	Endangered	View
Black Howler Monkey	Alouatta caraya		View
Black-eared Marmoset	Callithrix penicillata penicillata	Lower Risk
Black-headed Spider Monkey	Ateles fusciceps robustus	Vulnerable	View
Black-tailed Prairie Marmot	Cynomys ludovicianus	Lower Risk	View
Bonobo	Pan paniscus	Endangered	View
Bornean Orangutan	Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus	Endangered	View
Brown Spider Monkey	Ateles hybridus	Critically Endangered	View
Capybara	Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris	Lower Risk	View
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Endangered	View
Chinchilla	Chinchilla lanigera		View
Common Marmoset	Callithrix jacchus	Least Concern	View
Crowned Guenon	Cercopithecus pogonias	Lower Risk	View
Crowned Lemur	Eulemur coronatus	Vulnerable	View
Degu	Octodon degus	Lower Risk	View
Dhole	Cuon alpinus	Endangered	View
Diana Monkey	Cercopithecus diana diana	Endangered	View
Domestic Polecat	Mustela putorius furo		View
Domestic Rat	Rattus norvegicus domestic		View
Dusky Langur	Trachypithecus obscurus	Lower Risk	View
Emperor Tamarin	Saguinus imperator subgrisescens	Least Concern	View
Francois' Langur	Trachypithecus francoisi francoisi	Vulnerable	View
Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Lower Risk	View
Golden Lion Tamarin	Leontopithecus rosalia	Endangered	View
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin	Leontopithecus chrysomelas	Endangered	View
Ground cuscus	Strigocuscus gymnotis	Least Concern	View
Guinea Pig	Cavia porcellus		View
Hamlyn's Guenon	Cercopithecus hamlyni	Lower Risk	View
Javan Langur	Trachypithecus auratus auratus	Endangered	View
Lar Gibbon	Hylobates lar	Lower Risk	View
Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon	Cercopithecus petaurista	Lower Risk	View
Linne's Two-toed Sloth	Choloepus didactylus	Lower Risk	View
Lowe's Guenon	Cercopithecus lowei	Lower Risk	View
Malayan Tapir	Tapirus indicus	Vulnerable	View
Mara	Dolichotis patagonum	Lower Risk	View
Meerkat	Suricata suricatta	Lower Risk	View
Michie's Tufted Deer	Elaphodus cephalophus michianus	Data Deficient	View
Miniature donkey	Equus asinus asinus miniature		View
Mueller's Gibbon	Hylobates muelleri	Lower Risk	View
Oriental Small-clawed Otter	Aonyx cinereus	Near Threatened	View
Pileated Gibbon	Hylobates pileatus	Vulnerable	View
Pygmy Marmoset	Callithrix pygmaea	Least Concern	View
Rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus		View
Red ruffed Lemur	Varecia rubra	Critically Endangered	View
Red Titi Monkey	Callicebus cupreus cupreus	Least Concern	View
Red-bellied Lemur	Eulemur rubriventer	Vulnerable	View
Red-faced Black Spider Monkey	Ateles paniscus		View
Red-handed Tamarin	Saguinus midas	Least Concern	View
Red-necked wallaby	Macropus rufogriseus	Least Concern
Reindeer	Rangifer tarandus		View
Ring-tailed Lemur	Lemur catta	Endangered
Roloway Monkey	Cercopithecus roloway	Critically Endangered	View
Scottish Wild Cat	Felis silvestris		View
Seba's Short-tailed Bat	Carollia perspicillata	Lower risk	View
Siamang	Hylobates syndactylus	Lower Risk	View
Silvery Marmoset	Callithrix argentata	Least Concern	View
Snow leopard	Uncia uncia	Endangered
South American Tapir	Tapirus terrestris	Vulnerable	View
Southern Pudu	Pudu puda	Vulnerable	View
Southern Sealion	Otaria byronia	Lower Risk	View
Striped hyaena	Hyaena hyaena sultana	Near Threatened
Vicugna	Vicugna vicugna	Lower Risk	View
West African Pygmy Goat	Capra hircus		View
Western Lowland Gorilla	Gorilla gorilla gorilla	Endangered	View
White-cheeked Crested Gibbon	Hylobates leucogenys		View
White-faced Saki Monkey	Pithecia pithecia	Least Concern	View
White-fronted Marmoset	Callithrix geoffroyi	Vulnerable	View
Woolly Monkey	Lagothrix lagotricha	Lower Risk	View
Birds
Common Name	Scientific Name	IUCN Red Data Listing	PDF
Abyssinian Blue-winged Goose	Cyanochen cyanopterus		View
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus		View
African Grey Hornbill	Tockus nasutus nasutus	Least concern
Bali Mynah	Leucopsar rothschildi	Critically Endangered	View
Bamboo Partridge	Bambusicola thoracica		View
Bare-faced Ground Dove	Metriopelia ceciliae		View
Bar-shouldered dove	Geopelia humeralis	Least concern
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra		View
Black-cheeked lovebird	Agapornis nigrigenis	Vulnerable
Black-crowned night heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Least concern
Black-winged Ground Dove	Metriopelia melanoptera		View
Blue and Yellow Macaw	Ara ararauna		View
Blue-throated Macaw	Ara glaucogularis	Critically Endangered	View
Blue-winged Kookaburra	Dacelo leachii		View
Boobook hawk Owl	Ninox novaeseelandiae boobook		View
Bourke’s parrot	Neophema bourkii
Chestnut Teal	Anas castanea		View
Chilean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis	Near Threatened	View
