List of All the Animals(A-Z) in the world.
In this section, I have provided list of all the animals in the world from A to Z.
In this section, I have provided list of all the animals in the world from A to Z.
A to Z List of Animals in the world :
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `A` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| African lion | Panthera leo | Felidae Length :Male: 172-250 cm, Female: 158-192 cm Height :100-128 cm Weight :Male: 150-260 kg, Female: 122-182 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Asian foreset tortoise | Manouria emys | Testudinidae Length :69-95 cm Height :250-300 cm Weight :100 lbs | Assam Myanmar Thailand Malay Peninsula Sumatra Borneo |
| Albatross, galapagos | Diomedea irrorata | Procellariidae Length :41-62 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :3-5 kg | Central parts of Western South America |
| Alpaca | Lama pacos | Camelidae Length :120-225 cm Height :94-104 cm Weight :55-65 kg | Western South America |
| Asian false vampire bat | Megaderma spasma | Megadermatidae Length :69-95 cm Height :250-300 cm Weight :21-60 g | Southern Asia |
| Arboral spiny rat | Echimys chrysurus | Echimyidae Length :23-29 cm Height :117-140 cm Weight :415-890 g | Northeastern Brazil |
| American alligator | Alligator mississippiensis | Alligatoridae Length :3-6 m Height :94-104 cm Weight :2-5.5 kg | Southern North America |
| Asian elephant | Elephas maximus bengalensis | Elephantidae Length :550-640 cm Height :250-300 cm Weight :1.45-1.8 kg | Southern Asia |
| Anaconda (unidentified) | Eunectes sp. | Boidae Length :2-9 m Height :152-182 cm Weight :.5-1.5 kg | Northern South America |
| American badger | Taxidea taxus | Mustelidae Length :42-72 cm Height :94-104 cm Weight :3.5-12 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Armadillo, giant | Priodontes maximus | Dasypodidae Length :75-100 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :up to 60 kg | Northern South America Central South America |
| African bush squirrel | Paraxerus cepapi | Sciuridae Length :13-19 cm Height :120 cm Weight :100-260 g | Southern Africa |
| Australian spiny anteater | Tachyglossus aculeatus | Tachglossidae Length :30-45 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Australia Tasmania Southeastern New Guinea |
| African jacana | Actophilornis africanus | Jacanidae Length :30 cm Height :1.6-2.8 m Weight :300-945 g | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Antelope ground squirrel | Ammospermophilus nelsoni | Sciuridae Length :218-240 mm Height :152-182 cm Weight :130-170 g | North America |
| Albatross, waved | Diomedea irrorata | Procellariidae Length :41-62 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :3-5 kg | Central parts of Western South America |
| Arctic ground squirrel | Spermophilus parryii | Sciuridae Length :39 cm Height :28 cm Weight :700-800 g | Northern North America |
| Anteater, giant | Myrmecophaga tridactyla | Myrmecophagidae Length :1-1.2 m Height :152-182 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| American buffalo | Bison bison | Bovidae Length :2.1-3.5 m Height :152-182 cm Weight :545-818 kg | North America |
| Australian sea lion | Neophoca cinerea | Otariidae Length :male: 2-2.5 m, female: 1.3-1.8 m Height :38-50 cm Weight :male: 250-300 kg, female: 61-104 kg | Australia |
| African black crake | Limnocorax flavirostra | Rallidae Length :20-22 cm Height :40-50 cm Weight :100 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| African elephant | Loxodonta africana | Elephantidae Length :85-97 cm Height :1.6-2.8 m Weight :900-3500 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| American woodcock | Scolopax minor | Scolopacidae Length :28-35 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :.5-1.5 kg | Eastern United States |
| Arctic fox | Alopex lagopus | Canidae Length :50-60 cm Height :28 cm Weight :2.5-5 kg | North America Asia Europe |
| African ground squirrel (unidentified) | Xerus sp. | Sciuridae Length :20-46 cm Height :1.6-2.8 m Weight :300-945 g | Africa |
| Arctic hare | Lepus arcticus | Leporida Length :39 cm Height :28 cm Weight :3.2-5.4 kg | North America |
| Agile wallaby | Macropus agilis | Macropodidae Length :male: 715-850 mm, female: 593-722 mm Height :10-15 cm Weight :male: 16-27 kg, female: 9-15 kg | Australia |
| Aardwolf | Proteles cristatus | Hyaenidae Length :85-105 cm Height :40-50 cm Weight :8-12 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| African darter | Anhinga rufa | Anhingidae Length :85-97 cm Height :120 cm Weight :1058-1815 g | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East |
| American bighorn sheep | Ovis canadensis | Bovidae Length :168-186 cm Height :94-110 cm Weight :57-140 kg | Central North America |
| Asian red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Canidae Length :45-84 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :4-5 kg | Northern North America Eastern North America Europe Asia |
| American beaver | Castor canadensis | Castoridae Length :.7-1.3 m Height :30-60 cm Weight :27 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| African skink | Mabuya spilogaster | Scinidae Length :up to 30 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Africa |
