Read below for information on 0 different animals that start with the letter L, from ladybirds to lynx. The most popular animal that starts with the letter L is the lion, the apex predator in Africa. The least popular L animal is the leopard tortoise, the most widely distributed tortoise in all of Africa. Some fun facts about letter L name animals are:
- Leopards spend most of their time high in trees
- Lobsters can grow as old as 100 years
- Ligers are real animals bred from male lions and female tigers, though are not believed to exist in the wild. They are the largest feline species in the world.
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Alphabetical List of Animals That Start with L
- Labahoula
- Labmaraner
- Labout’s Fairy Wrasse
- Labrabull
- Labradane
- Labradoodle
- Labrador Retriever
- Labraheeler
- Labrottie
- Lace Bug
- Lace Monitor
- Ladybug
- Ladyfish
- Lagotto Romagnolo
- Lake Sturgeon
- Lake Trout
- Lakeland Terrier
- LaMancha Goat
- Lamprey
- Lancashire Heeler
- Lancetfish
- Landseer Newfoundland
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Lapponian Herder
- Larder Beetle
- Large Munsterlander
- Largemouth Bass
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Lavender Albino Ball Python
- Lawnmower Blenny
- Lazarus Lizard
- Leaf-Tailed Gecko
- Leafcutter Ant
- Leafcutter Bee
- Least Flycatcher
- Leatherback Sea Turtle
- Leech
- Leedsichthys
- Leghorn Chicken
- Leichhardt’s Grasshopper
- Lemming
- Lemon Blast Ball Python
- Lemon Cuckoo Bumblebee
- Lemon Shark
- Lemur
- Leonberger
- Leopard
- Leopard Cat
- Leopard Frog
- Leopard Gecko
- Leopard Lizard
- Leopard Seal
- Leopard Shark
- Leopard Tortoise
- Leptocephalus
- Lesser Jacana
- Lesser Scaup
- Lhasa Apso
- Lhasapoo
- Liger
- Limpet
- Lineback Cattle
- Linnet
- Lion
- Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
- Lionfish
- Liopleurodon
- Liopleurodon
- Lipstick Albino Boa
- Little Brown Bat
- Little Penguin
- Livyatan
- Lizard
- Lizardfish
- Llama
- Loach
- Lobster
- Locust
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Lone Star Tick
- Long-Eared Owl
- Long-Haired Rottweiler
- Long-Tailed Tit
- Long-Winged Kite Spider
- Longfin Mako Shark
- Longnose Gar
- Lorikeet
- Loris
- Lowchen
- Lumpfish
- Luna Moth
- Luna Moth Caterpillar
- Lungfish
- Lurcher
- Lykoi Cat
- Lynx
- Lyrebird
- Lystrosaurus
Animals that Start with L

Labahoula
The AKC does not recognize this breed or the parent breed Catahoula

Labmaraner
Loves to participate in activities.

Labout’s Fairy Wrasse
Females are sequential hermaphrodites, which means they can convert to males anytime during their life cycle.

Labrabull
Labrabulls are incredibly clever, and training them is easy because they love to please and don't have a stubborn bone in their body.

Labradane
Labradanes can come with both sold-color coats and the more exciting patterns that you typically see on Great Danes.

Labradoodle
Friendly and energetic mix-breed!

Labrador Retriever
Well-balanced, friendly and versatile!

Labraheeler
A Labraheeler is a good choice for a watchdog as it do whatever it can to keep its family safe!

Labrottie
Labrotties will goof around clownishly to get laughs and attention.

Lace Bug
May bite when threatened

Lace Monitor
When communicating, they make a loud, terrifying hissing sound, and they will strike any potential danger with their mighty tails.

Ladybug
There are more than 5,000 species worldwide!

Ladyfish
Ladyfish are aggressive fighter when hooked, making them a favorite of anglers.

Lagotto Romagnolo
The Lagotto Romagnolo is the only internationally recognized purebred truffle-hunting dog.

Lake Sturgeon
Its skeleton is part cartilage and part bone.

Lake Trout
Darker specimens are sometimes called "mud hens"

Lakeland Terrier
These dogs were once used by farmers to keep foxes away from herds of sheep.

LaMancha Goat
Have tiny ears named “gophers” or “elves”

Lamprey
Not related to the eel

Lancashire Heeler
The name “heeler” comes from the fact that it nips at the heels of cattle to herd them.

Lancetfish
Lancetfish live at depths up to 6,500 feet below sea level

Landseer Newfoundland
While Landseer's are very gentle and calm, they can sense a dangerous situation and will protect their loved ones.

Lappet-faced Vulture
Lappet-faced vultures are tidy and wash their heads in a body of water after they’ve eaten

Lapponian Herder
This breed is also known as the Lapp Reindeer Dog and the Lapsk Vallhund.

Larder Beetle
Larder beetles were named based on their attraction to food storage rooms or cupboards, but they do not feed on stored food products.

Large Munsterlander
Some people might find the Large Munsterlander too lively for their family, but they are actually very gentle with children and make fantastic family pets.

Largemouth Bass
Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida all claim the largemouth bass as the state fish or state freshwater fish.

Laughing Kookaburra
The laughing kookaburra is one of four kookaburra species.

