Animals Archives - Como Zoo Conservatory

Arctic Fox

Species: Vulpes lagopus
Geographic Range: Northern Canada, Russia, and Greenland
Size: 18-24 inches long, 6-17 pounds
Lifespan: 3-6 years in the wild
Conservation Status: Least concern

Como’s Arctic Fox
Find them with the Hoof Stock Map

Bison

Species: Bison bison
Geographic Range: Most of the world’s open prairies
Size: up to 2,000 pounds
Lifespan: 12-20 years
Conservation Status: Near threatened

Como’s Bison
Find them with the Hoof Stock Map

Cougar

Cougar

Species: Puma concolor
Geographic Range: North and South America
Size: 5 to 9 feet long (head to tail), 64 to 220 pounds
Lifespan: Up to 20 years
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Como’s Cougars
Find them with the Large Cats Map

Dall’s Sheep

Dall’s Sheep

Species: Ovis dalli
Geographic Range: Northwest North America
Size: 180 – 220 pounds
Lifespan: About 15 years
Conservation Status: Least concern

Como’s Dall’s Sheep
Find them with the Hoof Stock Map

Emperor Tamarin

Emperor Tamarin

Species: Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Geographic Range: North Atlantic part of Brazil, in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais
Size: 10 inches long, 1 lb.
Lifespan: Up to 14 years
Conservation Status: Endangered

Como’s Tamarins
Find them with the Primates Map

Flamingo

Flamingo

Species: Phoenicopterus chilensis (Chilean)
Geographic Range: Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, Europe
Size: 3 to 6 feet tall, 3.5 to 5 foot wingspan
Lifespan: 20-30 years
Conservation status: Near threatened (Chilean)

Como’s Flamingos
Find them in the Bird Yard (on display seasonally) Map

Galapagos Tortoise

Galapagos Tortoise

Species: Chelonoidis nigra
Geographic Range: Galapagos Islands
Size: 4 feet long, 475 pounds
Lifespan: over 150 years
Conservation Status: Endangered

Como’s Galaps
Find them near the Bird Yard Map

Giraffe

Giraffe

Species: Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata (Reticulated)
Geographic Range: south of the African Sahara Desert
Size: up to 18 feet tall, 3000 pounds
Lifespan: 15 to 20 years
Conservation Status: Endangered

Como’s Giraffes
Find them with the African Hoof Stock Map

Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin

Species: Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Geographic Range: Brazil
Size: 8 to 13 inches tall, 17 to 24.7 ounces
Lifespan: 15 years or more
Conservation Status: Endangered

Como’s Tamarins
Find them with the Primates Map

Gorilla

Gorilla

Species: Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Western Lowland)
Geographic Range: Central Africa
Size: 200-500 pounds
Lifespan: up to 50 years
Conservation Status: Critically endangered

Como’s Gorillas
Find them with the Primates Map

Gray Seal

Gray Seal

Species: Halichoerus grypus
Geographic Range: coastal waters throughout the North Atlantic Ocean
Size: 550–880 lb pounds
Lifespan: up to 35 years
Conservation Status: In addition to their status on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, gray seals are also protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Como’s Harbor Seals: Stanley & Wallace
Find them in Como Harbor or the Aquatic Animals Building Map

Green Anaconda

Green Anaconda

Species: Eunectes murinus
Geographic Range: Tropical South America, mainly in the Amazon and Orinoco River Basins
Size: 20 feet long, 100+ lbs.
Lifespan: 15-20 years in the wild
Conservation Status: Least concern

Como’s Anaconda
Find them in Tropical Encounters Map

Harbor Seal

Harbor Seal

Species: Phoca vitulina (Harbor)
Geographic Range: Eastern Canada to Baltic Sea
Size: 100 to 300 pounds
Lifespan: up to 30 years
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Como’s Harbor Seals: Kilian & Kash
Find them in Como Harbor or the Aquatic Animals Building Map

Kudu

Kudu

Species: Tragelaphus imberbis
Geographic Range: Eastern and southern Africa
Size: 31-47 inches long, 120-300lbs
Lifespan: 8-14 years
Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Find them with the African Hoofed Stock Map

Lemur

Lemur

Species: Eulemur flavifrons(Blue-eyed black)
Geographic Range: Madagascar
Size: 15-18 inches long, 4-5 pounds
Lifespan: up to 20 years
Conservation Status: Critically endangered

Como’s Lemurs
Find them with the Primates Map

Lion

Lion

Species: Panthera leo (African)
Geographic Range: parts of Africa
Size: 270-500 pounds
Lifespan: up to 15 years
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Como’s Lions
Find them with the Large Cats Map

