Memphis Zoo And Aquarium

MEMPHIS, Tennessee 38112

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License: 63-C-0004 Type: C Last Inspected: May 27, 2026

23 Inspections

19 Total Violations

6 Critical

3 Repeat Violations

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Animals on Record

SEBA'S SHORT-TAILED BAT: 4,536 GREATER BULLDOG BAT: 1,677 COMMON VAMPIRE BAT: 1,085 EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT: 766 NAKED MOLE-RAT: 430 CHILEAN FLAMINGO: 307 LESSER FLAMINGO: 245 AFRICAN PENGUIN / CAPE PENGUIN: 144 GIRAFFE: 131 SLENDER-TAILED MEERKAT: 122 CALIFORNIA SEA LION: 115 FRANCOIS'S LANGUR: 109 ORIENTAL SMALL-CLAWED OTTER: 99 SULAWESI CRESTED MACAQUE: 97 SHEEP INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 96 DOMESTIC GOAT: 94 PYGMY CHIMPANZEE / BONOBO: 93 BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG: 92 WHITE-FACED WHISTLING-DUCK: 82 BONGO: 79 SCIMITAR-HORNED ORYX: 77 RED PANDA: 75 AFRICAN ELEPHANT: 75 EASTERN BLACK-AND-WHITE COLOBUS / GUEREZA: 70 PERE DAVID'S DEER: 69 AZURE-WINGED MAGPIE: 68 TIGER: 65 GRAY WOLF / GREY WOLF / TIMBER WOLF: 64 HIPPOPOTAMUS: 64 DOMESTIC CHICKEN (INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS /: 64 WESTERN GORILLA: 62 WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBON: 61 NICOBAR PIGEON: 60 RED-BREASTED GOOSE: 59 LION: 58 RED RUFFED LEMUR: 54 KINKAJOU: 53 SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN: 53 BAT-EARED FOX: 50 BROWN BEAR: 49 LESSER SPOT-NOSED GUENON: 49 LINNAEUS'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 48 MARBLED TEAL: 48 RED RIVER HOG: 47 SNOW LEOPARD: 47 NORTH AMERICAN BLACK BEAR: 47 KIRK'S DIKDIK / KIRKS DIK-DIK: 45 PUMA / MOUNTAIN LION / COUGAR: 44 BEAUTIFUL FRUIT-DOVE: 44 MANDRILL: 43 ASIAN EMERALD DOVE / GREY-CAPPED EMERALD DOVE: 43 BLUE-CROWNED HANGING-PARROT: 42 CHEETAH: 41 PYGMY SLOW LORIS: 41 ELK / WAPITI: 41 LARGE-SPOTTED GENET: 40 CAPE PORCUPINE: 40 AARDVARK: 39 SOUTHERN TAMANDUA: 39 BLUE-NECKED TANAGER: 39 CARACAL: 38 EMERALD STARLING: 38 PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE: 37 BONTEBOK / BLESBOK: 37 CAPYBARA: 37 GERENUK: 37 SMALL-EARED BUSHBABY / NORTHERN GREATER GALAGO: 37 SIAMANG: 37 BLACK-AND-WHITE RUFFED LEMUR: 36 FISHING CAT: 35 SLENDER LORIS: 34 BURCHELL’S / GRANT’S / CHAPMAN’S / PLAINS ZEBRA: 33 JAGUAR: 33 POLAR BEAR: 33 PATAS MONKEY: 33 BALD EAGLE: 33 ELK: 32 LEOPARD: 32 GOLDEN-BREASTED STARLING: 32 PLUSH-CRESTED JAY: 31 CATTLE / COW / OX / WATUSI: 29 WHITE RHINOCEROS: 29 AFRICAN PYGMY-GOOSE: 29 SOUTHERN GROUND-HORNBILL: 29 RED-AND-YELLOW BARBET: 29 GIANT KINGFISHER: 29 KLIPSPRINGER: 28 RED-CRESTED CARDINAL: 28 RED-BILLED BLUE-MAGPIE: 28 YELLOW ARMADILLO: 27 VIRGINIA OPOSSUM: 26 RUDDY DUCK: 26 GREEN ARACARI: 25 BRAZILIAN AGOUTI: 24 LESSER MADAGASCAR HEDGEHOG TENREC: 24 RED JUNGLEFOWL: 24 MAGPIE SHRIKE / SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE: 24 GOLDIE'S LORIKEET: 24 ZANZIBAR RED BISHOP: 24 GREEN HONEYCREEPER: 24 GRANT'S GAZELLE: 23 VIOLACEOUS EUPHONIA: 23 WHITE-CRESTED LAUGHINGTHRUSH: 23 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: 22 BINTURONG: 21 ADDRA GAZELLE: 21 ZEBU: 21 CRESTED PARTRIDGE: 21 RINGED TEAL: 21 SILVER-BEAKED TANAGER: 21 OKAPI: 20 RINGTAIL: 20 BANDED PALM CIVET: 20 GIANT PANDA: 19 DOMESTIC PIG / POTBELLY PIG / MICRO PIG: 19 TEMMINCK'S TRAGOPAN: 19 BAIKAL TEAL: 19 GRAY-BELLIED NIGHT MONKEY / LEMURINE NIGHT MONKEY: 18 POTTO: 18 POMPADOUR COTINGA: 18 HAMERKOP: 18 BLUE-NAPED