| Armadillo, nine-banded | Dasypus novemcinctus | Dasypodidae Length :45-50 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Australian pelican | Pelecanus conspicillatus | Pelecanidae Length :160-180 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :4-7.7 kg | Australia |
| Antechinus, brown | Antechinus flavipes | Dasyuridae Length :10-12 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :18-60 g | Eastern Australia |
| African red-eyed bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | Pycnonotidae Length :20 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| American Virginia opossum | Didelphis virginiana | Didelphidae Length :32.5-50 cm Height :94-104 cm Weight :2-5.5 kg | North America |
| Admiral, indian red | Vanessa indica | Nymphalidae Length :wingspan 55-65 mm Height :40-50 cm Weight :8-12 kg | Canary Islands and MadeiraIndia, China, Japan, Korea |
| African polecat | Ictonyx striatus | Mustelidae Length :30-38 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :600-1400 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Antelope, roan | Hippotragus equinus | Bovidae Length :190-240 cm Height :126-145 cm Weight :260-280 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| African wild cat | Felis silvestris lybica | Felidae Length :55-65 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :5-6 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Central Africa Southern Europe Middle East |
| American racer | Coluber constrictor | Colubridae Length :up to 2m Height :152-182 cm Weight :.5-1.5 kg | Central North America |
| African fish eagle | Haliaetus vocifer | Accipitridae Length :74-84 cm Height :1.6-2.8 m Weight :900-3500 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Armadillo, seven-banded | Dasypus septemcincus | Dasypodidae Length :20-30.5 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :1.45-1.8 kg | Eastern South America |
| Asiatic wild ass | Equus hemionus | Equidae Length :almost 2 m Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Central Asia Southwestern Asia |
| African snake (unidentified) | unavailable | unavailable Length :up to 30 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Africa |
| African porcupine | Hystrix cristata | Hystricidae Length :63-73 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Western Africa Southern Africa |
| Argalis | Ovis ammon | Bovidae Length :180-200 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :95-140 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| American bison | Bison bison | Bovidae Length :2.1-3.5 m Height :152-182 cm Weight :545-818 kg | North America |
| African lynx | Felis caracal | Felidae Length :55-75 cm Height :43 cm Weight :16-23 kg | Africa Asia |
| Anteater, australian spiny | Tachyglossus aculeatus | Tachglossidae Length :30-45 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Australia Tasmania Southeastern New Guinea |
| American marten | Martes americana | Mustelidae Length :30-45 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :.5-1.5 kg | Northern North America |
| African wild dog | Lycaon pictus | Canidae Length :76-112 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :18-36 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Andean goose | Chloephaga melanoptera | Anatidae Length :2-9 m Height :152-182 cm Weight :.5-1.5 kg | Eastern parts of Central South America |
| Antelope, sable | Hippotragus niger | Bovidae Length :197-210 cm Height :117-140 cm Weight :220-260 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Ass, asiatic wild | Equus hemionus | Equidae Length :almost 2 m Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Central Asia Southwestern Asia |
| Armadillo, common long-nosed | Dasypus novemcinctus | Dasypodidae Length :45-50 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| African clawless otter | Aonyx capensis | Mustelidae Length :95-100 cm Height :120 cm Weight :12-21 kg | Southern Africa |
| Arctic lemming | Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | Muridae Length :39 cm Height :28 cm Weight :3.2-5.4 kg | Northern Europe Northern Asia Northern North America |
| American black bear | Ursus americanus | Ursidae Length :130-190 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :male: 60-300 kg, female: 40-80 kg | North America |
| Antelope, four-horned | Tetracerus quadricornis | Bovidae Length :1m Height :60 cm Weight :20 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Agama lizard (unidentified) | Agama sp. | Agamidae Length :up to 40 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :18-36 kg | Africa Central Asia Southeastern Europe |
| African pied wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | Motacillidae Length :18.5-19 cm Height :43 cm Weight :16-23 kg | Southeastern Africa |
| Asian openbill | Anastomus oscitans | Ciconiidae Length :68 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :Male: 150-240 kg; female: 122-182 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Australian masked owl | Tyto novaehollandiae | Tytoridae Length :33-46 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :1.3 kg | Northern Australia Eastern Australia Southern Australia Tasmania |
