Nature has blessed us with numerous creatures that come in different shapes and sizes.
These creatures include animals and insects that are either kept as pets or admired in their natural habitat.
This is a list of some of these animal names, and they are arranged alphabetically.
Animals beginning with A
- Aardvark
- Abyssinian
- Addax
- Adelie Penguin
- Affenpinscher
- Afghan Hound
- African Bush Elephant
- African Civet
- African Clawed Frog
- African Forest Elephant
- African Lions
- African Palm Civet
- African Penguin
- African Spurred Tortoise
- African Tree Toad
- African Wild Dog
- Africanized Bees
- Ainu Dog
- Airedale Terrier
- Akbash
- Akita
- Alaskan Malamute
- Albatross
- Aldabra Giant Tortoise
- Allen’s Swamp Monkeys
- Alligator
- Allis Shad
- Alpaca
- Alpine Dachsbracke
- Alpine Ibex
- Amazon River Dolphin (Pink Dolphin)
- Amazonian Manatee
- American Alsatian
- American Bulldog
- American Cocker Spaniel
- American Coonhound
- American Eskimo Dog
- American Foxhound
- American Oystercatcher Bird
- American Pit Bull Terrier
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- American Water Spaniel
- Amur Leopard
- Anaconda Snake
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Anchovies
- Angelfish
- Ant
- Anteater
- Antelope
- Appenzeller Dog
- Aquatic Warbler
- Arapaima
- Arctic Fox
- Arctic Hare
- Arctic Wolf
- Armadillo
- Asian Elephant
- Asian Giant Hornet
- Asian Palm Civet
- Asian Lion
- Asiatic Black Bear
- Atlantic Puffin
- Atlantic Spotted Dolphins
- Atlas Beetle
- Audubon’s Shearwater
- Aurochs
- Australasian Grebe
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Dingo
- Australian Kelpie Dog
- Australian Mist
- Australian Pelican
- Australian Shepherd
- Australian Swiftlet
- Australian Terrier
- Avocet
- Axolotl
- Aye Aye
Animals beginning 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
- Bean Goose
- Bear
- Bearded Collie
- Bearded Dragon
- Beaver
- Bedlington Terrier
- Bees
- Beetle
- Beluga Sturgeon
- Bengal Tiger
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Bichir
- Bichon Frise
- Biewer Terrier
- Binturong
- Big-Eyed Squirrel Fish
- Bird
- Birds Of Paradise
- Birman
- Bison
- Black Caimans
- Black House Spider
- Black Mamba
- Black-Necked Stilt
- Black Rhinoceros
- Black Widow
- Blacktip Shark
- Black Marlin
- Black Russian Terrier
- Blobfish
- Bloodhound
- Blue and Yellow Macaw
- Blue-footed Booby Bird
- Blue Jay
- Blue Lacy Dog
- Blue Whale
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Blister Beetle
- Boa Constrictor Snake
- Bobcat
- Bolognese Dog
- Bombay
- Bongo
- Bonito Fish
- Bonobo
- Booby
- Border Collie
- Border Terrier
- Bornean Orang-utan
- Borneo Elephant
- Boston Terrier
- Bottlenose Dolphin
- Bowfin
- Bowhead Whale
- Boxer Dog
- Boykin Spaniel
- Brandling Worms
- Brazilian Wandering Spider
- Brazilian Terrier
- British Mice
- British Moles
- British Water Vole
- British Wild Cats
- British Timber
