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Below you’ll discover the complete list of animal names our researchers have written about so far. With thousands more domesticated and wild animal lists planned, our goal is to become the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched animal resource on the planet.

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All Animals Names A-Z

You will find all of our animals below. From Aardvark to Zorse we are building the most comprehensive body of animal names on the web!

Animals that start with A

  • Aardvark
  • Abyssinian
  • Adelie Penguin
  • Affenpinscher
  • Afghan Hound
  • African Bush Elephant
  • African Civet
  • African Clawed Frog
  • African Forest Elephant
  • African Palm Civet
  • African Penguin
  • African Tree Toad
  • African Wild Dog
  • Ainu Dog
  • Airedale Terrier
  • Akbash
  • Akita
  • Alaskan Malamute
  • Albatross
  • Aldabra Giant Tortoise
  • Alligator
  • Alpaca
  • Alpine Dachsbracke
  • Amazon River Dolphin (Pink Dolphin)
  • American Alsatian
  • American Bulldog
  • American Cocker Spaniel
  • American Coonhound
  • American Eskimo Dog
  • American Foxhound
  • American Pit Bull Terrier
  • American Staffordshire Terrier
  • American Water Spaniel
  • Amur Leopard
  • Anatolian Shepherd Dog
  • Anchovies
  • Angelfish
  • Ant
  • Anteater
  • Antelope
  • Appenzeller Dog
  • Arapaima
  • Arctic Fox
  • Arctic Hare
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Armadillo
  • Asian Elephant
  • Asian Giant Hornet
  • Asian Palm Civet
  • Asiatic Black Bear
  • Aurochs
  • Australian Cattle Dog
  • Australian Kelpie Dog
  • Australian Mist
  • Australian Shepherd
  • Australian Terrier
  • Avocet
  • Axolotl
  • Aye Aye

Animals that start with B

  • Baboon
  • Bactrian Camel
  • Badger
  • Baiji
  • Balinese
  • Banded Palm Civet
  • Bandicoot
  • Barb
  • Barn Owl
  • Barnacle
  • Barracuda
  • Barramundi Fish
  • Basenji Dog
  • Basking Shark
  • Basset Fauve de Bretagne
  • Basset Hound
  • Bat
  • Bavarian Mountain Hound
  • Beagle
  • Bear
  • Bearded Collie
  • Bearded Dragon
  • Beaver
  • Bedlington Terrier
  • Beetle
  • Beluga Sturgeon
  • Bengal Tiger
  • Bernese Mountain Dog
  • Bichir
  • Bichon Frise
  • Biewer Terrier
  • Binturong
  • Bird
  • Birds Of Paradise
  • Birman
  • Bison
  • Black Marlin
  • Black Rhinoceros
  • Black Russian Terrier
  • Black Widow Spider
  • Blobfish
  • Bloodhound
  • Blue Jay
  • Blue Lacy Dog
  • Blue Whale
  • Bluetick Coonhound
  • Bobcat
  • Bolognese Dog
  • Bombay
  • Bongo
  • Bonito Fish
  • Bonobo
  • Booby
  • Border Collie
  • Border Terrier
  • Bornean Orang-utan
  • Borneo Elephant
  • Boston Terrier: Complete Pet Guide
  • Bottlenose Dolphin
  • Bowfin
  • Bowhead Whale
  • Boxer Dog
  • Boykin Spaniel
  • Brazilian Terrier
  • British Timber
  • Brown Bear
  • Budgerigar
  • Buffalo
  • Bull Shark
  • Bull Terrier
  • Bulldog
  • Bullfrog
  • Bullmastiff
  • Bumblebee
  • Burmese
  • Burrowing Frog
  • Butterfly
  • Butterfly Fish