| American crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Corvidae Length :43-53 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :.5 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Asiatic jackal | Canis aureus | Canidae Length :60-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Northern Africa Eastern Africa Southeastern Europe Southern Asia |
| Alligator, american | Alligator mississippiensis | Alligatoridae Length :3-6 m Height :10-15 cm Weight :3-5 kg | Southern North America |
| Alligator, mississippi | Alligator mississippiensis | Alligatoridae Length :3-6 m Height :10-15 cm Weight :3-5 kg | Southern North America |
| Asian water dragon | Physignathus cocincinus | Agamidae Length :60-76 cm Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :800-1200 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Arctic tern | Sterna paradisaea | Laridae Length :36-43 cm Height :28 cm Weight :3.2-5.4 kg | Northern North America Northern Europe Northern Asia Antarctica |
| Avocet, pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | Recurvirostridae Length :42-45 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia Southern Asia |
| Australian magpie | Gymnorhina tibicen | Cracticidae Length :36-44 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :1.8 kg | Australia |
| African buffalo | Snycerus caffer | Bovidae Length :20-22 cm Height :120 cm Weight :320 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Asian water buffalo | Bubalus arnee | Bovidae Length :2.5-3 m Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :800-1200 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Agouti | Dasyprocta leporina | Dasyproctidae Length :41-62 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :male: 16-27 kg, female: 9-15 kg | Northeastern South America |
| Asian lion | Panthera leo persica | Felidae Length :Male: 2.6-3.3 m; female: 2.4-2.7 m Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :Male: 150-240 kg; female: 122-182 kg | Northwestern India |
| Australian brush turkey | Alectura lathami | Megapodiidae Length :70 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :1.8 kg | Northeastern Australia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `B` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Bahama pintail | Anas bahamensis | Anatidae Length :48 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :5.5-14 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Blue-tongued skink | Tiliqua scincoides | Scinidae Length :30 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Eastern Australia Northern Australia |
| Bleu, red-cheeked cordon | Uraeginthus bengalus | Estrildidae Length :13 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :10 g | Central Africa |
| Bulbul, black-eyed | Pycnonotus barbatus | Pycnonotidae Length :20 cm Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :39 g | Africa |
| Bat, little brown | Myotis lucifugus | Vespertilionidae Length :4 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :5-14 g | North America |
| Blue wildebeest | Connochaetus taurinus | Bovidae Length :1.7-2.4 m Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :male: 230 kg, female: 160 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Bulbul, black-fronted | Pycnonotus nigricans | Pycnonotidae Length :20 cm Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :39 g | Southwestern Africa |
| Boar, wild | Sus scrofa | Suidae Length :90-180 cm Height :60 cm Weight :50-200 kg | Northern Africa Eastern Asia Europe North America |
| Badger, american | Taxidea taxus | Mustelidae Length :42-72 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :3.5-12 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Boa, malagasy ground | Acrantophis madagascariensis | Boidae Length :2.4 m Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Madagascar |
| Blue-breasted cordon bleu | Uraeginthus angolensis | Estrildidae Length :13 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Southern Africa |
| Bandicoot, short-nosed | Isoodon obesulus | Peramelidae Length :30-35 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :850-1100 g | Southern Australia Northeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Brown capuchin | Cebus apella | Cebidae Length :32-56 cm Height :61cm Weight :2.5-3.9 kg | Eastern South America |
| Brazilian otter | Pteronura brasiliensis | Mustelidae Length :96-123 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :22-32 kg | Northern South America Central South America |
| Black-tailed deer | Odocoileus hemionus | Cervidae Length :145 cm Height :102 cm Weight :120 kg | Western North America Southern North America |
| Burrowing owl | Speotyte cuniculata | Strigidae Length :23-28 cm Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :100 lbs | North America South America |
| Buttermilk snake | Coluber constrictor | Colubridae Length :up to 2m Height :1.2 m Weight :7-10 kg | Central North America |
| Bunting, crested | Melophus lathami | Emberizidae Length :17 cm Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :39 g | Southern Central Asia |