Chilean Lapwing	Vanellus chilensis cayennensis		View
Chinese painted quail	Excalfactoria chinensis
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina		View
Crested Wood Partridge	Rollulus rouloul	Near Threatened	View
Darwin's rhea	Pterocnemia pennata pennata	Near threatened
Demoiselle Crane	Anthropoides virgo		View
Derbyan Parakeet	Psittacula derbiana
Diamond dove	Geopelia cuneata	Least concern	View
East African Grey-crowned Crane	Balearica regulorum gibbericeps		View
Elegant parrot	Neophema elegans	Least concern
European roller	Coracias garrulus	Near threatened
Glossy ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Least concern
Gouldian finch	Chloebia gouldiae	Endangered	View
Great Grey Owl	Strix nebulosa		View
Green imperial pigeon	Ducula aenea		View
Green-winged Macaw	Ara chloroptera		View
Grey Peacock Pheasant	Polyplectron bicalcaratum		View
Heck’s long-tailed finch	Poephila acuticauda hecki	Least concern	View
Humboldt Penguin	Spheniscus humboldti	Vulnerable	View
Javan Sparrow	Padda oryzivora		View
Little bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Least concern
Little egret	Egretta garzetta	Least concern
Little pied cormorant	Halietor melanoleucos	Least concern
Madagascar Teal	Anas bernieri	Endangered	View
Madagascar turtle dove	Streptopelia picturata	Least concern
Military Macaw	Ara militaris	Vulnerable	View
Montserrat Oriole	Icterus oberi	Critically Endangered	View
Nyasa lovebird	Agapornis lilianae	Near threatened
Orange-winged Amazon	Amazona amazonica		View
Peach-faced lovebird	Agapornis roseicollis	Least concern
Pied avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Least concern
Pied crow	Corvus albus	Least concern
Pied imperial pigeon	Ducula bicolor	Least concern
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens		View
Plum-headed Parakeet	Psittacula cyanocephala
Puna Ibis	Plegadis ridgwayi		View
Purple heron	Ardea purpurea	Least concern	View
Purple swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Least concern
Raven	Corvus corax		View
Red Shoveler	Anas platalea		View
Red Turtle Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica
Red-crested Turaco	Tauraco erythrolophus		View
Red-fronted Macaw	Ara rubrogenys	Endangered	View
Redshank	Tringa totanus	Least concern
Reeve’s pheasant	Syrmaticus reevesii	Vulnerable
Ringed plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Least concern
Ringed Teal	Callonetta leucophyrs		View
Rufous-vented Chachalaca	Ortalis ruficauda		View
Satyr Tragopan	Tragopan satyra	Near Threatened	View
Scarlet ibis	Eudocimus ruber
Silver pheasant	Lophura nycthemera	Least concern
Silvery-cheeked hornbill	Bycanistes brevis	Least concern
Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea		View
Spectacled Owl	Pulsatrix perspicillata		View
Striated Caracara	Phalcoboenus australis	Near Threatened	View
Striated heron	Butorides striatus	Least concern
Sunbittern	Eurypyga helias		View
Temminck’s tragopan	Tragopan temminckii	Least concern	View
Thick-billed Parrot	Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha pachyrhyncha	Endangered	View
Turquoise Parrot	Neophema pulchella
Ural Owl	Strix uralensis		View
Vasa Parrot	Coracopsis vasa
Waldrapp Ibis	Geronticus eremita	Critically Endangered	View
Western cattle Egret	Bulbulcus ibis
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia ciconia		View
White-faced Scops Owl	Otus leucotis		View
Yellow-naped Amazon	Amazona auropalliata auropalliata
Yellow-shouldered Amazon	Amazona barbadensis barbadensis	Vulnerable	View
Zebra finch	Poephila guttata
Reptiles
Common Name	Scientific Name	IUCN Red Data Listing	PDF
African Pancake Tortoise	Malacochersus tornieri	Vulnerable	View
African spurred tortoise	Geochelone sulcata	Vulnerable
Aldabra Tortoise	Geochelone gigantea	Vulnerable	View
Bell's Hingeback Tortoise	Kinixys belliana		View
Cornsnake	Elaphe guttata guttata		View
European Pond Turtle	Emys orbicularis	Lower Risk	View
Green Iguana	Iguana iguana		View
Hermann’s tortoise	Testudo hermanni	Near Threatened	View
Horsfield's Tortoise	Testudo horsfieldii	Vulnerable	View
Inland bearded dragon	Pogona vitticeps		View
Leopard Gecko	Eublepharis macularius		View
Leopard Tortoise	Geochelone pardalis		View
Madagascar hissing cockroach	Gromphadorhina
Red-eared Terrapin	Trachemys scripta elegans	Lower Risk
Sheltopusik	Ophisaurus apodus		View
Amphibians
Common Name	Scientific Name	IUCN Red Data Listing	PDF
Green-and-black poison dart frog	Dendrobates auratus	Least concern
White's Tree Frog	Litoria caerulea		View
Invertebrates
Common Name	Scientific Name	IUCN Red Data Listing	PDF
Chilean Rose Tarantula	Grammostola rosea		View
Leaf-cutter ant	Acromyrmex octospinosus
Red-kneed Tarantula	Brachypelma smithi

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