Orangutan

Species: Pongo abelii (Sumatran)
Geographic Range: Northern Sumatra
Size: 70-190 pounds
Lifespan: up to 50 years in zoos
Conservation Status: Critically endangered

Como’s Orangutans
Find them with the Primates Map

Ostrich

Ostrich

Species: Struthio camelus
Geographic Range: Africa’s savannas and deserts
Size: 6 to 9 feet tall, 200 to 300 pounds
Lifespan: 30 to 40 years
Conservation Status: Least concern

Como’s Ostriches
Find them with the African Hoofstock Map

Patas Monkey

Patas Monkey

Species: Erythrocebus patas
Geographic Range: Central Africa
Size: 20-28 inches long, 25 lbs.
Lifespan: 15-20 years in the wild
Conservation Status: Least concern

Find them in the Primates Building Map

Penguin

Species: Spheniscus demersus (African or Black-footed)
Geographic Range: Africa’s southern shoreline
Size: 2 feet tall, 7 to 10 pounds
Lifespan: 10 to 20 years
Conservation Status: Endangered

Como’s Penguins
Find them in the Aquatic Animals Building Map

Polar Bear

Polar Bear

Species: Ursus maritimus
Geographic Range: Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia
Size: up to 10 feet long, 660 to 1760 pounds
Lifespan: 15 to 25 years
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Como’s Polar Bears
Find them in Polar Bear Odyssey Map

Puffin

Puffin

Species: Fratercula cirrhata (Tufted)
Geographic Range: Pacific Rim in the northern hemisphere
Size: 1 foot tall, 2 pounds
Lifespan: 15 to 25 years
Conservation Status: Least concern

Como’s Puffins
Find them in the Aquatic Animals Building Map

Reindeer

Reindeer

Species: Rangifer tarandus
Geographic Range: Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Northern Europe, Northern Asia
Size: 4 to 5 feet tall
Lifespan: up to 20 years
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Como’s Reindeer
Find them with the Hoof Stock Map

Saki Monkey

Saki Monkey

Species: Pithecia pithecia
Geographic Range: Northern South America
Size: 12-16 inches (head and body), 3-5 lbs.
Lifespan: 14 years in the wild, up to 35 years in captivity
Conservation Status: Least concern

Como’s Sakis
Find them in the Primate Building. Map

Sea Lion

Sea Lion

Species: Zalophus californianus (California)
Geographic Range: coastlines along the Pacific Ocean
Size: 5 to 7 feet long, 600-800 pounds
Lifespan: 20-30 years
Conservation Status: Least concern

Como’s Sea Lions: Subee (aka Sparky), Poppy, and Niko
Find them in Como Harbor or the Aquatic Animals Building Map

Seahorse

Seahorse

Species: Hippocampus erectus (Lined)
Geographic Range: Tropical temperate waters
Size: 4 to 6 inches
Lifespan:
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Como’s Seahorse
Find them in the Aquatic Animal Building. Map

Sloth

Species: Choloepus hoffmani (Hoffman’s Two-toed)
Geographic Range: Central America and Northern South America
Size: 9 to 17 pounds
Lifespan: 10 to 15 years
Conservation status: Least concern

Como’s Sloth
Find them in Tropical Encounters and the Primate Building.

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Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard

Species: Panthera uncia
Geographic Range: Mountainous regions of Central Asia
Size: 80-120 pounds
Lifespan: up to 18 years
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Como’s Snow Leopards
Find them with the Large Cats Map

Spider Monkey

Spider Monkey

Species: Ateles geoffroyi
Geographic Range: Central American and Southern Mexico
Size: 15-27 inches tall, 12-15 pounds
Lifespan: up to 27 years in the wild
Conservation Status: Endangered

Como’s Spider Monkeys
Find them in the Primate Building Map

Tiger

Tiger

Species: Panthera tigris altaica (Amur)
Geographic Range: South Eastern Russia
Size: 6 feet long, over 400 pounds
Lifespan: 15 to 20 years
Conservation Status: Endangered

Como’s Tigers
Find them with the Large Cats Map

Wolf

Species: Canis lupus (Gray)
Geographic Range: Northern America, Northern Europe
Size: 60-100 pounds
Lifespan: 13 to 15 years
Conservation Status: Least concern

Como’s Wolves
Find them in the Wolf Woods Map

Zebra

Zebra

Species: Equus burchelli boehmi (Grant’s)
Geographic Range: Eastern and Southern Africa
Size: 4 to 5 feet tall, 500-900 pounds
Lifespan: up to 25 years
Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Como’s Zebras
Find them with the African Hoof Stock Map

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