| Burmese brown mountain tortoise | Manouria emys | Testudinidae Length :17 cm Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :100 lbs | Assam Myanmar Thailand Malay Peninsula Sumatra Borneo |
| Bear, black | Ursus americanus | Ursidae Length :130-190 cm Height :35-40 cm Weight :male: 60-300 kg, female: 40-80 kg | North America |
| Beisa oryx | Oryx gazella | Bovidae Length :153-170 cm Height :120 cm Weight :162-200 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| Baboon, gelada | Theropithecus gelada | Cercopithecidae Length :50-74 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :14-21 kg | Northeastern Africa |
| Bent-toed gecko | Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis | Gekkonidae Length :75-85 cm Height :120 cm Weight :162-200 kg | Northeastern Australia |
| Black-crowned night heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae Length :58-65 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Europe Africa Middle East |
| Baboon, yellow | Papio cynocephalus | Cercopithecidae Length :56-79 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Blue duck | Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus | Anatidae Length :107 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :45 kg | New Zealand |
| Black swan | Cygnus atratus | Anatidae Length :106-142 cm Height :1.4-1.7 m Weight :male: up to 8 kg | Australia New Zealand Tasmania |
| Bleeding heart monkey | Theropithecus gelada | Cercopithecidae Length :50-74 cm Height :60-83 cm Weight :14-21 kg | Northeastern Africa |
| Bear, polar | Ursus maritimus | Ursidae Length :2.2-2.5 m Height :1.3 m Weight :175-650 kg | Arctic Ocean to North America and Asia |
| Blue-tongued lizard | Tiliqua scincoides | Scinidae Length :30 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Eastern Australia Northern Australia |
| Black-crowned crane | Balearica pavonina | Gruidae Length :20 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Bobcat | Felis rufus | Felidae Length :65-100 cm Height :60 cm Weight :6-31 kg | North America |
| Blue racer | Coluber constrictor foxii | Lacertidae Length :2 m Height :28 cm Weight :2.5-5 kg | Central North America |
| Bat-eared fox | Otocyon megalotis | Canidae Length :50-60 cm Height :35-40 cm Weight :3.4-5 kg | Southern Australia Eastern Australia |
| Blue and yellow macaw | Ara ararauna | Psittacidae Length :86 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :10 g | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Black-eyed bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Pycnonotidae Length :20 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :39 g | Africa |
| Bush dog | Speothos vanaticus | Canidae Length :57.5-75 cm Height :26 cm Weight :5-7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Blesbok | Damaliscus dorcas | Bovidae Length :1.4-1.6 m Height :84-99 cm Weight :59-100 kg | Southern Africa |
| Buffalo, african | Snycerus caffer | Bovidae Length :30-38 cm Height :120 cm Weight :320 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Black kite | Milvus migrans | Accipitridae Length :47-55 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :male: 60-300 kg, female: 40-80 kg | Northwestern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Europe |
| Black-footed ferret | Mustela nigripes | Mustelidae Length :38-45 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :.9-1 kg | North America |
| Beaver, european | Castor fiber | Castoridae Length :73-130 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Southern Europe Southern Asia |
| Badger, honey | Mellivora capensis | Mustelidae Length :60-102 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :5.5-14 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East India |
| Blue-faced booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae Length :74-86 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | North America South America |
| Brown lemur | Lemur fulvus | Lemuridae Length :43-50 cm Height :65-85 cm Weight :2.1-4.2 kg | Madagascar |
| Brush-tailed phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | Dasyuridae Length :14.8-26 cm Height :65-85 cm Weight :106-311 g | Northern Australia Southwestern Australia Southeastern Australia |
| Black-necked stork | Ephippiorhynchus mycteria | Ciconiidae Length :145 cm Height :152 cm Weight :.9-1 kg | Southern North America Eastern South America |
| Blue fox | Alopex lagopus | Canidae Length :50-60 cm Height :28 cm Weight :2.5-5 kg | North America Asia Europe |
| Black-backed magpie | Gymnorhina tibicen | Cracticidae Length :36-44 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Australia |
| Black vulture | Aegypius tracheliotus | Cathartidae Length :56-61 cm Height :1.4-1.7 m Weight :1100-1900 g | Southeastern North America |
| Black-cheeked waxbill | Estrilda erythronotos | Estrildidae Length :120-130 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :2.5-3.9 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Bontebok | Damaliscus dorcas | Bovidae Length :1.4-1.6 m Height :84-99 cm Weight :59-100 kg | Southern Africa |
