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Here is a list of animals! we have consolidated an A to Z list of animals to help you easily identify the animals around the world. If you are an animal lover below check out the list of common animal names in English, ranging from insects to mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects, amphibians, arthropods, and mollusks.

List of Animals A-Z

Check the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched list of animals given below.

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Animals that start with A

Here is a list of animals starting with A given below:

Aardvark	Aye-aye	Arctic fox
Alligator	Alpaca	Atlantic puffin
Ant	Anaconda	Arctic hare
Anteater	African elephant	American bison
Armadillo	American black bear	Australian cattle dog

Animals that start with B

Here is a list of animals starting with B given below:

Baboon	Bengal Tiger	Boar
Badger	Bison	Bobcat
Barracuda	Black Bear	Bonobo
Bat	Blue Jay	Bottlenose Dolphin
Beaver	Blue Whale	Brown Bear

Animals that start with C

Here is a list of animals starting with C given below:

Camel	Cow	Caribou
Cheetah	Crab	Clownfish
Chimpanzee	Crocodile	Capybara
Cockroach	Coyote	Common carp
Cormorant	Cougar	Canary

Animals that start with D

Here is a list of animals starting with D given below:

Deer	Dragonfly	Duiker
Dog	Dingo	Dhole
Dolphin	Dove	Desert Tortoise
Donkey	Dormouse	Dwarf Hamster
Duck	Dassie Rat	Dusky Dolphin

Animals that start with E

Here is a list of animals starting with E given below:

Elephant	Egret	European hare
Eagle	Earthworm	Eurasian lynx
Eel	Eastern gorilla	Eastern box turtle
Emu	Eastern diamondback rattlesnake	Eastern screech owl
Elk	European bison	Edible frog

Animals that start with F

Here is a list of animals starting with F given below:

Flamingo	Fish	Field Mouse
Fox	Fennec Fox	Finch
Falcon	Fruit Bat	Firefly
Ferret	Flying Squirrel	Fiddler Crab
Frog	Fur Seal	Flatfish

Animals that start with G

Here is a list of animals starting with G given below:

Giraffe	Gecko	Giant panda
Gazelle	Gnu	Grizzly bear
Gopher	Golden eagle	Green sea turtle
Greyhound	Groundhog	Great white shark
Giraffe	Gray whale	Golden lion tamarin

Animals that start with H

Here is a list of animals starting with H given below:

Hippopotamus	Hedgehog	House sparrow
Honey badger	Hermit crab	Horse
Harpy eagle	Hare	Hummingbird
Humpback whale	Hyena	Hooded seal
Hammerhead shark	Horseshoe crab	Horned lizard

Animals that start with I

Here is a list of animals starting with I given below:

Ibis	Indian rhinoceros	Ibisbill
Impala	Indian pangolin	Imperial moth
Iguana	Indian palm squirrel	Indian cobra
Ibex	Irish Setter	Isopod
Indri	Irish Wolfhound	Inca tern

Animals that start with J

Here is a list of animals starting with J given below:

Jaguar	Jaybird	Jaguarundi
Jackal	Jerboa	Junco
Jellyfish	Jet Ant	Jabiru Stork
Japanese Macaque	Junglefowl	Javan Rhino
Javelina	Jacana	Japanese Crane

Animals that start with K

Here is a list of animals starting with K given below:

Kangaroo	Kingfisher	Killdeer
Koala	Kakapo	Kangaroo rat
Komodo dragon	Kiwi	King cobra
Kookaburra	Kestrel	Kodiak bear
Kudu	Kamikaze crab	Kentucky Warbler

Animals that start with L

Here is a list of animals starting with L given below:

Lion	Lizard	Limpet
Leopard	Ladybug	Lark
Lemur	Lobster	Loon
Llama	Lemming	Lapwing
Lynx	Lamprey	Land Crab

Animals that start with M

Here is a list of animals starting with M given below:

Macaw	Marmot	Moose
Magpie	Meerkat	Mosquito
Manatee	Millipede	Mountain goat
Mandrill	Mink	Mouse
Manta Ray	Mole	Muskox

Animals that start with N

Here is a list of animals starting with N given below:

Narwhal	Northern goshawk	Newt
Numbat	Nightingale	Nectar bat
Nile crocodile	North Atlantic right whale	Nurse shark
North American porcupine	Northern fur seal	Naked mole rat
Nutria	Nene (Hawaiian goose)	Nubian ibex

Animals that start with O

Here is a list of animals starting with O given below:

