Full List of All the Animals in the World (A – Z Names of Animals)
There are around 8.7 million animal species on the planet today. The number is steadily growing as we travel and explore every nook and cranny of the globe. Approximately 1.3 million of these have been formally recognized and cataloged. Man has yet to uncover the remaining 7.4 million animal species on the planet.
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Animals exist in a variety of shapes and sizes, each with its own set of qualities suitable to its environment. Some live in water, while others live on land, in trees, and underground. They range in size from the tiniest insects to the most powerful beasts. Each animal plays an important function in its ecosystem and is necessary for environmental health.
Biodiversity refers to the diversity of life on the planet. It is also significant because it ensures ecosystem stability. If every animal in an ecosystem is the same, any alteration or disruption could bring the entire system to a halt. However, because there is such a wide variety of species, any one of them can become extinct without causing too much damage to the ecosystem.
Below you’ll discover the complete list of animal names our researchers have discovered so far. With thousands more domesticated and wild animal names planned, we will always update our list whenever we gathered new animals.
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Full List of All the Animals in the World (A – Z Names of Animals)
Indri | Scorpion | Pademelon |
Sea Dragon | Field Spaniel | Bison |
Geoffroys Tamarin | Parrot | Iguana |
Manatee | Beetle | Australian Shepherd |
Shih Tzu | Greyhound | Asian Elephant |
Weasel | Emperor Penguin | Monte Iberia Eleuth |
Human | Dolphin | Yak |
Peacock | Possum | Prawn |
Leaf-Tailed Gecko | Indian Star Tortoise | Malayan Tiger |
Frilled Lizard | Masked Palm Civet | Squirrel |
Horned Frog | Red Knee Tarantula | Antelope |
Albatross | Guinea Pig | Dhole |
Bull Mastiff | Golden Oriole | Bonobo |
American Bulldog | Mayfly | Cairn Terrier |
African Palm Civet | Rattlesnake | Monitor Lizard |
Mongoose | Common Buzzard | Indian Rhinoceros |
Tarsier | Orang-utan | Stick Insect |
Water Buffalo | Sand Lizard | Crane |
Vervet Monkey | Western Gorilla | Arctic Hare |
Norfolk Terrier | Booby | Appenzeller Dog |
Labradoodle | Tiffany | Gila Monster |
Puma | Serval | Giant Panda Bear |
Striped Rocket Frog | Mastiff | Bearded Dragon |
Cheetah | African Wild Dog | Yorkshire Terrier |
Rat | Gerbil | Old English Sheepdog |
Woodpecker | Uakari | Slow Worm |
Liger | Kudu | Hyena |
Toucan | German Shepherd | Dusky Dolphin |
Finnish Spitz | Dogo Argentino | Moose |
Chimpanzee | River Turtle | Bongo |
Barnacle | Cockroach | Kiwi |
Bloodhound | Pygmy Hippopotamus | Water Dragon |
Sea Turtle | Alaskan Malamute | Pond Skater |
Aye Aye | Australian Mist | Walrus |
Proboscis Monkey | Duck | Flounder |
Termite | Rock Hyrax | Tree Frog |
Crocodile | Pug | Ibis |
Grey Mouse Lemur | Irish Setter | Sea Urchin |
Octopus | Basset Hound | Ladybird |
Wildebeest | Entlebucher Mountain Dog | Silver Dollar |
African Penguin | Maine Coon | Salamander |
Raccoon Dog | Stellers Sea Cow | Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
Sun Bear | Sloth | Basking Shark |