Animals that start with C

  • Caiman
  • Caiman Lizard
  • Cairn Terrier
  • Camel
  • Camel Spider
  • Canaan Dog
  • Canadian Eskimo Dog
  • Capybara
  • Caracal
  • Carolina Dog
  • Carp
  • Cassowary
  • Cat
  • Caterpillar
  • Catfish
  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  • Centipede
  • Cesky Fousek
  • Chameleon
  • Chamois
  • Cheetah
  • Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  • Chicken
  • Chihuahua
  • Chimaera
  • Chimpanzee
  • Chinchilla
  • Chinese Crested Dog
  • Chinook
  • Chinstrap Penguin
  • Chipmunk
  • Chow Chow
  • Cichlid
  • Clouded Leopard
  • Clownfish
  • Clumber Spaniel
  • Coati
  • Cockatoo
  • Cockroach
  • Codfish
  • Coelacanth
  • Collared Peccary
  • Collie
  • Colossal Squid
  • Common Buzzard
  • Common Frog
  • Common Loon
  • Common Toad
  • Cooper’s Hawk
  • Coral
  • Cotton-top Tamarin
  • Cougar
  • Cow
  • Coyote
  • Crab
  • Crab-Eating Macaque
  • Crane
  • Crested Penguin
  • Crocodile
  • Cross River Gorilla
  • Curly Coated Retriever
  • Cuscus
  • Cuttlefish

Animals that start with D

  • Dachshund
  • Dalmatian
  • Darwin’s Frog
  • Deer
  • Desert Tortoise
  • Deutsche Bracke
  • Dhole
  • Dingo
  • Discus
  • Doberman Pinscher
  • Dodo
  • Dog
  • Dogo Argentino
  • Dogue De Bordeaux
  • Dolphin
  • Donkey
  • Dormouse
  • Dragonfish
  • Dragonfly
  • Drever
  • Drum Fish
  • Duck
  • Dugong
  • Dunker
  • Dusky Dolphin
  • Dwarf Crocodile

Animals that start with E

  • Eagle
  • Earwig
  • Eastern Gorilla
  • Eastern Lowland Gorilla
  • Echidna
  • Edible Frog
  • Eel
  • Egyptian Mau
  • Electric Eel
  • Elephant
  • Elephant Seal
  • Elephant Shrew
  • Emperor Penguin
  • Emperor Tamarin
  • Emu
  • English Cocker Spaniel
  • English Shepherd
  • English Springer Spaniel
  • Entlebucher Mountain Dog
  • Epagneul Pont Audemer
  • Ermine
  • Eskimo Dog
  • Estrela Mountain Dog

Animals that start with F

  • Falcon
  • False Killer Whale
  • Fangtooth
  • Fennec Fox
  • Ferret
  • Field Spaniel
  • Fin Whale
  • Finnish Spitz
  • Fire-Bellied Toad
  • Fish
  • Fishing Cat
  • Flamingo
  • Flat Coat Retriever
  • Flounder
  • Fluke Fish (summer flounder)
  • Fly
  • Flying Squirrel
  • Fossa
  • Fox
  • Fox Terrier
  • French Bulldog
  • Frigatebird
  • Frilled Lizard
  • Frilled Shark
  • Frog
  • Fur Seal

Animals that start with G

  • Galapagos Penguin
  • Galapagos Tortoise
  • Gar
  • Gecko
  • Gentoo Penguin
  • Geoffroys Tamarin
  • Gerbil
  • German Pinscher
  • German Shepherd Guide
  • Gharial
  • Giant African Land Snail
  • Giant Clam
  • Giant Panda Bear
  • Giant Schnauzer
  • Gibbon
  • Gila Monster
  • Giraffe
  • Glass Lizard
  • Glow Worm
  • Goat
  • Goblin Shark
  • Golden Lion Tamarin
  • Golden Masked Owl
  • Golden Oriole
  • Golden Retriever Complete Pet Guide
  • Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
  • Goose
  • Gopher
  • Gorilla
  • Grasshopper
  • Great Dane
  • Great Pyrenees
  • Great White Shark
  • Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
  • Green Anole
  • Green Bee-Eater
  • Greenland Dog
  • Grey Mouse Lemur
  • Grey Reef Shark
  • Grey Seal
  • Greyhound
  • Grizzly Bear
  • Grouse
  • Guinea Fowl
  • Guinea Pig
  • Guppy

Animals that start with H

  • Hagfish
  • Hammerhead Shark
  • Hamster
  • Hare
  • Harpy Eagle
  • Harrier
  • Havanese
  • Hawaiian Crow
  • Hedgehog
  • Hercules Beetle
  • Hermit Crab
  • Heron
  • Herring
  • Highland Cattle
  • Himalayan
  • Hippopotamus
  • Honey Badger
  • Honey Bee
  • Hoopoe
  • Horn Shark
  • Hornbill
  • Horned Frog
  • Horse
  • Horseshoe Crab
  • Howler Monkey
  • Human
  • Humboldt Penguin
  • Hummingbird
  • Humpback Whale
  • Hyena