Orangutan	Okapi	Octopus
Ostrich	Osprey	Owl
Otter	Opossum	Orca (killer whale)
Ocelot	Ocean sunfish	Olive baboon
Olive ridley sea turtle	Oriental short-clawed otter	Orchid mantis

Animals that start with P

Here is a list of animals starting with P given below:

Panda	Platypus	Proboscis monkey
Penguin	Pelican	Puffin
Panther	Polar bear	Pangolin
Porcupine	Pronghorn	Pika
Peacock	Puma	Pheasant

Animals that start with Q

Here is a list of animals starting with Q given below:

Quail	Quahog	Qinyuan water frog
Quetzal	Quail Dove	Qinghai Lake naked carp
Queen Snake	Quail Finch	Qilian shrew
Quokka	Quail Thrush	Qacha’s Nek long-fingered frog
Quoll	Qilian Mountains salamander	Qinling panda

Animals that start with R

Here is a list of animals starting with R given below:

Rabbit	Red Panda	Roadrunner
Raccoon	Red Fox	Robin
Ram	Reindeer	Rockhopper Penguin
Rat	Rhinoceros	Roseate Spoonbill
Ray	River Otter	Rough-skinned Newt

Animals that start with S

Here is a list of animals starting with S given below:

Sloth	Snail	Stork
Shark	Snake	Swordfish
Squirrel	Stingray	Skunk
Salamander	Spider	Shrimp
Seal	Starfish	Seahorse

Animals that start with T

Here is a list of animals starting with T given below:

Tiger	Tapir	Turkey
Turtle	Terrier	Trumpeter swan
Tarantula	Tasmanian devil	Tree kangaroo
Toucan	Thorny devil (also known as the thorny dragon)	Trilobite (an extinct marine arthropod)
Tarsier	Tuna	Tsetse fly

Animals that start with U

Here is a list of animals starting with U given below:

Uakari	Urial (wild sheep)	Ulysses butterfly
Uguisu (Japanese bush warbler)	Uromastyx (lizard)	Umbrette (wading bird)
Umbrellabird	Urutu (pit viper)	Upupa (hoopoe bird)
Unicorn (mythical animal)	Uakari (New World monkey)	Utahraptor (dinosaur)
Uinta ground squirrel	Uguisu (Japanese bush warbler)	Utonagan (dog breed)

Animals that start with V

Here is a list of animals starting with V given below:

Vampire Bat	Vulture	Visayan Warty Pig
Viper	Velvet Ant (actually a wasp)	Vicariate Scallop
Vervet Monkey	Vine Snake	Velvet Worm
Vicuna	Vole	Virginia Opossum
Vaquita (smallest porpoise in the world)	Violet-backed Starling	Varied Thrush

Animals that start with W

Here is a list of animals starting with W given below:

Walrus	Wildcat	Woodchuck
Warthog	Wildebeest	Woodpecker
Weasel	Wolf	Woolly mammoth
Whale	Wolverine	Water buffalo
White-tailed deer	Wombat	Western lowland gorilla

Animals that start with X

Here is a list of animals starting with X given below:

Xerus	Xanthic ocellated lizard	Xestia moth
Xenarthra	Xylophis snake	Xanthopan
Xoloitzcuintli	Xylocopa	Xanthic ground snake
X-ray tetra	Xylotrupes beetle	Xyridaceae
Xanthareel	Xenopus	Xiphosuran

Animals that start with Y

Here is a list of animals starting with Y given below:

Yak	Yellow-throated marten	Yeti crab
Yellow baboon	Yellow-throated warbler	Yucatan brown brocket
Yellow-bellied marmot	Yellowfin tuna	Yucatan pocket gopher
Yellow-eyed penguin	Yellowhead jawfish	Yuma myotis
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Yellowtail amberjack	Yunnan snub-nosed monkey

Animals that start with Z

Here is a list of animals starting with Z given below:

Zebra	Zigzag Salamander	Zebra Shark
Zebu	Zebra Dove	Zestos Skipper
Zorilla	Zebra Finch	Zenaida Dove
Zebrafish	Zebra Longwing Butterfly	Zokor
Zokor	Zebra Mussel	Zwergspitzmaus (also known as the pygmy shrew)

Types of Animals

Animals can be classified into various types based on different criteria and locations. Below are some examples of how animals can be classified:

*Types*	*Definition & Examples*
Vertebrates	Animals with a backbone, such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish
Invertebrates	Animals without a backbone, such as insects, arachnids, crustaceans, mollusks, and echinoderms
Mammals	Animals that have hair, produce milk for their young and have a four-chambered heart
Birds	Animals that have feathers, lay eggs, and have a beak or bill
Reptiles	Animals that are cold-blooded, have scales or scutes, and lay eggs on land
Amphibians	Animals that live both on land and in water, have moist skin and lay eggs in water
Fish	Animals that live in water, have gills for breathing and lay eggs in water.
Arthropods	Animals with jointed legs and an exoskeleton, such as insects, arachnids, and crustaceans
Mollusks	Animals with soft bodies are often protected by hard shells, such as snails, clams, and octopuses.
Echinoderms	Animals with spiny skin and radial symmetry, such as starfish and sea urchins.