Lavender Albino Ball Python
The first two lavender albino ball pythons were wild-hatched and imported from Africa.

Lawnmower Blenny
Must be in temperatures of 78 degrees Fahrenheit to breed

Lazarus Lizard
Lazarus Lizards can communicate through chemical and visual signals.

Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Only found on Madagascar!

Leafcutter Ant
Leafcutter ants have been farming fungus under the forest floor for up to 50 million years!

Least Flycatcher
They can travel up to 72 miles in a single day.

Leatherback Sea Turtle
They are the largest living turtle and the only sea turtle without a hard shell!

Leech
Has 10 pairs of eyes!

Leedsichthys
Leedsichthys is one of the largest fish ever discovered

Leghorn Chicken
Leghorn chickens, one of the most popular industrial breeds, lay up to 320 eggs per year!

Leichhardt’s Grasshopper
Spend their lives

Lemming
Does not hibernate during the bitter Arctic winter!

Lemur
Natively found on the island of Madagascar!

Leonberger
This dog has been used for pulling carts full of goods.

Leopard
Spends much of the time high in the trees!

Leopard Cat
There are 11 different species!

Leopard Frog
They can jump up to three feet

Leopard Gecko
The first ever domesticated lizard! There are now more than 100 unique color morphs thanks to selective breeding.

Leopard Lizard
Can jump a distance of two feet to capture prey

Leopard Seal
The world's most aggressive seal species!

Leopard Shark
Leopard Sharks have teeth with three points.

Leopard Tortoise
The most widely distributed tortoise in Africa!

Leptocephalus
Leptocephali have flat bodies filled with jelly-like substances, surrounded by a thin layer of muscle.

Lesser Jacana
The lesser jacana is nomadic, often moving in search of temporary wetland habitats.

Lesser Scaup
Young lesser scaups learn to dive as soon as their down dries.

Lhasa Apso
The Lhasa Apso was often given as a gift in Tibetan culture

Lhasapoo
A Lhasapoo’s coat can be curly like a poodle’s or long and silky like a Lhasa Apso’s.

Liger
The offspring of a lion and tiger parents!

Limpet
Can change sex from male to female and back again

Lineback Cattle
The lineback cattle has been an integral part of rural New England society for more than 200 years!

Linnet
While linnets are monogamous during mating season, they do not mate for life. While breeding pairs are together, the males are highly territorial and will defend the nesting site and the surrounding area.

Lion
Lives in small groups called prides!

Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Though it’s a huge animal, the lifespan of the lion’s mane jellyfish is only a year.

Lionfish
Females can release up to 15,000 eggs at a time!

Liopleurodon
Liopleurodon were fast swimmers that lived entirely under water, but they had no gills

Liopleurodon
One of the largest pliosaurs to ever live

Lipstick Albino Boa
Lipstick albino boas are a designer morph that you'll only find from breeders.

Little Brown Bat
The little brown bat uses echolocation to quickly navigate around its environment

Little Penguin
The smallest species of penguin!

Livyatan
The Livyatan had 1 to 1.2 foot long, interlocking teeth

Lizard
There are around 5,000 different species!

Lizardfish
The lizardfish can camouflage itself against the sandy bottom to avoid predators.

Llama
Natively found in the Andes Mountain range!

Loach
Have sharp spines below their eyes

Lobster
Have been known to reach 100 years old!

Locust
Each locust can eat its weight in plants each day.

Loggerhead Shrike
Its nickname is the butcherbird!

Lone Star Tick
Only females have the ‘lone star’ marking

Long-Eared Owl
Ear tufts make it look bigger!

Long-Haired Rottweiler
Rottweilers have a tendency to snore.

Long-Tailed Tit
Often hangs upside down while feeding!

Long-Winged Kite Spider
The long-winged kite spider sets itself apart from other spiny orb-weavers by its elongated spiked protrusions from its sides, giving it the appearance of a pointed kite (its namesake).

Longfin Mako Shark
Mako sharks are warm-blooded fish!

Longnose Gar
The longnose gar species of the gar family has potentially existed for 100 million years.

Lorikeet
The lorikeet has a long brush-like tongue with fine hairs on it

Loris
Like all lorises, slow loris has a cute wide-eyed look, but it also has a venomous sting that can rot human flesh.

Lowchen
This breed is also known as the "Little Lion Dog" for their bravery and manes.

Lumpfish
The lumpfish have sticky suction cups on their fins

Luna Moth
N/A

Lungfish
The lungfish first evolved almost 400 million years ago.

Lykoi Cat
Wolf-like domestic cat breed

Lynx
Live in dens in rocks and under ledges!

Lyrebird
Lyrebirds mimic birds of prey to deter predators such as birds of prey.

Lystrosaurus
Lystrosaurus was one of the few terrestial species that survived the permian extinction
Popular Animals starting with L

Lion
Lives in small groups called prides!

Labrador Retriever
Well-balanced, friendly and versatile!
Newest Animals that Start with the Letter L
The most recently added Animals that start with the letter L.

Lykoi Cat
Wolf-like domestic cat breed

Leopard Shark
Leopard Sharks have teeth with three points.

Longfin Mako Shark
Mako sharks are warm-blooded fish!

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