MOUSEBIRD: 18 BALI MYNA: 18 NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE: 17 EDWARDS'S PHEASANT / VIETNAM PHEASANT: 17 SOUTHERN SCREAMER / CRESTED SCREAMER: 17 YELLOW-CASQUED HORNBILL: 17 PYGMY FALCON: 17 OCELOT: 16 NILE LECHWE: 16 COMMON OSTRICH: 16 BAR-HEADED GOOSE: 16 BLACK CROWNED-CRANE: 16 GRAY CROWNED-CRANE / AFRICAN CROWNED-CRANE /: 16 WHITE STORK: 16 WHITE-THROATED GROUND DOVE: 16 WHITE-NAPED CRANE: 16 PIED IMPERIAL-PIGEON: 16 SANDHILL CRANE: 16 NORTHERN RED-BILLED HORNBILL: 16 RED-CAPPED CARDINAL: 16 GRAY-WINGED TRUMPETER: 15 BURROWING OWL: 15 VENEZUELAN TROUPIAL: 15 PARADISE TANAGER: 15 SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 14 CANVASBACK: 14 YELLOW-HOODED BLACKBIRD: 14 SOUTHERN HAIRY-NOSED WOMBAT: 13 STRIPED SKUNK: 13 WARTHOG: 13 GREEN JAY: 13 TURQUOISE TANAGER: 13 EASTERN PARADISE-WHYDAH / LONG-TAILED PARADISE-: 13 CRESTED COUA: 12 RED-CHEEKED CORDONBLEU: 12 WOMPOO FRUIT-DOVE: 12 CLOUDED LEOPARD: 12 SOUTHERN GIANT POUCHED RAT / EAST AFRICAN: 12 BORNEAN ORANGUTAN: 11 NYALA: 11 ORINOCO GOOSE: 11 BLUE-BILLED TEAL / HOTTENTOT TEAL: 11 PHEASANT PIGEON: 11 MONGOOSE LEMUR: 10 BRAZILIAN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 10 DROMEDARY CAMEL: 10 PURPLE-THROATED FRUITCROW: 10 RED-TAILED HAWK: 10 GUAM KINGFISHER: 10 BLUE DACNIS: 10 RED-FLANKED DUIKER: 9 YELLOW-BACKED DUIKER: 9 SULAWESI BEAR CUSCUS: 9 NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 9 ABYSSINIAN GROUND-HORNBILL: 9 VIOLET-BACKED STARLING: 9 SABLE ANTELOPE: 8 WHITE-NECKED RAVEN: 8 TRUMPETER SWAN: 8 RED-CRESTED POCHARD: 8 MALLARD: 8 KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN: 8 TURKEY VULTURE: 8 RED-AND-GREEN MACAW / GREEN-WINGED MACAW: 8 PURPLE HONEYCREEPER: 8 GREEN-CHEEKED PARAKEET / GREEN-CHEEKED CONURE: 8 MONA MONKEY: 7 TREE PANGOLIN: 7 GREY SHORT-TAILED OPOSSUM: 7 NORWAY RAT / LAB RAT (COMMON RESEARCH/PET VARIETY): 7 CATTLE EGRET: 7 JAMAICAN FRUIT-EATING BAT / JAMAICAN FRUIT BAT: 6 CENTRAL AMERICAN CACOMISTLE: 6 CHINCHILLA: 6 SERVAL: 6 HAMADRYAS BABOON: 6 DOMESTIC RABBIT / EUROPEAN RABBIT: 6 GRIZZLY BEAR: 6 GOLDEN PHEASANT: 6 BUFFLEHEAD: 6 DEMOISELLE CRANE: 6 VON DER DECKEN'S HORNBILL: 6 GREEN-WINGED TEAL / COMMON TEAL: 6 WOOD DUCK / CAROLINA DUCK: 6 SCARLET MACAW: 6 AFRICAN BRUSH-TAILED PORCUPINE: 5 LION-TAILED MACAQUE *MALE: 5 REINDEER: 5 RACCOON: 5 SPRINGHAAS: 4 IMPALA: 4 INDIAN MUNTJAC: 4 WILD BOAR: 4 EMU: 4 BARN OWL / WESTERN BARN OWL / AMERICAN BARN OWL /: 4 BARRED OWL: 4 EASTERN COTTONTAIL RABBIT: 4 MISSISSIPPI KITE: 4 HEDGEHOG: 3 HOG DEER: 3 BLACK LEMUR: 3 REEVE'S MUNTJAC: 3 WHITE-NOSED COATI: 3 COTTON-TOP TAMARIN: 3 SHORT-TAILED CHINCHILLA: 3 CAT ADULT: 3 LAR GIBBON: 3 AFRICAN CRESTED PORCUPINE: 3 WILD TURKEY: 3 HARRIS'S HAWK: 3 MANDARIN DUCK: 3 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: 3 RED-BILLED LEIOTHRIX: 3 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG (MOST COMMON PET HEDGEHOG): 2 ALGERIAN HEDGEHOG: 2 BACTRIAN CAMEL: 2 GREY CUSCUS: 2 RED FOX (INCLUDES SILVER FOX & CROSS FOX): 2 WESTERN GREY SQUIRREL: 2 NORTHERN LUZON PHLOEOMYS: 2 GREEN-BACKED TROGON: 2 LADY AMHERST'S PHEASANT: 2 AMERICAN ROBIN: 2 THREE-STRIPED NIGHT MONKEY / OWL MONKEY: 1 HIMALAYAN TAHR: 1 ROAN ANTELOPE: 1 GOLDEN LION TAMARIN: 1 DALL SHEEP WHITE SHEEP: 1 MONGOLIAN GAZELLE: 1 GREATER KUDU: 1 LESSER MALAYAN CHEVROTAIN: 1 CHINCHILLA (DOMESTICATED): 1 LION-TAILED MACAQUE: 1 BEAR CUSCUS: 1 COOPER'S HAWK: 1 AMERICAN KESTREL: 1 BLACK VULTURE / MEXICAN VULTURE: 1