- Broad-Snouted Caimans
- Brown Bear
- Brown Recluse Spider
- Brown Trout
- Budgerigar
- Buffalo
- Bull Shark
- Bull Terrier
- Bulldog
- Bullfrog
- Bullmastiff
- Bumble Bee
- Burmese python
- Burying Beetle
- Burrowing Frog
- Butterfly
- Butterfly Fish
Animal names beginning with the letter C
- Caiman
- Caiman Lizard
- Cairn Terrier
- Camel
- Camel Spider
- Campbell’s Dwarf Hamster
- Canaan Dog
- Canadian Eskimo Dog
- Cape Gannet Bird
- Capercaillie
- Capuchin Monkeys
- Capybara
- Cardinal Birds
- Caracal
- Caribbean Reef Shark
- Caribou
- Carolina Dog
- Carp
- Cassowary
- Cat
- Caterpillar
- Catfish
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Centipede
- Cesky Fousek
- Chameleon
- Chamois
- Cheetah
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Chicken
- Chickaree
- Chihuahua
- Chimaera
- Chimpanzee
- Chinchilla
- Chinese Crested Dog
- Chinese Hamsters
- Chinook
- Chinstrap Penguin
- Chipmunk
- Chow Chow
- Christmas Beetle
- Cicada Killer Wasps
- Cichlid
- Click Beetle
- Clouded Leopard
- Clownfish
- Clumber Spaniel
- Coati
- Cockatoo
- Cockroach
- Coelacanth
- Collared Peccary
- Collie
- Colossal Squid
- Commerson Dolphin
- Common Buzzard
- Common Dolphin
- Common Frog
- Common Hippopotamus
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Lizard
- Common Newt
- Common Palm Civet
- Common Seal
- Common Toad
- Common Wasps
- Common Loon
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Copperhead Snakes
- Cottonmouth Snakes
- Coral
- Corncrake
- Cotton-top Tamarin
- Cougar
- Cow
- Coyote
- Crab
- Crab-eating Macaque
- Crab Plover
- Crane
- Crested Penguin
- Crocodile
- Cross River Gorilla
- Cuban Solenodon
- Curly Coated Retriever
- Cuscus
- Cuttlefish
- Cuviers Dwarf Caimans
Animal names beginning with the letter D
- Dachshund
- Dalmatian
- Darkling Beetle
- Darwin’s Frog
- De Brazza’s Monkeys
- Deer
- Desert Tortoise
- Deutsche Bracke
- Dhole
- Dingo
- Discus
- Doberman Pinscher
- Dodo
- Dog
- Dogo Argentino
- Dogue De Bordeaux
- Dolphin
- Domestic Pig
- Donkey
- Dormouse
- Dragonfish
- Dragonfly
- Drever
- Dromedary Camels
- Drum Fish
- Duck
- Duck-billed Platypus
- Dugong
- Dunker
- Dung Beetle
- Dusky Dolphin
- Dwarf Crocodile
Animal names beginning with the letter E
- Eagle
- Earwig
- Earthworms
- Eastern Gorilla
- Eastern Lowland Gorilla
- Eastern Wolf
- Echidna
- Edible Frog
- Eel
- Egyptian Mau
- Electric Eel
- Elephant
- Elephant Seal
- Elephant Shrew
- Elk
- Emperor Penguin
- Emperor Tamarin
- Emu
- English Cocker Spaniel
- English Shepherd
- English Springer Spaniel
- Entlebucher Mountain Dog
- Epagneul Pont Audemer
- Erect-Crested Penguin
- Ermine
- Ethiopian Wolf
- Eskimo Dog
- Estrela Mountain Dog
- Eurasian Water Shrew
- Eurasian Wolf
- Eurasian Wryneck
- European Hare
- European Otter
Animal names beginning with the letter F
- Falcon
- False Black Widow Spider
- False Killer Whale
- Fangtooth
- Fennec Fox
- Ferret
- Field Spaniel
