A place to show all my animal photography that wasn’t encountered in the wild (to see those lists, please check out my photography tab). I have been tracking every species of wildlife I encounter in the wild since August 2019, so I decided to expand that to include every kind of animal I photograph at all. Not only does it give a venue to display these shots I enjoy, but it is also an incredible avenue for learning more about these species and how they are related.
I have the animals sorted by Class, Order, and Family, and in the comments I have listed when and where they were photographed, as well as their natural range, conservation status, and whether I have see that particular species in nature (if they are captive). If they have been domesticated, I will occasionally list the area they are found if it is limited. For birds, I have changed how they are put in order from my other lists. For this, I have them sorted again by Class, Order, and Family, rather than the more inclusive eBird families, as eBird searches are very difficult for captive animals.
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Mammals (Mammalia)
Artiodactlya
Bovidae
American Bison

Range: After nearly going extinct, it has been reintroduced in parks throughout the North American prairies
Conservation Status: Near threatened
Barbary Sheep

Range: Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe, and elsewhere
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Caribou (known as Reindeer in Eurasia)

Range: Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Domestic Cattle

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated
Domestic Yak

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated
Domestic Goat

Range: Rajasthan, India
Conservation Status: Domesticated
Greater Kudu

Range: Eastern and Southern Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Eastern and Southern Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Mouflon Sheep

Range: Caspian region
Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Range: Caspian region
Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Range: Caspian region
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
Camelidae
Llama

Range: Domestic llamas originate in Andean South America
Conservation Status: Domestic

Range: Domestic llamas originate in Andean South America
Conservation Status: Domestic
Cervidae
Fallow Deer

Range: Native to most of Europe, introduced in spots throughout the world
Conservation Status: Least Concern
White-tailed Deer

Range: Throughout North America south through Centreal America to Northern South America,
also introduced throughout the Caribbean, Europe, and New Zealand
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Seen in wild: Yes, Canada
Giraffidae
Masai Giraffe

Range: East Africa
Conservation Status: Endangered
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus

Range: Pockets of sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Range: Pockets of sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
New World Pigs (Tayassuidae)
Peccary

Range: From Southwestern North America to South America
Conservation Status:

Range: From Southwestern North America to South America
Conservation Status:
Pigs (Suidae)
Red River Hog

Range: Southwest and Central Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Southwest and Central Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Carnivora
Cats (Felidae)
Amur (Siberian) Tiger

Range: Russian Far East, Northeast China, and possibly North Korea
Conservation Status: Endangered

Range: Russian Far East, Northeast China, and possibly North Korea
Conservation Status: Endangered
Cheetah

Range: Africa and Central Iran
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Cougar

Range: From the Canadian Yukon south to the Andes in South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Jaguar

Range: From Southwestern United States south to Northern Argentina
Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Range: From Southwestern United States south to Northern Argentina
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
Lion

Range: Fragmented groups in sub-Saharan African and a critically endangered population in Western India
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Range: Fragmented groups in sub-Saharan African and a critically endangered population in Western India
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Range: Fragmented groups in sub-Saharan African and a critically endangered population in Western India
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Lynx

Range: Canada, Alaska, and Northern United States
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Canada, Alaska, and Northern United States
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Ocelot

Range: From Southwestern United States south to Central South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Serval

Range: It is rare in North Africa and the Sahel, but widespread in sub-Saharan countries except rainforest regions
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Snow Leopard

Range: Mountain ranges of Central and South Asia
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Canids (Canidae)
Dingo

Range: Most of Australia except large part of Southeast and Tasmania
Conservation Status: In dispute
Domestic Dog

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated
Red Fox

Range: Entire Northern Hemisphere, parts of North Africa,
and introduced to Australia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Seen in wild: Yes, Canada
Wolf

Range: Eurasia and North America
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Eurasia and North America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Hyenas (Hyaenidae)
Spotted Hyena

Range: Sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dasyuromorphia
Dasyuridae
Tasmanian Devil

Range: Tasmania, and reintroduced to New South Wales
Conservation Status: Endangered
Tiger Quoll

Range: Southeastern Australia and Tasmania, with a small subspecies population in Northeastern Queensland
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
Diprotodontia
Macropodidae
Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo

Range: Northeastern New Guinea island
Conservation Status: Endangered
Red Kangaroo

Range: Most of Australia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Red-necked Wallaby

Range: Eastern Australia and Tasmania
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Phascolarctidae
Koala

Range: Found in coastal areas of the Australia mainland’s eastern and southern regions
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Wombats (Vombatidae)
Southern hairy-nosed Wombat

Range: South Central Australia
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
Seen in wild: Yes, Australia
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Domestic Rabbit

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated
Perrisodactlya
Horses (Equidae)
Domestic Horse

Range: N/A
Conservation Status: Domesticated
Rhinocerotidae
White Rhinoceros

Range: South Africa, and reintroduced in other eastern and southern African countries
Conservation Status: Near threatened

Range: South Africa, and reintroduced in other eastern and southern African countries
Conservation Status: Near threatened
Primates
Great Apes (Hominidae)
Sumatran Orangutan

Range: Northern Sumatra
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Gibbons (Hylobatidae)
White Handed Gibbon

Range: Found in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand
Conservation Status: Endangered
Lemurs (Lemuridae)
Ring-tailed Lemur

Range: Southwest Madagascar
Conservation Status: Endangered

Range: Southwest Madagascar
Conservation Status: Endangered

Range: Southwest Madagascar
Conservation Status: Endangered
Old World Monkeys (Cercopithecidae)
Olive Baboon

Range: Central, East, and Northeast Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Central, East, and Northeast Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern
New World Monkeys (Atelidae)
Central American Spider Monkey

