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Animals name list A to Z

Animals Name List in English A to Z Pdf! List of domestic animals, pet animals, birds, farm animals, sea animals etc

Aardvark

The aardvark is an African mammal. Its name means ‘earth pig’ in Afrikaans, a language spoken in southern Africa. The animal’s name comes from its excellent burrowing ability. The aardvark’s diet consists almost entirely of ants and termites

Tiger

The tiger is the world’s largest cat. This beautiful but deadly animal is a member of the genus Panthera, which also includes lions, jaguars, leopards and snow leopards. There are 6 surviving tiger subspecies. These include the Bengal tiger, Sumatran tiger and Siberian tiger.

Saltwater Crocodile

Saltwater Crocodiles are not only the largest species of crocodile but also the largest species of reptile! They are found in India, Southeast Asia and northern Australia

Sea Otter

Sea otters are members of the weasel family (Mustelidae). They are the heaviest of the 13 otter species (giant otters are the longest), but the smallest marine mammals. They spend most of their lives in the sea. Most sea otters are found in alaska, although they are found elsewhere

Rhino

Rhinoceroses (or ‘rhinos’ for short) are large mammals with thick skin and horns on their noses. There are 5 species of rhino; two live in Africa, and the other three live in southern Asia.

Toucan

Toucans are crow-sized birds with extra-large, brightly-colored bills. Toucans live in the tropical forests of South and Central America.

Kookaburra

Kookaburras are members of the Tree Kingfisher family. The laughing kookaburra is famous for having a loud call that sounds like human laughter.

Leafcutter Ant

Leafcutter ants eat more rainforest vegetation than any other type of animal. These amazing rainforest insects grow their own food, and live in colonies that can contain over eight million ants!

Electric Eel

This amazing South American fish is able to generate electricity, which it uses to find its way around in muddy water and also to hunt its prey!

Koala

This well-known Australian marsupial lives in eucalyptus trees and spends most of its life asleep

Elephant

There are three species of elephant. From largest to smallest they are the African bush elephant, the Asian elephant, and the African forest elephant.

Killer Whale / Orca

Killer whales are also known as orcas. These apex predators are the largest members of the oceanic dolphin family, Delphinidae.

Emperor Penguin

The emperor penguin is the world’s largest species of penguin. It lives in Antarctica. The emperor penguin makes up for not being able to fly by being the world’s deepest diving bird.

Eurasian Wolf

The Eurasian wolf is one of the 37 recognized subspecies (types) of gray wolf. All 37 subspecies are essentially the same animal; the Eurasian wolf could have pups with any of the other grey wolf subspecies.

The Eurasian wolf is one of the largest wolf subspecies, and the largest type of wolf found outside of the Americas.

Uakari

Uakaris are distinctive monkeys with bald faces and short tails. Their hair is long and shaggy. There are four species of uakari. All are found in the Amazon Rainforest.

Fire Salamander

The fire salamander is a distinctive yellow and black amphibian that lives throughout Southern, Central and Eastern Europe.

Frill-Necked Lizard

The frill-necked lizard is found in Northern Australia. It gets its name from the frill of loose skin around its neck. When the lizard is alarmed or angry, it raises its frill, making itself look big and scary

Gharial

The gharial is a predatory reptile that lives in rivers of the Indian subcontinent. It is a member of the order Crocodilia, and is related to crocodiles, alligators and caimans

Giraffe

Giraffes are the world’s tallest animals. They are native to Africa. Their horns are known as ‘ossicones’.

Golden Poison Frog

The golden poison frog is native to Colombia in South America. This tiny amphibian is one of the most poisonous animals on earth.

Gorilla

Gorillas are the world’s largest primates. They are members of Hominidae, otherwise known as the ‘great ape’ family. This group also includes orangutans, chimpanzees and humans

Echidna

Echidnas are a spiny, ant-eating animals that live in Australia and New Guinea. Along with the platypus, echidnas are the only mammals in the world that lay eggs!

Dugong

Dugongs are marine mammals. They are found on the coasts of western Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia. Unlike manatees (their closest living relations) dugongs are not found in freshwater habitats. Dugongs are herbivores

Dingo

The dingo, like the domestic dog, is a subspecies of gray wolf (although some consider it to be a species in its own right). Dingoes live in Australia, where they are the largest land predators.

Dolphin

Dolphins are aquatic mammals. They don’t have gills like fish, and need to come to the surface of the water to breathe. Dolphins are known for their high intelligence.

Chimpanzee

Common chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are members of the genus pan. They are our closest living relations in the animal kingdom.

