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
Animals that start with P include the panda, pangolin, parrot, peacock, pelican, penguin, peregrine falcon, pig, pigeon, pika, piranha, platypus, polar bear, porcupine, porpoise, prairie dog, pronghorn, pufferfish, puffin, puma, pygmy hippo, and python. The letter P covers almost every major kind of
Animals that start with O include the oarfish, ocean sunfish, ocelot, octopus, okapi, olm, opah, opossum, orangutan, orca, oribi, osprey, ostrich, otter, owl, ox, oyster, and oryx. The letter O brings together animals from almost every major environment. Orangutans spend most of their
Animals that start with N include the naked mole-rat, narwhal, nautilus, nēnē, newt, nighthawk, nightingale, Nile crocodile, Nile monitor, nilgai, North Atlantic right whale, northern elephant seal, northern pike, northern white rhinoceros, nudibranch, numbat, nurse shark, nuthatch, nutria, and nyala. The letter N
Animals that start with M include the macaw, manatee, mandrill, maned wolf, manta ray, margay, marine iguana, markhor, marmoset, meerkat, millipede, mink, minke whale, monarch butterfly, mongoose, monkey, moose, moray eel, mountain gorilla, mountain lion, mouse, mule, musk deer, and muskox. The letter