Saola | Royal Penguin | Eskimo Dog |
Seahorse | Wild Boar | Meerkat |
Purple Emperor | Minke Whale | Raccoon |
Javanese | Wallaby | Common Toad |
Tiger Salamander | Nurse Shark | German Pinscher |
Labrador Retriever | Bavarian Mountain Hound | Baboon |
Kingfisher | American Eskimo Dog | Numbat |
Ferret | Fox | Border Terrier |
Fish | Dugong | Panther |
Crab-Eating Macaque | Hammerhead Shark | Asian Giant Hornet |
Manta Ray | Mouse | Yellow-Eyed Penguin |
Quail | Sri Lankan Elephant | Vulture |
Egyptian Mau | Tang | Buffalo |
Grouse | Gibbon | Mole |
Armadillo | Radiated Tortoise | Capybara |
Kakapo | Crab | Tuatara |
Golden Lion Tamarin | Elephant Shrew | Russian Blue |
Edible Frog | Glow Worm | Guppy |
Bat | Boston Terrier | Eastern Gorilla |
Grey Seal | Camel | Okapi |
Hercules Beetle | Monkey | Cross River Gorilla |
Magellanic Penguin | Bulldog | Aardvark |
Keel Billed Toucan | Tawny Owl | Howler Monkey |
Caiman Lizard | Hamster | Leopard Cat |
Seal | Bluetick Coonhound | Siberian Tiger |
Whippet | Somali | Deutsche Bracke |
Sponge | Sparrow | Sabre-Toothed Tiger |
Cow | Long-Eared Owl | Coyote |
Collared Peccary | Puss Moth | Humboldt Penguin |
Olm | Platypus | Hedgehog |
Skunk | Dormouse | Great White Shark |
Scorpion Fish | Earwig | Snapping Turtle |
Bandicoot | American Cocker Spaniel | Emperor Tamarin |
Blue Lacy Dog | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Fur Seal |
Turkish Angora | Avocet | Siamese |
Sheep | Horse | Eastern Lowland Gorilla |
Clouded Leopard | American Foxhound | Dachshund |
Patas Monkey | Indochinese Tiger | Fly |
Tiger Shark | Alpine Dachsbracke | Red Wolf |
Common Loon | Opossum | Cesky Fousek |
Giraffe | Wrasse | Honey Bee |
Black Russian Terrier | Grizzly Bear | Brazilian Terrier |
Chameleon | Lionfish | Woolly Mammoth |
Flat Coat Retriever | Butterfly | Basenji Dog |
Eagle | African Clawed Frog | Jaguar |
Grasshopper | Catfish | Angelfish |
Chihuahua | Tapanuli Orang-utan | Brown Bear |
Chow Chow | Emu | Ainu Dog |
Whale Shark | Mongrel | Green Bee-Eater |
Jackal | Spadefoot Toad | Galapagos Penguin |
Elephant Seal | Japanese Chin | Akita |
Rabbit | Komodo Dragon | Starfish |
Binturong | Javan Rhinoceros | Bornean Orang-utan |
Black Bear | Border Collie | Fox Terrier |
Siberian Husky | Lobster | Balinese |
Abyssinian | Jellyfish | Lemur |
Bengal Tiger | Horseshoe Crab | Axolotl |
Burmese | Banded Palm Civet | Darwin’s Frog |
Dogue De Bordeaux | South China Tiger | Australian Kelpie Dog |
Impala | Thorny Devil | Leopard Seal |
Mandrill | Little Penguin | Tortoise |
Kangaroo | Puffin | Lemming |
Airedale Terrier | Moth | Barn Owl |
Hippopotamus | Rottweiler | Bombay |
Horn Shark | Centipede | Adelie Penguin |
Guinea Fowl | Stingray | Highland Cattle |
Irish WolfHound | Zebra Shark | Frog |
Cat | Budgerigar | Electric Eel |
Leopard | Cottontop Tamarin | Arctic Fox |
English Cocker Spaniel | Bolognese Dog | Puffer Fish |
Squirrel Monkey | Anatolian Shepherd Dog | Black Rhinoceros |
Curly Coated Retriever | Marsh Frog | Siberian |
Zebra | Beaver | Rhinoceros |
Roseate Spoonbill | Coati | Ant |
Australian Terrier | Welsh Corgi | Blue Whale |
Flying Squirrel | Fishing Cat | Tibetan Mastiff |
English Shepherd | Maltese | X-Ray Tetra |
Hummingbird | Goose | Tapir |