Cheetah

The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal. It can reach speeds of up to 75 mph (121km/h) in pursuit of its fast-moving antelope prey

Caribou

Caribou are large mammals that live in Arctic and subarctic regions all around the world. Caribou are members of the deer (Cervidae) family. In Europe, caribou are known as reindeer.

Jaguar

Jaguars are the third biggest of all the big cats: only tigers and lions are bigger. Jaguars are apex predators in the South American forests in which they are found

Kangaroo

Kangaroos are marsupials found in Australia. They are members of the Macropodidae family, which also includes wallaroos and wallabies.

Caribou

Caribou are large mammals that live in Arctic and subarctic regions all around the world. Caribou are members of the deer (Cervidae) family. In Europe, caribou are known as reindeer.

Common Ostrich

There are two species of ostrich: the common ostrich and the Somali ostrich. Both are large, flightless birds. The common ostrich is the world’s tallest and heaviest bird.

Clouded Leopard

The clouded leopard is a secretive jungle cat found in forests in Southeast Asia and China

Hippo

Hippos are large, semiaquatic mammals. They spend most of the day in the water, and only emerge at dusk.

Coyote

The coyote is a member of the dog family. It lives in North and Central America. Its howls and barks give the coyote its scientific name Canis latrans, which means ‘barking dog’.

Hedgehog

There are seventeen species of hedgehog. These cute but prickly mammals are found in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Capybara

The capybara is the world’s largest rodent. It is found in every country in South America apart from Chile. It is also found in Central America, and has even been spotted in Florida!

Black Footed Ferret

The black footed ferret is the only ferret species native to America. This endangered species has twice been declared extinct in the wild

Harpy Eagle

Harpy eagles live in the rainforests of Central and South America. They are the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the Americas.

Blue Whale

The blue whale is not only the largest animal in the world today, it is also the largest animal that has ever lived.

Leopard

The leopard is a member of the genus Panthera, a group of animals that is also informally known as the ‘big cats‘. The other members of this group are the lion, tiger, jaguar and snow leopard.

Jabiru

The jabiru is one of the largest birds found in the Americas. This large stork stands almost as tall as the American rhea (a large flightless bird), and has a wingspan of up to 2.8 m

Boa Constrictor

Boa constrictors are large snakes that are found in the wild in South and Central America and Mexico. They are also kept as pets. These deadly snakes are not venomous; they squeeze their prey in a deadly embrace.

Lemming

Lemmings are small rodents that live in the Arctic tundra. There are around 20 species of lemming, and they are close relatives of voles and muskrats.

Howler Monkey

The 15 species of howler monkey are found in the forests of South and Central America. Howler monkeys are among the loudest land animals

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback Turtle — Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback Sea Turtles are the largest of the seven species of sea turtle. They are found in oceans all around the world and are known for their long migrations

Leopard Seal

The leopard seal lives in Antarctica. It is a ferocious predator, eating fish, squid, krill, penguins and other seals.

Lion

Lions are the second-largest cats. They live in southern and eastern Africa. A very small colony also lives in the Gir Forest National Park in western India.

Nile Crocodile

The fearsome Nile crocodile is the largest reptile in Africa, and the second largest reptile in the world.

Musk Ox

The musk ox is a large mammal that lives in the Arctic. it is a member of the Bovidae family of hoofed ruminant (cud-chewing) animals.

Moose

The moose is the largest member of the deer family. It is the second largest land animal in North America (after the American Bison), and the second largest land animal in Europe (after the European Bison).

Mountain Gorilla

The mountain gorilla is a critically endangered subspecies of eastern gorilla, one of the two gorilla species (the other being the western gorilla).

North American Beaver

The North American beaver is the largest rodent in North America. It constructs dams out of trees that it fells using its powerful front teeth.

Penguins

Penguins are flightless birds that live in cold regions of the Southern Hemisphere. (Only one penguin, the Galapagos penguin, is found in the Northern Hemisphere.)

Okapi

The Okapi is an elusive mammal that inhabits the rainforests of central Africa. Easily recognizable by its zebra-like markings, the okapi is related to the giraffe.

Panda

The panda, or giant panda, to give it its full name, is a bear that lives in south central China. Its diet consists almost entirely of bamboo. Its conservation status is ‘Vulnerable’, and its survival is reliant on ongoing conservation work.

Proboscis Monkey

This long-nosed primate lives on the island of Borneo. Due mainly to deforestation, it is now endangered.

Southern Elephant Seal

The southern elephant seal is not only the largest pinniped, but also the largest member of the Carnivora order. A male southern elephant seal can weigh up to SEVEN times as much as a polar bear! The large, fleshy nose of the male elephant seal gives the species its name.

