Animals that start with Z include the zander, Zanzibar red colobus, Zapata rail, zebra, zebra dove, zebra duiker, zebra finch, zebra shark, zebrafish, zebra mussel, zebra pleco, zebu, Zenaida dove, zigzag salamander, zitting cisticola, zokor, zone-tailed hawk, and zorilla. Z is one of
Animals that start with Y include the yabby, yak, Yarkand hare, yellow anaconda, yellow-bellied marmot, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-bellied sea snake, yellow-eyed penguin, yellowfin tuna, yellow-footed rock-wallaby, yellowhammer, yellowjacket, yellow mongoose, yellow perch, yellow tang, yellowtail snapper, Yeti crab, Yucatan jay, yucca moth, and
Animals that start with X include the X-ray tetra, Xami hairstreak, Xanthic sargo, Xanthippe’s shrew, Xantus’s hummingbird, Xantus swimming crab, xeme, xenops, Xenopus, Xenosaurus, Xerus, Xingu corydoras, Xingu River ray, Xinjiang ground jay, Xoloitzcuintli, and Xucaneb robber frog. X is one of the
Animals that start with W include the wallaby, walrus, warthog, wasp, water buffalo, weasel, whale, whale shark, white rhinoceros, whooping crane, wildebeest, wolf, wolverine, wombat, wood frog, woodpecker, worm, and wrasse. The letter W covers animals from nearly every major environment. Walruses forage
Animals that start with V include the vampire bat, vampire squid, vaquita, veiled chameleon, velvet worm, vermilion flycatcher, vervet monkey, vicuña, viper, viperfish, Virginia opossum, vole, volcano rabbit, and vulture. V is one of the less common starting letters in English animal names,
Animals that start with U include the uakari, Uganda kob, uguisu, Uinta chipmunk, Uinta ground squirrel, Ulysses butterfly, umbrella cockatoo, umbrellabird, unau, underwing moth, unicornfish, upland sandpiper, Ural owl, urchin, urial, Uromastyx, urutu snake, and Utah prairie dog. U is one of the
Animals that start with T include the takin, tamarin, tapir, tarantula, tardigrade, tarsier, Tasmanian devil, thorny devil, thresher shark, tiger, tiger shark, toad, tortoise, toucan, tree kangaroo, trout, tuatara, tuna, turkey, and turtle. The letter T covers an unusually broad range of animal
Animals that start with S include the saiga, salamander, salmon, saltwater crocodile, sawfish, scorpion, sea lion, sea otter, sea turtle, seahorse, seal, serval, shark, sheep, shoebill, skunk, sloth, snake, snow leopard, sperm whale, spider, sponge, squid, squirrel, starfish, stingray, sturgeon, swan, and swordfish.
Animals that start with R include the rabbit, raccoon, rattlesnake, raven, ray, red fox, red kangaroo, red panda, red wolf, reindeer, reticulated python, rhea, rhinoceros, ring-tailed lemur, river dolphin, river otter, roadrunner, robin, rooster, and rough green snake. R has considerably more familiar
Animals that start with Q include the quahog, quail, Quaker parrot, Queen Alexandra’s birdwing, queen angelfish, queen conch, queen snake, queen triggerfish, quelea, Queensland grouper, Queensland lungfish, quetzal, quillback, quokka, and quoll. Q is one of the most difficult letters in the animal