Mammals at the National Zoo, from A to Z
From acouchi to zebra, here are the animals at the National Zoo and the Conservation and Research Center. Many names link to fact sheets and ZooGoer articles.
Note: Individuals of these species may be out of public view from time to time. We're sorry for any inconvenience. Species found only at the Conservation and Research Center (CRC) are indicated.
Acouchi - Myoprocta acouchy (formerly, pratti)
Alpaca - Lama pacos
Anteater, giant - Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Armadillo, southern (formerly La Plata) three-banded - Tolypeutes matacus
Banded mongoose - Mungos mungo
Bear, sloth - Melursus ursinus
Bear, spectacled - Tremarctos ornatus
Beaver, American - Castor canadensis
Bison, American - Bison bison (CRC only)
Capybara - Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Caracal - Caracal caracal
Cat, fishing - Prionailurus viverrinus
Cavy, rock - Kerodon rupestris
Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus
Chinchilla - Chinchilla laniger
Clouded leopard - Neofelis nebulosa
Coati - Nasua narica
Colobus, black-and-white or guereza - Colobus guereza
Cow, Hereford - Bos taurus taurus hereford
Cow, Holstein - Bos taurus taurus holstein
Cusimanse, Long-nosed or dark - Crossarchus obscurus
Deer, Burmese brow-antlered
(Eld's deer) - Cervus eldi thamin (CRC only)
Deer, tufted - Elaphodus cephalophus (CRC only)
Degu -
Octodon degus
Donkey, miniature - Equus asinus asinus miniature
Elephant, Asian - Elephas maximus
Elephant-shrew, Black and rufous giant - Rhynchocyon petersi
Ferret, black-footed - Mustela nigripes
Gazelle, Dama - Gazella dama
Gazelle, Speke's gazelle - Gazella spekei
Gibbon, white-cheeked - Nomascus leucogenys
Goat, Nigerian dwarf - Capra hircus hircus nigerian dwarf
Goat, Nubian - Capra hircus hircus anglo nubian
Goat, San Clemente Island - Capra hircus hircus san clemente
Gorilla, western lowland - Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Hippopotamus, pygmy - Hexaprotodon (formerly, Choeropsis) liberiensis
Hippopotamus, Nile - Hippopotamus amphibius
Hog, Ossabaw Island - Sus scrofa scrofa
Horse, Przewalski's - Equus caballus przewalskii or Equus ferus przewalskii
Hyrax, rock - Procavia capensis
Lemur, ring-tailed - Lemur catta
Lemur, red-fronted (subspecies of brown lemur) - Lemur fulvus rufus
Lemur, red-ruffed - Varecia variegata rubra
Lion, African - Panthera leo leo
Macaque, Celebes crested (formerly, Sulawesi) - Macaca nigra
Macaque, liontail - Macaca silenus
Marmoset, Geoffroy's (White-fronted or tufted-eared marmoset) - Callithrix geoffroyi
Meerkat -
Suricata suricatta
Mole rat, Damaraland - Cryptomys damarensis
Mole-rat, Naked - Heterocephalus glaber
Monkey, black howler - Alouatta caraya
Onager, Persian - Equus hemionus onager
Orangutan, Bornean - Pongo pygmaeus
Orangutan, Sumatran-Bornean - Pongo pygmaeus abelii
Oryx, scimitar-horned - Oryx dammah
Otter, Asian small-clawed - Aonyx cinerea
Otter, North American river - Lontra (formerly, Lutra) canadensis
Panda, giant - Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Panda, red - Ailurus fulgens
Peccary, collared - Tayassu tajacu
Porcupine, prehensile-tailed - Coendou prehensilis
Prairie dog, black-tailed - Cynomys ludovicianus
Rabbit, silver fox - Oryctolagus cuniculus
Saki, Guianan (Pale-headed saki) - Pithecia pithecia
Sea lion, California - Zalophus californianus
Seal, gray - Halichoerus grypus
Siamang - Hylobates syndactylus
Sloth, two-toed - Choloepus didactylus
Squirrel, Prevost's - Callosciurus prevosti
Tamarin, golden lion - Leontopithecus rosalia
Tamarin, golden-headed lion - Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Tenrec, greater Madagascar - Setifer setosus
Tenrec, small Madagascar hedgehog - Echinops telfairi
Tiger, Sumatran - Panthera tigris sumatrae
Titi, dusky (Orabussu titi) - Callicebus moloch
Tree shrew, lesser - Tupaia minor
Tree shrew, northern - Tupaia belangeri
Wallaby, tammar - Macropus eugeni
Wolf, Mexican gray - Canis lupus baileyi
Wolf, maned - Chrysocyon brachyurus
Taxomomic treatment and common names follow Wilson and Reeder (2005), available
online at the 
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History website.