Animals that start with I

  • Ibis
  • Ibizan Hound
  • Iguana
  • Immortal Jellyfish
  • Impala
  • Indian Elephant
  • Indian Palm Squirrel
  • Indian Rhinoceros
  • Indian Star Tortoise
  • Indochinese Tiger
  • Indri
  • Insects
  • Irish Setter Complete Pet Guide
  • Irish WolfHound
  • Italian Greyhound

Animals that start with J

  • Jack Russel
  • Jackal
  • Jaguar
  • Japanese Chin
  • Japanese Macaque
  • Javan Rhinoceros
  • Javanese
  • Jellyfish
  • Jerboa

Animals that start with K

  • Kakapo
  • Kangaroo
  • Keel-Billed Toucan
  • Keeshond
  • Killer Whale
  • King Cobra
  • King Crab
  • King Penguin
  • Kingfisher
  • Kiwi
  • Koala
  • Komodo Dragon
  • Krill
  • Kudu

Animals that start with L

  • Labradoodle
  • Labrador Retriever
  • Ladybug
  • Lamprey
  • Leaf-Tailed Gecko
  • Lemming
  • Lemur
  • Leopard
  • Leopard Cat
  • Leopard Seal
  • Leopard Tortoise
  • Liger
  • Lion
  • Lionfish
  • Little Penguin
  • Lizard
  • Llama
  • Lobster
  • Long-Eared Owl
  • Lungfish
  • Lynx

Animals that start with M

  • Macaroni Penguin
  • Macaw
  • Magellanic Penguin
  • Magpie
  • Maine Coon
  • Malayan Civet
  • Malayan Tiger
  • Maltese
  • Mammals
  • Manatee
  • Mandrill
  • Maned Wolf
  • Manta Ray
  • Marine Toad
  • Markhor
  • Marmot
  • Marsh Frog
  • Masked Palm Civet
  • Mastiff
  • Mayfly
  • Meerkat
  • Megalodon
  • Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
  • Milkfish
  • Millipede
  • Mink
  • Minke Whale
  • Mole
  • Molly
  • Monarch Butterfly
  • Mongoose
  • Mongrel
  • Monitor Lizard
  • Monkey
  • Monkfish
  • Monte Iberia Eleuth
  • Moorhen
  • Moose
  • Moray Eel
  • Moth
  • Mountain Gorilla
  • Mountain Lion
  • Mouse
  • Mule
  • Muskrat

Animals that start with N

  • Narwhal
  • Neanderthal
  • Neapolitan Mastiff
  • Newfoundland
  • Newt
  • Nightingale
  • Norfolk Terrier
  • North American Black Bear
  • Northern Inuit Dog
  • Norwegian Forest
  • Numbat
  • Nurse Shark

Animals that start with O

  • Ocelot
  • Octopus
  • Okapi
  • Old English Sheepdog
  • Olm
  • Opossum
  • Orang-utan
  • Ostrich
  • Otter
  • Oyster

Animals that start with P

  • Paddlefish
  • Pademelon
  • Pangolin
  • Panther
  • Parrot
  • Patas Monkey
  • Peacock
  • Pekingese
  • Pelican
  • Penguin
  • Pere Davids Deer
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Persian
  • Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
  • Pheasant
  • Pied Tamarin
  • Pig
  • Pika
  • Pike Fish
  • Pink Fairy Armadillo
  • Piranha
  • Platypus
  • Pointer
  • Poison Dart Frog
  • Polar Bear
  • Pond Skater
  • Poodle
  • Pool Frog
  • Porcupine
  • Porpoise
  • Possum
  • Prawn
  • Proboscis Monkey
  • Pufferfish
  • Puffin
  • Pug
  • Puma
  • Purple Emperor Butterfly
  • Puss Moth
  • Pygmy Hippopotamus
  • Pygmy Marmoset

