Animals A–Z
Every animal profile on Animal Atlas from A to Z, with scientific names and IUCN Red List status: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates.
A
- Aardvark Orycteropus aferLCLeast Concern
- African buffalo Syncerus cafferNTNear Threatened
- African bush elephant Loxodonta africanaENEndangered
- African gray parrot Psittacus erithacusENEndangered
- African penguin Spheniscus demersusCRCritically Endangered
- African wild dog Lycaon pictusENEndangered
- Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys giganteaVUVulnerable
- Alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckiiENEndangered
- Alpaca Vicugna pacosDOMDomesticated
- American alligator Alligator mississippiensisLCLeast Concern
- American bison Bison bisonNTNear Threatened
- American black bear Ursus americanusLCLeast Concern
- American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianusLCLeast Concern
- American crocodile Crocodylus acutusVUVulnerable
- American crow Corvus brachyrhynchosLCLeast Concern
- American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruberLCLeast Concern
- American goldfinch Spinus tristisLCLeast Concern
- American lobster Homarus americanusLCLeast Concern
- American robin Turdus migratoriusLCLeast Concern
- American toad Anaxyrus americanusLCLeast Concern
- Andean condor Vultur gryphusVUVulnerable
- Arctic fox Vulpes lagopusLCLeast Concern
- Arctic tern Sterna paradisaeaLCLeast Concern
- Arizona bark scorpion Centruroides sculpturatusNENot Evaluated
- Asian elephant Elephas maximusENEndangered
- Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidusNENot Evaluated
- Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnusLCLeast Concern
- Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemusVUVulnerable
- Atlantic puffin Fratercula arcticaVUVulnerable
- Atlantic salmon Salmo salarNTNear Threatened
- Atlas moth Attacus atlasNENot Evaluated
- Australian box jellyfish Chironex fleckeriNENot Evaluated
- Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanumCRCritically Endangered
B
- Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianusDOMDomesticated
- Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalusLCLeast Concern
- Barn owl Tyto albaLCLeast Concern
- Barn swallow Hirundo rusticaLCLeast Concern
- Basking shark Cetorhinus maximusENEndangered
- Beluga whale Delphinapterus leucasLCLeast Concern
- Bighorn sheep Ovis canadensisLCLeast Concern
- Black mamba Dendroaspis polylepisLCLeast Concern
- Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornisCRCritically Endangered
- Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillusLCLeast Concern
- Blue jay Cyanocitta cristataLCLeast Concern
- Blue whale Balaenoptera musculusENEndangered
- Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinusLCLeast Concern
- Boa constrictor Boa constrictorLCLeast Concern
- Bobcat Lynx rufusLCLeast Concern
- Bonobo Pan paniscusENEndangered
- Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeusCRCritically Endangered
- Brown bear Ursus arctosLCLeast Concern
- Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalisLCLeast Concern
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicusLCLeast Concern
- Brown recluse Loxosceles reclusaNENot Evaluated
- Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatusLCLeast Concern
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatusLCLeast Concern
- Buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestrisLCLeast Concern
- Bull shark Carcharhinus leucasVUVulnerable
- Burmese python Python bivittatusVUVulnerable
C
- California condor Gymnogyps californianusCRCritically Endangered
- California sea lion Zalophus californianusLCLeast Concern
- Canada goose Branta canadensisLCLeast Concern
- Canada lynx Lynx canadensisLCLeast Concern
- Cane toad Rhinella marinaLCLeast Concern
- Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaerisLCLeast Concern
- Carolina wolf spider Hogna carolinensisNENot Evaluated
- Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticepsLCLeast Concern
- Chambered nautilus Nautilus pompiliusVUVulnerable
- Cheetah Acinonyx jubatusVUVulnerable
- Chimpanzee Pan troglodytesENEndangered
- Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianusCRCritically Endangered
- Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatusLCLeast Concern
- Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalisLCLeast Concern
- Common earthworm Lumbricus terrestrisNENot Evaluated
- Common eastern firefly Photinus pyralisLCLeast Concern
- Common European adder Vipera berusLCLeast Concern
- Common frog Rana temporariaLCLeast Concern
- Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalisLCLeast Concern
- Common green darner Anax juniusLCLeast Concern
- Common harvestman Phalangium opilioNENot Evaluated
- Common kingfisher Alcedo atthisLCLeast Concern
- Common loon Gavia immerLCLeast Concern
- Common octopus Octopus vulgarisLCLeast Concern
- Common ostrich Struthio camelusLCLeast Concern
- Common pill bug Armadillidium vulgareNENot Evaluated
- Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellusLCLeast Concern
- Common raven Corvus coraxLCLeast Concern
- Common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentinaLCLeast Concern
- Common swift Apus apusLCLeast Concern
- Common toad Bufo bufoLCLeast Concern
- Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundusLCLeast Concern
- Common warthog Phacochoerus africanusLCLeast Concern
- Common wasp Vespula vulgarisNENot Evaluated
- Common wombat Vombatus ursinusLCLeast Concern
- Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrixLCLeast Concern
- Corn snake Pantherophis guttatusLCLeast Concern
- Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorusLCLeast Concern
- Cougar Puma concolorLCLeast Concern
- Cow Bos taurusDOMDomesticated
- Coyote Canis latransLCLeast Concern
D
- Deathstalker Leiurus quinquestriatusNENot Evaluated
- Desert locust Schistocerca gregariaNENot Evaluated
- Dodo Raphus cucullatusEXExtinct
- Donkey Equus asinusDOMDomesticated
- Dromedary camel Camelus dromedariusDOMDomesticated
- Dugong Dugong dugonVUVulnerable
E
- Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolinaVUVulnerable
- Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatusLCLeast Concern
- Eastern coral snake Micrurus fulviusLCLeast Concern
- Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanusLCLeast Concern
- Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteusLCLeast Concern
- Eastern gorilla Gorilla beringeiCRCritically Endangered
- Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensisLCLeast Concern
- Eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipesNENot Evaluated
- Electric eel Electrophorus electricusLCLeast Concern
- Elk Cervus canadensisLCLeast Concern
- Emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteriENEndangered
- Emu Dromaius novaehollandiaeLCLeast Concern
- Eurasian blue tit Cyanistes caeruleusLCLeast Concern
- Eurasian eagle-owl Bubo buboLCLeast Concern
- Eurasian lynx Lynx lynxLCLeast Concern
- Eurasian magpie Pica picaLCLeast Concern
- Eurasian otter Lutra lutraNTNear Threatened
- European badger Meles melesLCLeast Concern
- European bison Bison bonasusNTNear Threatened
- European eel Anguilla anguillaCRCritically Endangered
- European garden spider Araneus diadematusNENot Evaluated
- European hare Lepus europaeusLCLeast Concern
- European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeusNTNear Threatened
- European hornet Vespa crabroNENot Evaluated
- European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculusENEndangered
- European robin Erithacus rubeculaLCLeast Concern
- European stag beetle Lucanus cervusNTNear Threatened
- European starling Sturnus vulgarisLCLeast Concern
F
- Fennec fox Vulpes zerdaLCLeast Concern
- Fire salamander Salamandra salamandraVUVulnerable
G
- Galápagos giant tortoise Chelonoidis nigerVUVulnerable
- Garden snail Cornu aspersumNENot Evaluated
- Gharial Gavialis gangeticusCRCritically Endangered
- Giant African millipede Archispirostreptus gigasLCLeast Concern
- Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactylaVUVulnerable
- Giant house spider Eratigena atricaNENot Evaluated
- Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostrisENEndangered
- Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleiniLCLeast Concern
- Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleucaVUVulnerable
- Giant squid Architeuthis duxLCLeast Concern
- Gila monster Heloderma suspectumNTNear Threatened
- Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalisVUVulnerable
- Goat Capra hircusDOMDomesticated
- Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetosLCLeast Concern
- Golden poison frog Phyllobates terribilisENEndangered
- Goliath birdeater Theraphosa blondiNENot Evaluated
- Grass snake Natrix natrixLCLeast Concern
- Gray seal Halichoerus grypusLCLeast Concern
- Gray whale Eschrichtius robustusLCLeast Concern
- Gray wolf Canis lupusLCLeast Concern
- Great blue heron Ardea herodiasLCLeast Concern
- Great crested newt Triturus cristatusLCLeast Concern
- Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarranCRCritically Endangered
- Great horned owl Bubo virginianusLCLeast Concern
- Great white shark Carcharodon carchariasVUVulnerable
- Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseusLCLeast Concern
- Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianusLCLeast Concern
- Green anaconda Eunectes murinusLCLeast Concern
- Green iguana Iguana iguanaLCLeast Concern
- Green moray Gymnothorax funebrisLCLeast Concern
- Green sea turtle Chelonia mydasLCLeast Concern
- Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalusVUVulnerable
- Groundhog Marmota monaxLCLeast Concern
H
- Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoenaLCLeast Concern
- Harbor seal Phoca vitulinaLCLeast Concern
- Harpy eagle Harpia harpyjaVUVulnerable
- Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricataCRCritically Endangered
- Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensisVUVulnerable
- Hercules beetle Dynastes herculesNENot Evaluated
- Herring gull Larus argentatusLCLeast Concern
- Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibiusVUVulnerable
- Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanniLCLeast Concern
- Honey badger Mellivora capensisLCLeast Concern
- Horse Equus caballusDOMDomesticated
- House centipede Scutigera coleoptrataNENot Evaluated
- House cricket Acheta domesticusNENot Evaluated
- House sparrow Passer domesticusLCLeast Concern
- Humpback anglerfish Melanocetus johnsoniiLCLeast Concern
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliaeLCLeast Concern
I
- Impala Aepyceros melampusLCLeast Concern
- Indian peafowl Pavo cristatusLCLeast Concern
- Inland taipan Oxyuranus microlepidotusLCLeast Concern
J
- Jaguar Panthera oncaNTNear Threatened
- Japanese spider crab Macrocheira kaempferiNENot Evaluated
K
- King cobra Ophiophagus hannahVUVulnerable
- King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicusLCLeast Concern
- Koala Phascolarctos cinereusVUVulnerable
- Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensisENEndangered
L
- Large flying fox Pteropus vampyrusENEndangered
- Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineaeLCLeast Concern
- Leafcutter ant Atta cephalotesNENot Evaluated
- Least weasel Mustela nivalisLCLeast Concern
- Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriaceaVUVulnerable
- Leopard Panthera pardusVUVulnerable
- Leopard gecko Eublepharis maculariusLCLeast Concern
- Leopard slug Limax maximusLCLeast Concern
- Lined seahorse Hippocampus erectusVUVulnerable
- Lion Panthera leoVUVulnerable
- Little brown bat Myotis lucifugusENEndangered
- Llama Lama glamaDOMDomesticated
- Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta carettaVUVulnerable
- Luna moth Actias lunaNENot Evaluated
M
- Magnificent sea anemone Radianthus magnificaNENot Evaluated
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchosLCLeast Concern
- Mandrill Mandrillus sphinxVUVulnerable
- Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatusVUVulnerable
- Meerkat Suricata suricattaLCLeast Concern
- Mexican red-knee tarantula Brachypelma hamoriiVUVulnerable
- Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippusLCLeast Concern
- Moon jellyfish Aurelia auritaNENot Evaluated
- Moose Alces alcesLCLeast Concern
- Mourning dove Zenaida macrouraLCLeast Concern
- Mute swan Cygnus olorLCLeast Concern
N
- Narwhal Monodon monocerosLCLeast Concern
- Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticusLCLeast Concern
- Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctusLCLeast Concern
- North American beaver Castor canadensisLCLeast Concern
- North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatumLCLeast Concern
- North American river otter Lontra canadensisLCLeast Concern
- North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialisCRCritically Endangered
- North Island brown kiwi Apteryx mantelliVUVulnerable
- Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalisLCLeast Concern
- Northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostrisLCLeast Concern
- Northern giant hornet Vespa mandariniaNENot Evaluated
- Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottosLCLeast Concern
- Northern walkingstick Diapheromera femorataNENot Evaluated
- Northern water snake Nerodia sipedonLCLeast Concern
O
- Ocean sunfish Mola molaVUVulnerable
- Ocellaris clownfish Amphiprion ocellarisLCLeast Concern
- Ochre sea star Pisaster ochraceusNENot Evaluated
- Okapi Okapia johnstoniENEndangered
- Olm Proteus anguinusVUVulnerable
- Orca Orcinus orcaDDData Deficient
- Osprey Pandion haliaetusLCLeast Concern
P
- Painted lady Vanessa carduiLCLeast Concern
- Panther chameleon Furcifer pardalisLCLeast Concern
- Peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarusNENot Evaluated
- Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinusLCLeast Concern
- Periodical cicada Magicicada septendecimNTNear Threatened
- Pig Sus domesticusDOMDomesticated
- Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatusLCLeast Concern
- Plains zebra Equus quaggaNTNear Threatened
- Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinusNTNear Threatened
- Polar bear Ursus maritimusVUVulnerable
- Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalisNENot Evaluated
- Praying mantis Mantis religiosaLCLeast Concern
- Pronghorn Antilocapra americanaLCLeast Concern
- Purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratusNENot Evaluated
- Pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensisENEndangered
Q
- Quokka Setonix brachyurusVUVulnerable
R
- Raccoon Procyon lotorLCLeast Concern
- Red deer Cervus elaphusLCLeast Concern
- Red fox Vulpes vulpesLCLeast Concern
- Red kangaroo Osphranter rufusLCLeast Concern
- Red lionfish Pterois volitansLCLeast Concern
- Red panda Ailurus fulgensENEndangered
- Red squirrel Sciurus vulgarisLCLeast Concern
- Red wood ant Formica rufaNTNear Threatened
- Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereriLCLeast Concern
- Red-eyed tree frog Agalychnis callidryasLCLeast Concern
- Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensisLCLeast Concern
- Reindeer Rangifer tarandusVUVulnerable
- Reticulated python Malayopython reticulatusLCLeast Concern
- Ring-tailed lemur Lemur cattaENEndangered
- Rock pigeon Columba liviaLCLeast Concern
- Roe deer Capreolus capreolusLCLeast Concern
- Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubrisLCLeast Concern
S
- Sacred scarab Scarabaeus sacerNENot Evaluated
- Sailfish Istiophorus platypterusVUVulnerable
- Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosusLCLeast Concern
- Sandhill crane Antigone canadensisLCLeast Concern
- Scarlet macaw Ara macaoLCLeast Concern
- Sea otter Enhydra lutrisENEndangered
- Secretary bird Sagittarius serpentariusENEndangered
- Seven-spot ladybug Coccinella septempunctataNENot Evaluated
- Sheep Ovis ariesDOMDomesticated
- Shoebill Balaeniceps rexVUVulnerable
- Short-beaked echidna Tachyglossus aculeatusLCLeast Concern
- Shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchusENEndangered
- Slow worm Anguis fragilisLCLeast Concern
- Snow leopard Panthera unciaVUVulnerable
- Snowy owl Bubo scandiacusVUVulnerable
- Southern black widow Latrodectus mactansNENot Evaluated
- Southern cassowary Casuarius casuariusLCLeast Concern
- Southern stingray Hypanus americanusNTNear Threatened
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalusVUVulnerable
- Spotted hyena Crocuta crocutaLCLeast Concern
- Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornisCRCritically Endangered
- Stoat Mustela ermineaLCLeast Concern
- Strawberry poison dart frog Oophaga pumilioLCLeast Concern
- Striped skunk Mephitis mephitisLCLeast Concern
- Sunda pangolin Manis javanicaCRCritically Endangered
- Swordfish Xiphias gladiusNTNear Threatened
T
- Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisiiENEndangered
- Tawny owl Strix alucoLCLeast Concern
- Thorny devil Moloch horridusLCLeast Concern
- Tiger Panthera tigrisENEndangered
- Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvierNTNear Threatened
- Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridusLCLeast Concern
- Toco toucan Ramphastos tocoLCLeast Concern
- Tuatara Sphenodon punctatusLCLeast Concern
- Turkey vulture Cathartes auraLCLeast Concern
V
- Veiled chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratusLCLeast Concern
- Virginia opossum Didelphis virginianaLCLeast Concern
W
- Walrus Odobenus rosmarusVUVulnerable
- Wandering albatross Diomedea exulansVUVulnerable
- West Indian manatee Trichechus manatusVUVulnerable
- West Indian Ocean coelacanth Latimeria chalumnaeCRCritically Endangered
- Western diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atroxLCLeast Concern
- Western gorilla Gorilla gorillaCRCritically Endangered
- Western honey bee Apis melliferaNENot Evaluated
- Whale shark Rhincodon typusENEndangered
- White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simumNTNear Threatened
- White stork Ciconia ciconiaLCLeast Concern
- White-spotted puffer Arothron hispidusLCLeast Concern
- White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianusLCLeast Concern
- Wild boar Sus scrofaLCLeast Concern
- Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavoLCLeast Concern
- Wolverine Gulo guloLCLeast Concern
- Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticusLCLeast Concern
Z
- Zebra jumping spider Salticus scenicusNENot Evaluated