Range: From Mexico south to possibly Colombia
Conservation Status: Endangered
Seen in wild: Yes, Costa Rica

Range: Central America and Northwest South America
Conservation Status: Endangered
Seen in wild: Yes, Costa Rica
Mantled Howler

Range: Central America and Northwest South America
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Seen in wild: Yes, Costa Rica
New World Monkeys (Callitrichidae)
Common Marmoset

Range: East-central Brazil
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Cotton-top Tamarin

Range: Northwestern Colombia
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Goeldi’s Marmoset

Range: Upper Amazon Basin
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Golden Lion Tamarin

Range: Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil
Conservation Status: Endangered

Range: Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil
Conservation Status: Endangered
Pilosa
Two-fingered Sloths (Choloepodidae)
Hoffman’s Two-fingered Sloth

Range: Central and South America
Conservation Status:

Range: Central and South America
Conservation Status:
Rodentia
Castoridae
North American Beaver

Range: North American, and introduced to Patagonia and parts of Scandinavia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Seen in wild: Yes, Canada

Range: North American, and introduced to Patagonia and parts of Scandinavia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Seen in wild: Yes, Canada
Caviidae
Cabybara

Range: Most of South America excluding a band north and west of the Andes
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Most of South America excluding a band north and west of the Andes
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Mara

Range: Southern South America
Conservation Status: Of two species, one is Near Threatened,
and one is Least Concern

Range: Southern South America
Conservation Status: Of two species, one is Near Threatened,
and one is Least Concern
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Crocodilia
Alligatoridae
Broad-snouted Caiman

Range: Central and Eastern South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Spectacled Caiman

Range: From Central America to Central South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: From Central America to Central South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Crocodylidae
American Crocodile

Range: South Florida, Mexican coast south to Peru and Venezuela
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Squamata
Boas (Boidae)
Emerald Tree Boa

Range: South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Jamaican Boa

Range: Jamaica
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Iguanidae
San Esteban Island Chuckwalla

Range: San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California
Conservation Status: Endangered

Range: San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California
Conservation Status: Endangered
Pythons (Pythonidae)
Green Tree Python

Range: New Guinea, Indonesia, and the Cape of York Peninsula in Australia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Testudines
Emydidae
Wood Turtle

Range: Northeastern United States and southeastern parts of Canada
Conservation Status: Endangered
Geoemydidae
Malaysian Painted Turtle (Painted Terrapin)

Range: Distributed in the rainforest of Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Kalimantan), Malaysia, and Thailand
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Podocnemididae
Giant South American River Turtle

Range: Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo basins in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana
Conservation Status: Conservation Dependent

Range: Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo basins in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana
Conservation Status: Conservation Dependent
Testudinidae
African Spurred Tortoise

Range: Southern edge of Sahara desert in Africa
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Red-footed Tortoise

Range: Amazon Basin
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Amphibians (Amphibia)
Frogs (Anura)
Dendrobatidae
Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog

Range: Central America and parts of Northwestern South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Seen in wild: Yes, Costa Rica
Birds (Aves)
Bucerotiformes
Bucerotidae
Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill

Range: Found in forested areas in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Conservation Status: Endangered
Bucorvidae
Southern Ground Hornbill

Range: Southern Africa
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Casuariiformes
Casuariidae
Emu

Range: Most of mainland Australia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Charadriiformes
Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin

Range: Northern Atlantic waters and coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Range: Northern Atlantic waters and coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Sandpipers and Shorebirds (Scolopacidae)
Ruddy Turnstone

Range: Northern Eurasia and North America
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Northern Eurasia and North America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Wattled Jacana

Range: From Panama along the length of the western coast of South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Ciconiiformes
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Marabou Stork

Range: Africa south of the Sahara
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Common Emerald Dove

Range: Native to the tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Mindanao bleeding-heart

Range: Endemic to the Philippines
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Coraciiformes
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Kookaburra

Range: Australia and New Guinea
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Seen in wild: Yes, Australia

Range: Australia and New Guinea
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Seen in wild: Yes, Australia
Galliformes
Guineafowl (Numididae)
Helmeted Guineafowl

Range: Central and Southern Africa
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Pelecaniformes
Ibis and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
American White Ibis

Range: From Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal New World tropics
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: From Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal New World tropics
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: From Virginia via the Gulf Coast of the United States south through most of the coastal New World tropics
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Roseate Spoonbill

Range: South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of the United States
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Scarlet Ibis

Range: Tropical South America and parts of the Caribbean
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Tropical South America and parts of the Caribbean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Piciformes
Toucans (Ramphastidae)
Keel-billed Toucan

Range: From Southern Mexico through to Venezuela and Colombia
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: From Southern Mexico through to Venezuela and Colombia
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Seen in wild: Yes, Costa Rica
Psittaciformes
Parrots (Psittacidae)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Range: Tropical South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Tropical South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Hyacinth Macaw

Range: Sections of eastern and central South America
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Mealy Parrot

Range: Tropical Central America
Conservation Status: Near Threatened
Military Macaw

Range: Sections of South America and Mexico
Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Range: Sections of South America and Mexico
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Phoenicopteriformes
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
American Flamingo

Range: Southeastern United States, Caribbean, and Northern South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Sphenisciformes
Penguins (Spheniscidae)
Gentoo Penguin

Range: Sub-Antarctic islands
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Strigiformes
Strigidae
Great Horned Owl

Range: North America, and the Northern and Central-Eastern parts of South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Suliformes
Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
Brown Booby

Range: Pantropical
Conservation Status: Least Concern

Range: Pantropical
Conservation Status: Least Concern

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