Platypus

The platypus is an egg-laying mammal that looks like a cross between a duck and a beaver. It is able to hunt using electricity, and males have venomous spurs on their ankles.

Polar Bear

The polar bear lives in the Arctic. Its long white coat provides excellent insulation and camouflage. The polar bear is the joint-largest bear, being a similar size to the Kodiak bear (a subspecies of brown bear).

Quoll

The Quoll is a carnivorous marsupial. It is easily recognised by its distinctive pale spots. The quoll is native to Australia and New Guinea.

Sea Turtle

Sea turtles are reptiles in the order Testudines. There are seven types of sea turtle: Leatherback, Green, Loggerhead, Kemp’s Ridley, Hawksbill, Flatback and Olive Ridley.

Shark

Among the 450-plus species of shark are some of the most feared ocean predators, not to mention the two largest fishes in the world (namely the whale shark and the basking shark).

Sloth

Sloths are mammals that live in the rainforests of South and Central America. Sloths move so slowly that that tiny plants grow in their fur – giving them a slightly greenish colour that helps them to blend in with their surroundings!

Snow Leopard

The snow leopard is a cat in the genus Panthera. Unlike the other members of this group (lion, tiger, jaguar, and leopard), the snow leopard is unable to roar. The snow leopard lives in mountainous habitat in Central and South Asia

Snowshoe Hare

The snowshoe hare is a large, forest-dwelling hare that is found in North America. It has long hind legs and small ears. Its large, furry hind feet resemble snowshoes, which is how it got its name

Spider Monkey

Named for their spider-like limbs and tail, spider monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Ateles. They live in untouched rainforests in Central and South America.

Spotted Hyena

Although commonly thought of as a scavenger, the spotted hyena catches the majority of its prey. This large African mammal is also known as the ‘laughing hyena’ due to its distinctive call.

Tapir

Tapirs are large, pig-like herbivorous mammals. They have ‘mini-trunks’, with which they manipulate food and other objects. There are five species of tapir: the Brazilian tapir, Malayan tapir, Baird’s tapir, kabomani tapir, and mountain tapir.

Sugar Glider

The sugar glider is a marsupial that lives in Australia and New Guinea. It is able to glide from tree to tree using the flaps of skin between its fore and hind limbs as ‘wings’.

Tasmanian Devil

The Tasmanian Devil is a carnivorous marsupial found on the Australian island state of Tasmania. This nocturnal animal is known for its terrifying night-time screams.

Vampire Bat

Vampire bats are flying mammals that drink the blood of their sleeping prey. There are three species of vampire bat that feed only on blood. These “true” vampire bats are: the common vampire bat, the hairy-legged vampire bat and the white-winged vampire bat.

Vervet Monkey

The vervet monkey is a primate found in southern and eastern Africa. The vervet monkey has different alarm calls depending on what predator is threatening the group.

Virginia Opossum

The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial (pouched mammal) found in the United States and Canada. The Virginia oppossum pretends to be dead when it is threatened. This behavior gave rise to the saying ‘playing possum’.

Wolverine

The wolverine is a member of the Mustelidae (weasel) family that also includes badgers, otters and stoats. The wolverine has a fearsome reputation that is well-deserved; it has been known to drive away wolves and bears that are after its food.

Wombat

Wombats are medium-sized, barrel-shaped, burrowing marsupials. There are three species of wombat, and they are found in a variety of habitats in southeast Australia.

Yak

Yaks are large, hooved mammals found in the Himalaya region of southern Asia. There are two species of yak: the domestic yak Bos grunniens and the wild yak Bos mutus, from which the domestic species was descended. The yak provides food and milk for local people, and is also used as a means of transport.

Yellow-Eyed Penguin

The yellow-eyed penguin is an endangered penguin found in New Zealand. As its name suggests, it has yellow eyes. It can also be identified by the band of yellow that runs around the back of its head.

Zebra

Zebras are members of the horse family Equidae. They are instantly recognizable due to their distinctive black and white striped coats. All three species of zebra are found in Africa.

Zebra duiker

The zebra duiker is a species of antelope found in West Africa. Its name comes from the zebra-like markings on its back. A herbivore, the zebra duiker forages for fruit, leaves and other plant material in the rainforests in which it lives.

Zorro

‘Zorro’ is Spanish for ‘fox’. The word is used to refer to South American members of the dog family Canidae in the genus Lycaloplex. The genus includes species such as the culpeo, the South American gray fox, and the hoary fox.