These are just a few examples of how animals can be classified, and there are many more ways to categorize them based on their characteristics, habitats, behaviors, and more.

List of Vertebrates

Gorilla	Hippopotamus	Blue Whale
Lion	Giraffe	Great White Shark
Bald Eagle	Grizzly Bear	Crocodile
Tiger	Orangutan	Alligator
Kangaroo	Chimpanzee	Komodo Dragon

List of Invertebrates

Jellyfish	Crab	Spider
Octopus	Shrimp	Ant
Squid	Lobster	Beetle
Snail	Starfish	Butterfly
Clam	Worm	Centipede

List of Mammals

Lion	Giraffe	Bat
Gorilla	Whale	Kangaroo
Elephant	Koala	Moose
Tiger	Platypus	Rhinoceros
Chimpanzee	Panda	Hippopotamus

List of Birds

Bald Eagle	Snowy Owl	Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon	Canada Goose	Eastern Bluebird
American Robin	American Goldfinch	American Crow
Northern Cardinal	Black-capped Chickadee	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Common Loon	Blue Jay	Osprey

List of Reptiles

Alligator	Snake	Monitor Lizard
Crocodile	Gecko	Boa Constrictor
Turtle	Iguana	Garter Snake
Tortoise	Chameleon	Rattlesnake
Lizard	Komodo Dragon	Anaconda

List of Amphibians

Frog	Axolotl	Mudpuppy
Toad	Tree frog	Siren
Salamander	Poison dart frog	Amphiuma
Newt	Glass frog	Surinam toad
Caecilian	Hellbender	Fire-bellied toad

List of Fish

Salmon	Halibut	Sardines
Tuna	Grouper	Haddock
Cod	Swordfish	Mahi-mahi
Trout	Barracuda	Tilapia
Catfish	Mackerel	Carp

List of Arthropods

Shrimp	Barnacles	Squid
Lobster	Clam	Octopus
Crab	Mussel	Cuttlefish
Crawfish	Oyster	Nautilus
Krill	Scallop	Horseshoe crab

List of Mollusks

Salmon	Anchovy	Squid
Tuna	Sardine	Clam
Cod	Haddock	Oyster
Trout	Mackerel	Mussel
Swordfish	Octopus	Scallop

List of Echinoderms

Sea Stars (Starfish)	Sea Cucumbers	Halibut
Sea Urchins	Sea Lilies (Crinoids)	Haddock
Sand Dollars	Sea Biscuits	Anchovy
Brittle Stars	Sea Apples	Mackerel
Feather Stars (Crinoids)	Heart Urchins (Sea Potatoes)	Tilapia

List of Top 100+ Common Animals in English

Dog	Rhino	Worm
Cat	Kangaroo	Spider
Bird	Koala	Scorpion
Fish	Sloth	Fly
Mouse	Monkey	Mosquito
Rabbit	Chimpanzee	Ant
Guinea pig	Gorilla	Bee
Hamster	Orangutan	Butterfly
Rat	Bat	Moth
Horse	Squirrel	Grasshopper
Cow	Raccoon	Cricket
Pig	Skunk	Ladybug
Sheep	Beaver	Caterpillar
Goat	Otter	Snakes
Deer	Seal	Lizard
Moose	Whale	Turtle
Elk	Dolphin	Crocodile
Bear	Shark	Alligator
Lion	Octopus	Frog
Tiger	Squid	Toad
Leopard	Jellyfish	Salamander
Cheetah	Crab	Newt
Elephant	Lobster	Peacock
Giraffe	Shrimp	Pheasant
Hippopotamus	Snail	Turkey
Duck	Parrot	Gazelle
Goose	Sparrow	Antelope
Chicken	Finch	Wolf
Rooster	Eagle	Fox
Pigeon	Falcon	Coyote
Seagull	Hawk	Skink
Pelican	Owl	Armadillo
Camel	Vulture	Bison

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