List of Animals (A to Z)

Browse 3,140 verified animal names and wildlife species, including Dog, Fly, Fish, Bear, Horse, Bird and Chat. Covering mammals, birds, reptiles, and marine life across the animal kingdom, this directory supports biology quizzes and crosswords. Select any entry below for definitions and images, or visit our noun grammar guide for broader naming rules.

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ass
ant
argentina
ape
alligator
albatross
alpaca
adder
amphibian
anchovy
antelope
armadillo
amoeba
abalone
anaconda
akita
anemone
anteater
asp
arachnid
aphid
aardvark
african elephant
axolotl
bear
bird
bat
bee
bug
bass
brilliant
bull
butterfly
bishop
bunny
boxer
buffalo
beetle
beaver
bison
badger
blackbird
bulldog
barb
barrow
boa
bolognese
boar
chat
cat
chicken
cow
cattle
cock
chick
cricket
cardinal
crab
crane
crow
coral
camel
calf
cod
cub
coyote
crocodile
caterpillar
clam
colt
catfish
cougar
dog
drill
duck
drum
deer
dove
drone
dinosaur
dolphin
donkey
dart
drake
dane
dipper
dab
dragonfly
dalmatian
dodo
duckling
dachshund
discus
dingo
dogfish
doberman
euro
eagle
elephant
emperor
eel
elk
equine
earthworm
emu
ewe
egret
ermine
escargot
earwig
echidna
electric eel
emperor penguin
eider
elephant seal
eland
elver
eastern gray squirrel
eastern coral snake
elephant bird
fly
fish
fox
frog
fisher
flicker
flea
falcon
feline
fowl
finch
fawn
fluke
ferret
flounder
firefly
flamingo
foal
frigate
flathead
foxhound
flying fish
flying fox
fusilier
goat
goose
gorilla
grunt
giraffe
grub
grasshopper
guinea pig
glider
grizzly
gull
gander
goldfish
gnat
greyhound
gecko
grouse
gopher
ghoul
giant panda
golden eagle
gazelle
gibbon
gnu
horse
hunter
hobby
hen
hawk
hound
havana
husky
hamburg
hare
hamlet
herring
heron
hamster
hummingbird
hornet
hydra
hedgehog
hyena
hippopotamus
heifer
halibut
haddock
hake
insect
inca
iguana
impala
ibis
ibex
inchworm
ide
isopod
iguanodon
infusoria
ichthyosaur
indigo bunting
indian cobra
indri
iora
indian krait
inland taipan
icefish
iiwi
indian glassfish
indian python
indian rhinoceros
indigo snake
jack
jersey
jade
jay
jaguar
jellyfish
jackal
jackrabbit
jackdaw
jacobin
jaeger
javelina
junco
jewfish
john dory
jack dempsey
jynx
jerboa
jabiru
junglefowl
jacana
jacamar
japanese macaque
jaguarundi
knot
kitten
kite
kiwi
kangaroo
koala
koi
killer whale
kingfisher
kingfish
krill
kestrel
killdeer
kelpie
kookaburra
katydid
kea
king cobra
king snake
komodo dragon
kudu
kaka
kinglet
king penguin
lincoln
lion
lamb
lizard
lobster
llama
locust
lark
leopard
loon
leech
lemur
ladybug
lynx
longhorn
labradoodle
lemming
louse
lovebird
lionfish
loggerhead
ling
lamprey
limpet
mouse
monitor
martin
mole
mammal
mosquito
monarch
mule
molly
moose
moth
mite
mandarin
mono
mammoth
mullet
mustang
maltese
mussel
maki
maggot
magpie
mink
mountain lion
newfoundland
nightingale
neanderthal
nutcracker
newt
narwhal
nautilus
nematode
nighthawk
nurse shark
nightjar
nuthatch
noddy
neon tetra
nene
northern pike
nutria
northern mockingbird
nile crocodile
numbat
naked mole rat
nine-banded armadillo
nudibranch
nile perch
owl
oscar
ox
oyster
octopus
otter
ostrich
orca
opossum
oriole
osprey
ocelot
orangutan
owlet
okapi
oryx
ouzel
oystercatcher
oarfish
onager
orange roughy
ortolan
ostracod
oribi
pen
permit
pig
puppy
pigeon
persian
pony
poultry
python
pointer
primate
parrot
perch
pike
pup
penguin
panda
pout
panther
pug
peacock
puma
pheasant
polar bear
quail
quetzal
quokka
quoll
quagga
queen angelfish
quetzalcoatlus
queenfish
queen snake
quillback
rail
ray
runner
rat
ram
rabbit
roller
robin
raven
reptile
racer
rooster
raccoon
rhino
roach
rodent
rook
raptor
reindeer
retriever
roe
rhinoceros
racehorse
rattlesnake
sheep
snake
seal
spider
swallow
swift
sole
shark
salmon
skate
sow
shrimp
sponge
sucker
shepherd
squirrel
siren
sierra
swan
slug
sleeper
sparrow
savannah
snail
toy
tick
tiger
turkey
tailor
turtle
tuna
tit
tyrant
trout
teal
todd
torpedo
toad
terrier
tilapia
thrush
tortoise
tang
termite
tomcat
triceratops
tarantula
tunis
urchin
ungulate
uromastyx
umbrellabird
urial
unicornfish
upside down catfish
uakari
urutu
uintatherium
uracoan rattlesnake
uaru
utah blind snake
usambara bush viper
usambara vine snake
ugandan blind snake
viper
vulture
vixen
vole
velociraptor
vireo
vervet
vicuna
veery
vanga
virginia opossum
veiled chameleon
vaquita
viperfish
verdin
vine snake
vampire tetra
vyatka
vendace
venezuelan rattlesnake
variable bush viper
vizcacha
vampire pleco
viper boa
wolf
worm
whale
wasp
weaver
whiff
wren
wagyu
weasel
whistler
wolverine
wildcat
warbler
woodpecker
walrus
whiting
walleye
wallaby
whippet
whitefish
wild boar
wombat
woodchuck
weevil
xenopus
xenops
xiphosuran
xerinae
xylophagan
xenurine
yak
yellowfin tuna
yellowtail
yellowjacket
yellowhammer
yellowthroat
yellowtail snapper
yellow perch
yellow-bellied slider
yellowlegs
yellow tang
yellow anaconda
yellow-spotted river turtle
yellow bass
yellow bullhead
yo yo loach
yuhina
yellow faced whipsnake
yapok
yellow rat snake
yacare caiman
yellow-bellied sea snake
yellow lab cichlid
yellow-striped snake
zebra
zebrafish
zooplankton
zander
zonkey
zebu
zebra danio
zebra shark
zorse
zebra pleco
zebra moray
zebra snake
zorilla
zebra-tailed lizard
zebra loach
zebra spitting cobra
zebra cichlid
zingel
zong pit viper
zacatecan rattlesnake
zambezi blind snake
zagros mountain viper
zebra bullhead shark
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