Animals that start with Q

  • Quail
  • Quetzal
  • Quokka
  • Quoll

Animals that start with R

  • Rabbit
  • Raccoon
  • Raccoon Dog
  • Radiated Tortoise
  • Ragdoll
  • Rat
  • Rattlesnake
  • Red Finch
  • Red Fox
  • Red Knee Tarantula
  • Red Panda
  • Red Wolf
  • Red-handed Tamarin
  • Reindeer
  • Rhinoceros
  • River Turtle
  • Robin
  • Rock Hyrax
  • Rockfish
  • Rockhopper Penguin
  • Roseate Spoonbill
  • Rottweiler
  • Royal Penguin
  • Russian Blue

Animals that start with S

  • Saarloos Wolfdog
  • Saber-Toothed Tiger
  • Sable
  • Saiga
  • Saint Bernard
  • Salamander
  • Salmon
  • Samoyed
  • Sand Lizard
  • Saola
  • Sardines
  • Sawfish
  • Scimitar-horned Oryx
  • Scorpion
  • Scorpion Fish
  • Sea Dragon
  • Sea Lion
  • Sea Otter
  • Sea Slug
  • Sea Squirt
  • Sea Turtle
  • Sea Urchin
  • Seahorse
  • Seal
  • Serval
  • Shark
  • Sheep
  • Shiba Inu
  • Shih Tzu
  • Shrimp
  • Siamese
  • Siamese Fighting Fish
  • Siberian
  • Siberian Husky
  • Siberian Tiger
  • Silver Dollar
  • Skate Fish
  • Skunk
  • Sloth
  • Slow Worm
  • Snail
  • Snake
  • Snapping Turtle
  • Snowshoe
  • Snowy Owl
  • Somali
  • South China Tiger
  • Spadefoot Toad
  • Sparrow
  • Spectacled Bear
  • Sperm Whale
  • Spider Monkey
  • Spiny Dogfish
  • Spixs Macaw
  • Sponge
  • Squid
  • Squirrel
  • Squirrel Monkey
  • Sri Lankan Elephant
  • Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  • Stag Beetle
  • Starfish
  • Steller’s Sea Cow
  • Stick Insect
  • Stingray
  • Stoat
  • Striped Rocket Frog
  • Sturgeon
  • Sucker Fish
  • Sugar Glider
  • Sumatran Elephant
  • Sumatran Orang-utan
  • Sumatran Rhinoceros
  • Sumatran Tiger
  • Sun Bear
  • Swai Fish
  • Swan
  • Swedish Vallhund

Animals that start with T

  • Tamaskan
  • Tang
  • Tapanuli Orang-utan
  • Tapir
  • Tarpon
  • Tarsier
  • Tasmanian Devil
  • Tawny Owl
  • Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
  • Termite
  • Tetra
  • Thorny Devil
  • Tibetan Mastiff
  • Tiffany
  • Tiger
  • Tiger Salamander
  • Tiger Shark
  • Toadfish
  • Tortoise
  • Toucan
  • Tree Frog
  • Tropicbird
  • Tuatara
  • Turkey
  • Turkish Angora

Animals that start with U

  • Uakari
  • Uguisu
  • Umbrellabird
  • Utonagan

Animals that start with V

  • Vampire Bat
  • Vampire Squid
  • Vaquita
  • Vervet Monkey
  • Vulture

Animals that start with W

  • Wallaby
  • Walleye Fish
  • Walrus
  • Wandering Albatross
  • Warthog
  • Wasp
  • Water Buffalo
  • Water Dragon
  • Water Vole
  • Weasel
  • Welsh Corgi: The Complete Pet Guide
  • West Highland Terrier
  • Western Gorilla
  • Western Lowland Gorilla
  • Whale Shark
  • Whippet
  • White Rhinoceros
  • White Tiger
  • White-Faced Capuchin
  • Wild Boar
  • Wildebeest
  • Wolf
  • Wolf Eel
  • Wolf Spider
  • Wolffish
  • Wolverine
  • Wombat
  • Woodlouse
  • Woodpecker
  • Woolly Mammoth
  • Woolly Monkey
  • Wrasse
  • Wyoming Toad

Animals that start with X

  • X-Ray Tetra
  • Xerus

Animals that start with Y

  • Yak
  • Yellow-Eyed Penguin
  • Yorkshire Terrier

Animals that start with Z

  • Zebra
  • Zebra Shark
  • Zebu
  • Zonkey
  • Zorse

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Bichir

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