| Bonnet macaque | Macaca radiata | Cercopithecidae Length :35-60 cm Height :69-89 cm Weight :3.7-6.3 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Brown brocket | Mazama gouazoubira | Cervidae Length :10-12 cm Height :61cm Weight :16.3 kg | Central America Northern South America Central South America |
| Boa, emerald green tree | Boa caninus | Boidae Length :1.2 m Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Southern North America South America |
| Brocket, brown | Mazama gouazoubira | Cervidae Length :1.7-2.4 m Height :61cm Weight :16.3 kg | Central America Northern South America Central South America |
| Buffalo, american | Bison bison | Bovidae Length :2.1-3.5 m Height :152-182 cm Weight :545-818 kg | North America |
| Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Accipitridae Length :89-94 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :4.5-6.3 kg | North America |
| Blue waxbill | Uraeginthus angolensis | Estrildidae Length :13 cm Height :28 cm Weight :10 g | Southern Africa |
| Brocket, red | Mazama americana | Cervidae Length :70-130 cm Height :71 cm Weight :20 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Bohor reedbuck | Redunca redunca | Bovidae Length :100-130 cm Height :69-89 cm Weight :45 kg | Central Africa |
| Boubou, southern | Laniarius ferrugineus | Laniidae Length :22 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :150-200 kg | Northeastern Southern Africa Northwestern Africa |
| Black-fronted bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | Pycnonotidae Length :20 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :.9-1 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| Blackbird, red-winged | Agelaius phoeniceus | Icteridae Length :18-24 cm Height :102 cm Weight :41-70 g | North America |
| Bear, sloth | Melursus ursinus | Ursidae Length :1.5-1.9 m Height :60-90 cm Weight :90-115 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Brazilian tapir | Tapirus terrestris | Tapiridae Length :180-250 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :225-300 kg | South America |
| Baboon, chacma | Papio ursinus | Cercopithecidae Length :1 m Height :38-50 cm Weight :12-25 kg | Southern Africa |
| Beaver, american | Castor canadensis | Castoridae Length :.7-1.3 m Height :30-60 cm Weight :27 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| Barasingha deer | Cervus duvauceli | Bovidae Length :30-35 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :172-182 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Butterfly (unidentified) | unavailable | unavailable Length :84-116 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :7-10 kg | Worldwide |
| Butterfly, canadian tiger swallowtail | Papilio canadensis | Papilionidae Length :84-116 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :7-10 kg | Northern North America |
| Boa, mexican | Boa constrictor mexicana | Boidae Length :122-152 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Southern North America |
| Blue and gold macaw | Ara ararauna | Psittacidae Length :86 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :10 g | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Black-winged stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Recurvirostridae Length :38 cm Height :102 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Europe Western Asia Africa |
| Bee-eater (unidentified) | Merops sp. | Meropidae Length :73-130 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | North America South America Central America |
| Brown antechinus | Antechinus flavipes | Dasyuridae Length :10-12 cm Height :140 cm Weight :18-60 g | Eastern Australia |
| Boa, columbian rainbow | Epicrates cenchria maurus | Boidae Length :30 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | South America |
| Buffalo, wild water | Bubalus arnee | Bovidae Length :2.5-3 m Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :800-1200 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Bateleur eagle | Terathopius ecaudatus | Accipitridae Length :53-68 cm Height :35-40 cm Weight :1.8-2.7 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Baboon, olive | Papio cynocephalus | Cercopithecidae Length :56-79 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Brown hyena | Hyaena brunnea | Hyaenidae Length :1.1-1.2 m Height :65-85 cm Weight :35-50 kg | Southern Africa |
| Burmese black mountain tortoise | Manouria emys | Testudinidae Length :17 cm Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :100 lbs | Assam Myanmar Thailand Malay Peninsula Sumatra Borneo |
| Barbet, crested | Trachyphonus vaillantii | Capitonidae Length :24 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :72 g | Southern Africa |
| Bear, grizzly | Ursus arctos | Ursidae Length :1.8-2.13 m Height :1.3 m Weight :147-680 kg | North America Central Europe Western Europe Russia |
| Bushpig | Potamochoerus porcus | Suidae Length :100-150 cm Height :76 cm Weight :50-120 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Bleu, blue-breasted cordon | Uraeginthus angolensis | Estrildidae Length :13 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :10 g | Southern Africa |