Sumatran Rhinoceros | Dingo | Estrela Mountain Dog |
Tiger | Sperm Whale | Grey Reef Shark |
American Water Spaniel | Poison Dart Frog | Mule |
Sumatran Tiger | Sea Lion | Sea Slug |
African Forest Elephant | African Civet | Zorse |
English Springer Spaniel | Reindeer | Bird |
Squid | Spider Monkey | |
Lion | Gar | Flamingo |
Epagneul Pont Audemer | Western Lowland Gorilla | Gorilla |
Magpie | Saint Bernard | Humpback Whale |
Bernese Mountain Dog | Gentoo Penguin | Akbash |
Malayan Civet | Molly | Boxer Dog |
Harrier | Bull Shark | Glass Lizard |
Giant African Land Snail | Water Vole | Sumatran Orang-utan |
Pheasant | Dunker | Carolina Dog |
Collie | Clown Fish | Frigatebird |
Persian | African Bush Elephant | American Staffordshire Terrier |
Woolly Monkey | Wasp | Barb |
Chinchilla | Wolf | Mountain Lion |
Deer | African Tree Toad | Chicken |
Pool Frog | Badger | Ragdoll |
Tetra | Leopard Tortoise | Chipmunk |
Gopher | Sea Otter | Otter |
Dog | Swan | Tropicbird |
Gharial | Zonkey | Bull Terrier |
Donkey | Snail | Quokka |
Borneo Elephant | White Tiger | Neapolitan Mastiff |
Llama | Piranha | Shrimp |
Coral | Woodlouse | Butterfly Fish |
Markhor | Gecko | Mountain Gorilla |
Greenland Dog | Koala | Beagle |
Pelican | Havanese | Cichlid |
Moray Eel | Wolverine | Fossa |
Birman | Bedlington Terrier | Cuttlefish |
Cassowary | Chamois | Golden Retriever |
Fin Whale | Crested Penguin | Caiman |
Asian Palm Civet | Rockhopper Penguin | Japanese Macaque |
Killer Whale | Spiny Dogfish | Asiatic Black Bear |
Pike | Siamese Fighting Fish | Black Widow Spider |
Millipede | Bumble Bee | Fennec Fox |
Lynx | River Dolphin | Great Dane |
Bottle Nosed Dolphin | Sea Squirt | White Rhinoceros |
Indian Palm Squirrel | Uguisu | Birds Of Paradise |
Pied Tamarin | Cuscus | Norwegian Forest |
Stoat | Newfoundland | Nightingale |
Fire-Bellied Toad | Galapagos Tortoise | Chinook |
Tasmanian Devil | Umbrellabird | Indian Elephant |
Quoll | American Pit Bull Terrier | Pointer |
Pig | Stag Beetle | Giant Schnauzer |
Clumber Spaniel | Caterpillar | Discus |
Arctic Wolf | Chinstrap Penguin | Elephant |
Common Frog | Hare | Oyster |
Moorhen | Goat | Bearded Collie |
Pika | Hermit Crab | Spectacled Bear |
Polar Bear | Barracuda | Vampire Bat |
Macaw | Poodle | Quetzal |
Giant Clam | Jack Russel | Neanderthal |
Ibizan Hound | Alligator | Zebu |
Chinese Crested Dog | Dodo | Ocelot |
King Penguin | Robin | Heron |
Bichon Frise | West Highland Terrier | Bear |
Snowshoe | Australian Cattle Dog | Red Panda |
Doberman Pinscher | Chesapeake Bay Retriever | Sumatran Elephant |
King Crab | Bullfrog | Bobcat |
Drever | Bactrian Camel | Wombat |
Echidna | Red-handed Tamarin | Snowy Owl |
Turkey | Canaan Dog | Anteater |
Caracal | Penguin | French Bulldog |
Marine Toad | Warthog | Greater Swiss Mountain Dog |
Himalayan | Ostrich | Desert Tortoise |
White-Faced Capuchin | Dwarf Crocodile | Aldabra Giant Tortoise |
American Coonhound | Affenpinscher | |
Dalmatian | Cougar | Burrowing Frog |
Lizard | Dragonfly | Newt |
Snake | Macaroni Penguin | Afghan Hound |
Porcupine | Pygmy Marmoset | Pink Fairy Armadillo |
Insect | Boykin Spaniel | Pekingese |
Falcon |
The above list contains animals that starts with the letter I which has been one of the most difficult animal names to find.