- Field Vole
- Fin Whale
- Finnish Spitz
- Fire-Bellied Toad
- Fiordland Crested Penguin
- Fish
- Fishing Cat
- Fiji Blue Devil Damsel Fish
- Flamingo
- Flat Coat Retriever
- Flatworms
- Flounder
- Fluke Fish
- Fly
- Flying Squirrel
- Fossa
- Fox
- Fox Terrier
- French Bulldog
- Frigatebird
- Frilled Lizard
- Frilled Shark
- Frog
- Fur Seal
- Fungus Beetle
- Funnel Web Spider
Animal names beginning with the letter G
- Galapagos Barn Owls
- Galapagos Black Tipped Shark
- Galapagos Brown Noddy Tern
- Galapagos Brown Pelican Birds
- Galapagos Brydes Whale
- Galapagos Dark Billed Cuckoo
- Galapagos Dove
- Galapagos Eels
- Galapagos Fin Whales
- Galapagos Finches
- Galapagos Flamingo
- Galapagos Flightless Cormorant Sea Bird
- Galapagos Flycatcher Bird
- Galapagos Fur Seals
- Galapagos Gecko
- Galapagos Giant Tortoise
- Galapagos Great Blue Heron Bird
- Galapagos Great Frigate Bird
- Galapagos Green Sea Turtle
- Galapagos Hammerhead Shark
- Galapagos Hawk
- Galapagos Hoary Bat
- Galapagos Humpback Whale
- Galapagos Killer Whale
- Galapagos Land Iguana
- Galapagos Lava Gull Bird
- Galapagos Lava Heron Bird
- Galapagos Lava Lizard
- Galapagos Marine Iguana
- Galapagos Masked Booby Bird
- Galapagos Minke Whale
- Galapagos Mockingbird
- Galapagos Nazca Booby Bird
- Galapagos Penguin
- Galapagos Rail Bird
- Galapagos Rays
- Galapagos Red Bat
- Galapagos Red-Billed Tropic Bird
- Galapagos Red Footed Booby Bird
- Galapagos Rice Rat
- Galapagos Sea Lions
- Galapagos Short Eared Owl
- Galapagos Short Finned Pilot Whale
- Galapagos Silky Shark
- Galapagos Smooth Billed Ani Bird
- Galapagos Snakes
- Galapagos Sperm Whale
- Galapagos Storm Petrel Bird
- Galapagos Swallow-tailed Gull
- Galapagos Tortoise
- Galapagos Waved Albatross
- Galapagos Whale Shark
- Galapagos Whimbrel Birds
- Galapagos White Cheeked Pintail Duck
- Galapagos White Tipped Reef Shark
- Galapagos Willet Bird
- Galapagos Yellow Warbler Bird
- Galapagos Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
- Gar
- Gecko
- Gemsbok
- Gentoo Penguin
- Geoffroy’s Tamarin
- Gerenuk
- Gerbil
- German Pinscher
- German Shepherd Guide
- Gharial
- Giant Anteater
- Giant African Land Snail
- Giant Clam
- Giant Panda Bear
- Giant Sable Antelope
- Giant Schnauzer
- Gibbon
- Gila Monster
- Giraffe
- Glass Lizard
- Glow Worm
- Goat
- Goblin Shark
- Golden Eagle
- Golden Pheasant
- Gold, Silver, and Blue Monkeys
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Golden Masked Owl
- Golden Oriole
- Golden Retriever
- Golden-Crowned Flying Fox
- Goose
- Gopher
- Gorilla
- Grasshopper
- Great Dane
- Great Pyrenees
- Great White Shark
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Great Bittern
- Great Crested Newt
- Great Green Macaw
- Great White African Pelican Birds
- Greater Flamingo
- Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Greater Mouse-Eared Bat
- Greater Spot-Nosed Monkeys
- Green Anole
- Green Bee-Eater