| Bandicoot, long-nosed | Perameles nasuta | Peramelidae Length :310-425 mm Height :23-30 cm Weight :850-1100 g | Eastern Australia |
| Banded mongoose | Mungos mungo | Viverridae Length :30-40 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Eastern Africa |
| Booby, blue-faced | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae Length :74-86 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :59-100 kg | North America South America |
| Bird, bare-faced go away | Lorythaixoides concolor | Musophagidae Length :50.8 cm Height :120 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Southern Africa |
| Blacksmith plover | Vanellus armatus | Charadriidae Length :30 cm Height :60-83 cm Weight :25-45 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Black-faced kangaroo | Macropus fuliginosus | Macropodidae Length :males: 1.2 m, females: 0.9 m Height :180-210 cm Weight :male: 54 kg, female: 28 kg | Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Barrows goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | Anatidae Length :9.5 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :72 g | North America Central portions of Northern Europe Central portions of Asia |
| Bird, red-billed tropic | Phaethon aethereus | Phaethontidae Length :90-105 cm Height :120 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Central Africa |
| Black-capped chickadee | Parus atricapillus | Paridae Length :12-15 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :2.5-3.9 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| Black bear | Ursus americanus | Ursidae Length :130-190 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :male: 60-300 kg, female: 40-80 kg | North America |
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | Carcharhinidae Length :2.7-3.8 m Height :28 cm Weight :30-52 kg | Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean |
| Bustard, stanley | Neotis denhami | Otididae Length :84-116 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :7-10 kg | Northern Central Africa |
| Bottle-nose dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Delphinidae Length :3-4.2 m Height :84-99 cm Weight :150-200 kg | Worldwide |
| Bee-eater, nubian | Merops nubicus | Meropidae Length :36 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Brush-tailed rat kangaroo | Bettongia penicillata | Potoroidae Length :30-38 cm Height :65-85 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Australia |
| Black-collared barbet | Lybius torquatus | Capitonidae Length :20 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :2.5-3.9 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| Blackbuck | Antilope cervicapra | Bovidae Length :1.2 m Height :60-83 cm Weight :25-45 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Black-tailed tree creeper | Climacteris melanura | Climacteridae Length :17-19 cm Height :102 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Northern Australia |
| Bettong, brush-tailed | Bettongia penicillata | Potoroidae Length :30-38 cm Height :120 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Australia |
| Bare-faced go away bird | Lorythaixoides concolor | Musophagidae Length :50.8 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :72 g | Southern Africa |
| Brown and yellow marshbird | Pseudoleistes virescens | Icteridae Length :23.5 cm Height :140 cm Weight :5.7-6.8 kg | Southeastern South America |
| Bulbul, african red-eyed | Pycnonotus nigricans | Pycnonotidae Length :20 cm Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :800-1200 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| Blue catfish | Ictalurus furcatus | Ictaluridae Length :1.5 m Height :84-99 cm Weight :45 kg | Southeastern North America |
| Barking gecko | Phylurus milli | Gekkonidae Length :9.5 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :72 g | Australia |
| Black rhinoceros | Diceros bicornis | Rhinocerotidae Length :47-55 cm Height :1.4-1.7 m Weight :800-1350 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Brindled gnu | Connochaetus taurinus | Bovidae Length :1.7-2.4 m Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :male: 230 kg, female: 160 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Bird, pied butcher | Cracticus nigroagularis | Cractidae Length :32 cm Height :120 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Australia |
| Bear, american black | Ursus americanus | Ursidae Length :130-190 cm Height :35-40 cm Weight :male: 60-300 kg, female: 40-80 kg | North America |
| Badger, european | Meles meles | Mustelidae Length :56-81 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12 kg | Europe Asia |
| Black and white colobus | Colobus guerza | Cercopithecidae Length :45-70 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Central Africa |
| Bengal vulture | Gyps bengalensis | Accipitridae Length :75-85 cm Height :120 cm Weight :162-200 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Bushbaby, large-eared | Galago crassicaudataus | Galago Length :76 cm Height :26 cm Weight :1.2 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Baleen whale | Eubalaena australis | Balaenidae Length :5-18 m Height :23-30 cm Weight :50-56 metric tons | Temperate ocean waters of both hemispheres |
| Brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Pelecanidae Length :127 cm Height :65-85 cm Weight :2.1-4.2 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Bandicoot, southern brown | Isoodon obesulus | Peramelidae Length :30-35 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :850-1100 g | Southern Australia Northeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Bird, black-throated butcher | Cracticus nigroagularis | Cractidae Length :32 cm Height :120 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Australia |
| Bird, secretary | Sagittarius serpentarius | Sagittariidae Length :150 cm Height :101 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Bat, asian false vampire | Megaderma spasma | Megadermatidae Length :69-95 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :21-60 g | Southern Asia |
| Black-throated butcher bird | Cracticus nigroagularis | Cractidae Length :32 cm Height :102 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Australia |
| Badger, eurasian | Meles meles | Mustelidae Length :56-81 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12 kg | Europe Asia |
| Black-tailed prairie dog | Cynomys ludovicianus | Sciuridae Length :28-32 cm Height :102 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Central United States |
| Blue peacock | Pavo cristatus | Phasianidae Length :86-120 cm Height :28 cm Weight :2.5-5 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Black curlew | Haematopus ater | Charadriidae Length :43 cm Height :152-182 cm Weight :male: 60-300 kg, female: 40-80 kg | Southern South America Falkland Islands |
| Black-backed jackal | Canis mesomelas | Canidae Length :65-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Bustard, kori | Choriotis kori | Otididae Length :100-150 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :22.7 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Blue crane | Anthropoides paradisea | Gruidae Length :107 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :45 kg | Southern Africa |
| Bat, madagascar fruit | Pteropus rufus | Pteropodidae Length :170-406 mm Height :119-124 cm Weight :5-14 g | Madagascar |
| Black spider monkey | Ateles paniscus | Cebidae Length :40-53 cm Height :1.4-1.7 m Weight :8.6 kg | Northwestern South America |
| Booby, masked | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae Length :74-86 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :59-100 kg | North America South America |
| Boat-billed heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | Ardeidae Length :60 cm Height :60 cm Weight :.59 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Black-capped capuchin | Cebus apella | Cebidae Length :32-56 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :2.5-3.9 kg | Eastern South America |
| Buffalo, asian water | Bubalus arnee | Bovidae Length :2.5-3 m Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :800-1200 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Blackish oystercatcher | Haematopus ater | Charadriidae Length :43 cm Height :60-83 cm Weight :25-45 kg | Southern South America Falkland Islands |
| Brush-tailed bettong | Bettongia penicillata | Potoroidae Length :30-38 cm Height :65-85 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Australia |
| Beaver, eurasian | Castor fiber | Castoridae Length :73-130 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Southern Europe Southern Asia |
| Booby, blue-footed | Sula nebouxii | Sulidae Length :66 cm Height :84-99 cm Weight :59-100 kg | Southern North America Western South America |
| Baboon, savanna | Papio cynocephalus | Cercopithecidae Length :56-79 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Bushbuck | Tragelaphus scriptus | Bovidae Length :110-145 cm Height :26 cm Weight :24-75 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Black-throated cardinal | Paroaria gularis | Emberizidae Length :16.5-18 cm Height :102 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Northern South America |
| Brolga crane | Grus rubicundus | Gruidae Length :107-114 cm Height :140 cm Weight :5.7-6.8 kg | Australia |
| Barbet, black-collared | Lybius torquatus | Capitonidae Length :20 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :172-182 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| Blue-footed booby | Sula nebouxii | Sulidae Length :66 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Southern North America Western South America |
| Bird, magnificent frigate | Fregata magnificans | Fregatidae Length :89 cm Height :120 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Coast of North America Coast of South America |
| Bee-eater, white-fronted | Merops bullockoides | Meropidae Length :22-24 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :35 g | Eastern Africa |
| Bison, american | Bison bison | Bovidae Length :2.1-3.5 m Height :152-182 cm Weight :545-818 kg | North America |