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Latest: May 27, 2026

Violations Documented

6 Critical · 13 Non-Critical

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How to Read This Report

This page shows the complete USDA inspection history for Memphis Zoo And Aquarium. The grade at the top is calculated by BreederCheck based on the total number of violations, their severity, whether any are repeat offenses, and how recently they occurred. It is not an official USDA grade, the USDA does not assign letter grades to facilities.

Each inspection in the timeline represents an actual visit by a USDA APHIS inspector. Inspections can be routine (scheduled), focused (in response to a complaint), or follow-up (to verify that previously cited violations have been corrected). The badges next to each inspection date indicate how many violations were found during that visit and their severity levels.

In the violation details section, you can read the specific regulatory codes that were cited and, when available, the inspector's narrative describing exactly what was observed. Pay particular attention to violations marked as "Repeat", these indicate problems that the breeder was previously warned about but failed to correct. Critical violations involving immediate threats to animal health or safety are the most serious and should weigh heavily in your decision-making.

If you are considering purchasing an animal from this facility, we recommend using this data as a starting point, not an endpoint. Visit the breeder in person, ask to see the animals' living conditions, request veterinary health records, and compare this facility's record to other breeders in the same state.

Frequently asked questions about Memphis Zoo And Aquarium

Is Memphis Zoo And Aquarium a USDA-licensed breeder?

Memphis Zoo And Aquarium holds USDA license number 63-C-0004 (C), which means the facility is registered under the federal Animal Welfare Act and is subject to periodic USDA APHIS inspections.

Does Memphis Zoo And Aquarium have any USDA violations on record?

Yes. USDA inspectors have documented 19 violations at this facility (6 critical, 13 non-critical). Critical and repeat violations matter most because they involve direct risks to animal health or problems the breeder was warned about before. Each cited code and the inspector narrative are in the full report above.

When was Memphis Zoo And Aquarium last inspected by the USDA?

The most recent inspection on record for Memphis Zoo And Aquarium was on May 27, 2026, and the facility has 23 inspections documented in total. The USDA typically inspects licensed breeders every one to three years.

Where is Memphis Zoo And Aquarium located?

Memphis Zoo And Aquarium is located in Memphis, Tennessee. You can browse other USDA-licensed breeders in Tennessee to compare inspection records before you decide.