- Greenland Dog
- Green Crabs
- Green Scarab Beetle
- Grevy’s Zebra
- Grey Jungle Fowl Bird
- Grey Loerie bird
- Grey Partridge
- Grey Seal
- Grey Wolf
- Grey Mouse Lemur
- Grey Reef Shark
- Greyhound
- Grizzly Bear
- Grivet Monkeys
- Ground Beetle
- Ground Centipede
- Grouse
- Guinea Fowl
- Guinea Pig
- Guppy
Animal names beginning with the letter H
- Hagfish
- Hamerkop Bird
- Hammerhead Shark
- Hamster
- Harbour Porpoise
- Hare
- Harp Seal
- Harpy Eagle
- Harrier
- Havanese
- Hawaiian Crow
- Hazel Dormouse
- Hectors Dolphin
- Hedgehog
- Hercules Beetle
- Hermit Crab
- Heron
- Herring
- Highland Cattle
- Himalayan
- Hippopotamus
- Hobo Spider
- Honey Badger
- Honey Bee
- Hoopoe
- Horn Shark
- Hornbill
- Horned Frog
- Hornets
- Horse
- Horseshoe Crab
- Howler Monkey
- Human
- Humboldt Penguin
- Hummingbird
- Humpback Whale
- Huntsman Spider
- Hydrozoan Jellyfish
- Hyena
Animal names beginning with the letter I
- Ibis
- Ibizan Hound
- Iguana
- Immortal Jellyfish
- Impala
- Indian Cuckoo Bird
- Indian Elephant
- Indian Palm Squirrel
- Indian Rhinoceros
- Indian Skimmer Bird
- Indian Star Tortoise
- Indochinese Tiger
- Indri
- Insects
- Irish Setter
- Irish WolfHound
- Italian Greyhound
- Italian Wolf
Animal names beginning with the letter J
- Jack Russel
- Jackal
- Jaguar
- Jambu Fruit Dove
- Japanese Chin
- Japanese Macaque
- Japanese Spider Crabs
- Javan Rhinoceros
- Javanese
- Jellyfish
- Jerboa
Animal names beginning with the letter K
- Kakapo
- Kangaroo
- Katipo Spider
- Kea Parrot
- Keel-Billed Toucan
- Keeshond
- Kestrel Bird
- Killer Whale
- King Cobra
- King Crab
- King Penguin
- Kingfisher
- Kinkajou
- Kiwi
- Koala
- Komodo Dragon
- Krill
- Kudu
Animal names beginning with the letter L
- Labradoodle
- Labrador Retriever
- Ladybug
- Lamprey
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Leaf-Tailed Gecko
- Lemming
- Lemur
- Leopard
- Leopard Cat
- Leopard Seal
- Leopard Tortoise
- Liger
- Lion
- Lionfish
- Little Fairy Penguin
- Lizard
- Llama
- Lobster
- Long-Eared Owl
- Long-horned Beetle
- Longhorn Cowfish
- Lungfish
- Lynx
Animal names beginning with the letter M
- Macaroni Penguin
- Macaw
- Macaque Monkeys
- Magellanic Penguin
- Magpie
- Maine Coon
- Malayan Civet
- Malayan Tiger
- Maltese
- Manatee
- Mandrill
- Maned Wolf
- Manta Ray
- Manx Shearwater Bird
- Markhor
- Marine Angelfish
- Marine Toad
- Markhor
- Marmot
- Marsh Frog
- Masai Giraffe
- Masked Palm Civet
- Masked Finfoot Bird
- Mastiff
- Mayfly
- Mealy Parrot
- Meerkat
- Megalodon
- Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
- Mexican Wolf
- Mice
- Milkfish
- Milkweed Beetle
- Millipede
- Military Macaw Parrot
- Mink
- Minke Whale
- Mole
- Molly
- Monarch Butterfly
- Mongoose
- Mongrel
- Monitor Lizard
- Monkey
- Monkfish
- Monte Iberia Eleuth
- Mouse Spider
- Moorhen
- Moose
- Moray Eel
- Morpho Butterfly
- Moth
- Mountain Goat
- Mountain Gorilla
- Mountain Lion
- Mountain Zebra
