320 Types of Animals

John Spacey, February 12, 2022

Animals are life forms that eat, breath and move. There are around 1.5 million known animal species alive today with around 1 million of these being insects. Amazingly, it is believed there are closer to 7 million animals species in total whereby most species still have not been described by science. The following is a list of the common names of well known animals.

Mammals

Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrate animals with hair or fur that birth live young. They also have other unique characteristics such as females that produce milk and a brain with a neocortex. Mammals are intelligent and their ability to regulate their body temperature allows them to adapt to any climate.

Aardvarks	Anteaters
Armadillo	Baboons
Badgers	Bats
Bears	Beavers
Bison	Bobcats
Camels	Capybara
Caribou	Cats / Wild Cats
Cheetahs	Chipmunks
Cougars	Cows
Coyotes	Deer
Dogs / Wild Dogs	Dolphins
Donkeys	Elephants
Flying Foxes	Foxes
Gazelles	Gibbons
Giraffes	Goats / Mountain Goats
Gophers	Gorillas
Groundhogs	Hares & Jackrabbits
Hedgehogs	Hippopotamuses
Horses	Hyenas
Impalas	Jaguars
Kangaroos	Koalas
Lemmings	Lemurs
Leopards	Lions
Llamas	Lynx
Manatees	Mandrills
Meerkats	Mice
Mongoose	Monkeys
Moose	Mountain Lions
Narwhals	Nutria
Opossums	Orangutans
Orcas	Otters
Oxen	Pandas
Pigs / Hogs	Platypuses
Polar Bears	Porcupines
Porpoises	Prairie Dogs
Pumas	Rabbits
Raccoons	Rats
Rhinoceros	Sea Lions
Seals	Sheep
Skunks	Sloths
Squirrels	Tamarins
Tapirs	Tasmanian Devils
Tigers	Wallabies
Walruses	Water Buffalo
Whales	Wildebeests
Wolverines	Wolves
Wombats	Yak
Zebras

Reptiles

Reptiles are cold-blooded animals which lay eggs and have skin covered with hard-plates such as scales. These emerged 310–320 million years ago, much earlier than mammals at about 195 million years ago. A diverse group of reptiles known as the Dinosaurs once dominated every continent on Earth.

Alligators	Bearded Dragons
Caimans	Chameleons
Cobras	Crocodiles
Geckos	Iguanas
Komodo Dragons	Lizards
Monitor Lizards	Pythons
Thorny Devils	Tortoises
Tuataras	Turtles
Vipers	Water Snakes
Worm Lizards

Amphibians

Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrate animals that have an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage followed by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.

Bullfrogs	Frogs
Newts	Salamanders
Toads

Birds

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates that typically have feathers, toothless beaked jaws, a high metabolic rate and a strong lightweight skeleton. Birds lay eggs and can often fly. All birds are dinosaurs and are the only living dinosaurs.

Albatrosses	Auklets
Bitterns	Blackbirds
Bluebirds	Budgerigar
Canaries	Chickadee
Chickens	Condors
Cormorants	Cowbirds
Cranes	Crows
Cuckoos	Doves
Ducks / Mallards	Eagles
Egrets	Emu
Falcons	Finches
Flamingos	Flycatchers
Goldeneyes	Goldfinches
Grackles	Grebes
Grosbeaks	Guinea Fowls
Gulls	Harriers
Hawks	Herons
Hummingbirds	Ibises
Jays / Blue Jays	Kingbirds
Kinglets	Kites
Kiwis	Larks & Bitterns
Longspurs	Loons
Lovebirds	Magpies
Merlins	Nightingales
Nightjars	Ospreys
Ostriches	Owls
Parakeets	Parrots
Peacocks	Pelicans
Penguins	Petrels
Pewees	Phalaropes
Pigeons	Plovers
Puffins	Quails
Ravens	Roadrunners
Robins	Sandpipers
Sapsuckers	Shearwaters
Shrikes	Songbirds
Sparrows	Storks
Swallows	Swifts
Tanagers	Teals
Toucans	Turkeys
Turnstones	Vultures
Warblers	Woodpeckers
Wrens

Fish

Fish are aquatic animals with gills that lack limbs with digits. Most but not all fish are cold-blooded.

Anchovy	Angelfish
Angler	Arctic Char
Barracuda	Bass
Bitterling	Bluefish
Bream	Carp
Catfish	Clownfish
Cod	Dragonfish
Eels	Goatfish
Goby	Goldfish
Groupers	Guppy
Haddock	Herring
Hogfish	Kingfish
Lionfish	Lungfish
Mackerel	Mahi-mahi / Dolphinfish
Monkfish	Perch
Pike	Pollack
Pufferfish	Rays / Stingrays / MantaRays
Salmon	Sawfish
Sharks	Sole
Sturgeon	Sunfish
Swordfish	Toadfish
Trout	Tuna / Bonito

Crustaceans

Crustaceans are a group of mostly aquatic animals that are characterized by a segmented body and a tough exoskeleton. They typically have a variety of appendages that each are divided into two parts. Crustaceans have an extensive fossil record that goes back about 500 million years.

Amphipods	Barnacles
Brine Shrimp	Copepods
Crabs	Crayfish
Krill	Lobsters
Mantris Shrimp	Prawns
Sand Fleas	Shrimp
Woodlice

Insects

Insects are a diverse group of animals that typically have an exoskeleton, three-part body, six legs, compound eyes and a pair of antennae. They are the largest group of animals that constitute more than half of all species. Insects are relatively small due to the limitations of their blind-ended tracheal respiratory system whereby a relatively large insect would require a high oxygen atmosphere.

Ants	Aphids
Assassin Bugs	Bedbugs
Bees	Beetles
Black Flies	Butterflies
Caddisflies	Cicadas
Cockroaches	Crickets
Damselflies	Dragonflies
Earwigs	Fleas
Flies	Gnats
Grasshoppers	Icebugs
Ladybugs	Leafhoppers
Lice	Locusts
Mantids	Mantis
Mayflies	Mealybugs
Midges	Mosquitos
Moths	Sawflies
Spiders	Stinkbugs
Stoneflies	Termites
Walkingsticks	Wasps
Water Striders	Weevils

Mollusks

Mollusks have a soft unsegmented body dominated by a large cavity known as a mantle. They live in aquatic or damp habitats and most have an external shell.

Abalones	Clams
Cockles	Conches
Cuttlefish	Mussels
Octopus	Oysters
Scallops	Sea Butterflies
Shellfish	Shipworms
Slugs	Snails
Squids

Arachnids

Arachnids are joint-legged invertebrate animals that mostly have eight legs whereas adult insects have 6 legs. They also lack the antennae and wings of insects.