Name the species of mammals which are kept the most in the zoos of the world!
only wild species, not domestic
the systematic rank of the order is given. In some cases, a further rank is given.
source: www.zootierliste.de
The database at zootierliste.de is almost complete. So there may be a few zoos which are not recorded there. Also there are many subspecies of single species. For example the Lion (Panthera leo) has the subspecies of the Southwest african lion (P. leo bleyenbergh) which data is held separately. I counted them numbers all together, although sometimes there may happen doubles in the facilities. This quiz is therefore maybe not a perfect ranking in therms of numbers but it should be roughly correct
Could the clue categories go further than just the "Order"? Even if it only listed or specified the "Family" (or something comparable), it would allow quiz takers to make more informed guesses based on how many top carnivores are cats, bears, wolves, weasels etc. without making it too easy. The concept of the quiz itself is intriguing, but such a vague, surface-level category like the "Order" takes away from what would otherwise be an engaging quiz.
Example 1: "Felidae" does not directly give away which big cats but its clearer that several big cats are a primary choice.
Example 2: "Herpestinae" vs. " Mustelidae" distinguishes between mongoose or otters and weasels, but it does not narrow it down completely since the Family name itself is not that familiar to the more casual zoo enthusiast (compared to Felidae), and there are so many species of either group.
Example 1: "Felidae" does not directly give away which big cats but its clearer that several big cats are a primary choice.
Example 2: "Herpestinae" vs. " Mustelidae" distinguishes between mongoose or otters and weasels, but it does not narrow it down completely since the Family name itself is not that familiar to the more casual zoo enthusiast (compared to Felidae), and there are so many species of either group.