- Mud Dauber Wasp
- Mule
- Muskrat
- Musk Ox
Animal names beginning with the letter N
- Narwhal
- Natterjack Toad
- Neanderthal
- Neapolitan Mastiff
- Newfoundland
- New World Monkeys
- New World Tarantula Spider
- Newt
- Nightingale
- Norfolk Terrier
- North American Black Bear
- Northern Short-tailed Shrew
- Northern Inuit Dog
- Norwegian Forest
- Numbat
- Nurse Shark
Animal names beginning with the letter O
- Ocelot
- Octopus
- Okapi
- Old English Sheepdog
- Old World Monkeys
- Old World Tarantula Spiders
- Olm
- Opossum
- Orang-utan
- Orb Weaver Spiders
- Oryx (Antelope)
- Osprey
- Ostrich
- Otter
- Oyster
Animal names beginning with the letter P
- Paddlefish
- Pademelon
- Pangolin
- Panther
- Pantropical Spotted Dolphins
- Parrot
- Paper Wasp
- Parasitic Bees
- Patas Monkey
- Peafowl Peacock
- Peacock
- Peccary (Javelina)
- Pekingese
- Pelican
- Penguin
- Pere Davids Deer
- Peregrine Falcon
- Persian
- Peruvian Fox
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
- Pheasant
- Pied Tamarin
- Pig
- Pika
- Pike Fish
- Pine Marten
- Pink Fairy Armadillo
- Piranha
- Platypus
- Plains Zebra
- Pointer
- Poison Arrow Frogs
- Poison Dart Frog
- Polar Bear
- Polecat
- Pollan Fish
- Pond Skater
- Poodle
- Pool Frog
- Porcupine
- Porpoise
- Possum
- Potter Wasps
- Prawn
- Praying Mantis
- Proboscis Monkey
- Pufferfish
- Puffin
- Pug
- Puma
- Purple Emperor Butterfly
- Puss Moth
- Pygmy Hippopotamus
- Pygmy Marmoset
Animal names beginning with the letter Q
- Quagga Zebra
- Quail
- Quetzal
- Quokka
- Quoll
Animal names beginning with the letter R
- Rabbit
- Raccoon
- Raccoon Dog
- Radiated Tortoise
- Ragdoll
- Rainbow Bee Eater
- Rat
- Ratel
- Rattlesnake
- Red Back Jumping Spiders
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red British Squirrel
- Red Finch
- Red Fox
- Red Knee Tarantula
- Red Kangaroo
- Red Kite
- Red Panda
- Red Rock Crabs
- Red Wolf
- Red-handed Tamarin
- Reindeer
- Reticulated Giraffe
- Right Whales
- Risso’s Dolphin
- Rhinoceros
- Rhinoceros Beetle
- River Turtle
- Robin
- Roborovski Hamsters
- Rock Hyrax
- Rockfish
- Rockhopper Penguin
- Rough-Toothed Dolphins
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Rottweiler
- Royal Penguin
- Russian Blue
Animal names beginning with the letter S
- Saarloos Wolfdog
- Saber-Toothed Tiger
- Sable
- Sacred Ibis Bird
- Saiga
- Saint Bernard
- Saki Monkey
- Salamander
- Sally Lightfoot Crab
- Salmon
- Samoyed
- Sand Lizard
- Saola
- Sardines
- Sawfish
- Scarlet Macaw
- Schneiders Dwarf Caiman
- Scottish Crossbill
- Scimitar-horned Oryx
- Scorpion
- Scorpion Fish
- Sea Dragon
- Sea Lion
- Sea Otter
- Sea Slug
- Sea Snakes
- Sea Squirt
- Sea Turtle
- Sea Urchin
- Seahorse
- Seal
- Secretary Bird
- Serval
- Shark
- Sheep
- Shiba Inu
- Shih Tzu
- Shrimp
- Siamese
- Siamese Fighting Fish
- Siberian
- Siberian Husky
- Siberian Tiger
- Silvery Gibbon
- Silver Dollar
- Six Eyed Sand Spider
- Skate Fish
- Skunk
- Skipper Butterflies
- Skylark
- Slender Loris
- Sloth
- Slow Worm
- Snail
- Snake
- Snares Penguin
- Snapping Turtle
- Snow Leopard
- Snowshoe Hare
- Snowshoe
- Snowy Owl
- Solitary Bees
- Somali
- Song Thrush
- South China Tiger
- Southern Short-tailed Shrew
- Spadefoot Toad
- Sparrow
- Spectacled Bear
- Spectacled Caiman
- Sperm Whale
- Spider
- Spider Monkey
- Spiny Dogfish
- Spinner Dolphins
- Spix’s Macaw
- Sponge
- Spotted Beetle
- Squid
- Squirrel
- Squirrel Monkey
- Sri Lankan Elephant
- St. Andrew’s Cross Spider
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Stag Beetle
- Starfish
- Steller’s Sea Cow
- Stick Insect
- Stink Bug
- Stingray
- Stoat
- Stone Curlew
- Stone-dwelling Centipede
- Stingless Bees
- Striped Dolphins
- Striped Rocket Frog
- Striped Hyena
- Sturgeon
- Sucker Fish
- Sugar Glider
- Sugar Maple Borer Beetle
- Sumatran Elephant
- Sumatran Orang-utan
- Sumatran Rhinoceros
- Sumatran Tiger
- Sun Bear
- Swai Fish
- Swan
- Swedish Vallhund
- Syrian Hamster
Animal names beginning with the letter T
- Tamarin Monkeys
- Tamaskan
- Tang
- Tangle Web Spiders
- Tapanuli Orang-utan
- Tapir
- Tarantula Spider
- Tarpon
- Tarsier
- Tasmanian Devil
- Tawny Eagle
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Tawny Owl
- Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
- Teira Batfish
- Termite
- Tetra
- Thorny Devil
- Thomson’s Gazelle
- Tibetan Mastiff
- Tiffany
- Tiger
- Tiger Salamander
- Tiger Shark
- Titi Monkeys
- Toco Toucan
- Tortoise
- Toucan
- Trapdoor Spider
- Tree Frog
- Tropicbird
- Tuatara
- Turtles
- Tundra Wolf
- Turkey
- Turkish Angora
Animal names beginning with the letter U
- Uakari
- Uguisu
- Umbrellabird
- Utonagan
Animal names beginning with the letter V
- Vampire Bat
- Vampire Squid
- Vaquita
- Vendace Fish
- Vervet Monkey
- Vulture
Animal names beginning with the letter W
- Wallaby
- Walleye Fish
- Walrus
- Wasps
- Water Beetle
- Wandering Albatross
- Warthog
- Wasp
- Water Buffalo
- Water Dragon
- Water Vole
- Weasel
- Weevil Beetle
- Welsh Corgi
- West African Manatee
- West Indian Manatee
- Western Lowland Gorillas
- West Highland Terrier
- Western Gorilla
- Whales
- Whale Shark
- White Bengal Tiger
- White Rhino
- White Stork Birds
- White-clawed Crayfish
- Whippet
- White Rhinoceros
- White Tiger
- White-Faced Capuchin
- Wild Boar
- Wild Rabbits
- Wildebeest
- Winter White Russian Hamster
- Wolf
- Wolf Eel
- Wolf Spider
- Wolf Fish
- Wolverine
- Wombat
- Woodlouse
- Woodpecker
- Woolly Mammoth
- Woolly Monkey
- Worms
- Wrasse
- Wyoming Toad
Animal names beginning with the letter X
- X-Ray Tetra
- Xerus
Animal names beginning with the letter Y
- Yacare Caimans
- Yak
- Yellowjacket wasp
- Yellow Sac Spider
- Yellow-eyed Penguin
- Yorkshire Terrier
Animal names beginning with the letter Z
- Zebra
- Zebra Shark
- Zebu
- Zonkey
- Zorse
What do you think? Which animal names did we miss? Let us know in the comment box below.