| Bee-eater, carmine | Merops nubicus | Meropidae Length :36 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `C` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Crake, african black | Limnocorax flavirostra | Rallidae Length :20-22 cm Height :45-53 cm Weight :100 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Caracara, yellow-headed | Milvago chimachima | Falconidae Length :45 cm Height :43 cm Weight :16-23 kg | Southern North America Western South America |
| Common wolf | Canis lupus | Canidae Length :1-1.4 m Height :66-81 cm Weight :12-80 kg | Eastern Europe to Western Asia |
| Cormorant (unidentified) | unavailable | Phalacrocoracidae Length :38-41 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Worldwide |
| Common genet | Genetta genetta | Viverridae Length :50-60 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :2.04 kg | Southwestern Europe Africa Middle East |
| Caribou | Rangifer tarandus | Cervidae Length :1.2-2.2 m Height :107-127 cm Weight :91-272 kg | Northern Europe Asia Northern North America |
| Collared peccary | Tayassu tajacu | Tayassuidae Length :75-90 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :17-25 kg | Southern North America to Northern South America |
| Capuchin, brown | Cebus apella | Cebidae Length :32-56 cm Height :45 cm Weight :2.5-3.9 kg | Eastern South America |
| Common ringtail | Pseudocheirus peregrinus | Pseudocheiridae Length :300-350 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :700-1100 g | Eastern Australia |
| Cat, long-tailed spotted | Felis wiedi or Leopardus weidi | Felidae Length :70-75 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :3.5-7 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | Ardeidae Length :50 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :45 kg | Africa Asia North America South America Australia |
| Carmine bee-eater | Merops nubicus | Meropidae Length :36 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :91-272 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | Pongidae Length :68-94 cm Height :120-170 cm Weight :Males 50-70 kg | Central Africa |
| Cat, cape wild | Felis libyca | Felidae Length :51-63 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :3.2-64. Kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Capybara | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | Hydrochoeridae Length :1-1.3 m Height :50-62 cm Weight :35-66 kg | Northern South America |
| Cormorant, flightless | Nannopterum harrisi | Phalcrocoracidae Length :91 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Curve-billed thrasher | Toxostoma curvirostre | Mimidae Length :24-29 cm Height :45 cm Weight :.25-.3 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Crow, house | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Corvidae Length :43-53 cm Height :183 cm Weight :.5 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Cat, jungle | Felis chaus | Felidae Length :50-75 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :4-16 kg | Northeastern Africa Southern Asia |
| Cobra, egyptian | Naja haje | Viperidae Length :1.5-2.5 m Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Africa Middle East |
| Creeper, black-tailed tree | Climacteris melanura | Climacteridae Length :17-19 cm Height :183 cm Weight :7 kg | Northern Australia |
| Cormorant, little | Phalacrocorax niger | Phalacrocoracidae Length :51 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Cormorant, neotropic | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | Phalacrocoracidae Length :64 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Southern North America |
| Cape starling | Lamprotornis nitens | Sturnidae Length :25 cm Height :45 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Cardinal, black-throated | Paroaria gularis | Emberizidae Length :16.5-18 cm Height :43 cm Weight :16-23 kg | Northern South America |
| Crested bunting | Melophus lathami | Emberizidae Length :17 cm Height :183 cm Weight :72 g | Southern Central Asia |
| Coot, red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | Rallidae Length :28-42 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Southwestern Europe Africa |
| Cockatoo, red-tailed | Calyptorhynchus magnificus | Psittacidae Length :60 cm Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Australia |
| Cockatoo, roseate | Eolophus roseicapillus | Psittacidae Length :36 cm Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Australia |
| Cat, toddy | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Viverridae Length :54 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :3.4 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Crane, black-crowned | Balearica pavonina | Gruidae Length :20-22 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Common green iguana | Iguana iguana | Iguanidae Length :up to 182 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :2.04 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Common nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | Caprimulgidae Length :23-25 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :3-7 kg | Central North America |
| Colobus, magistrate black | Colobus guerza | Cercopithecidae Length :45-70 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Central Africa |
| Coqui francolin | Francolinus coqui | Phasianidae Length :28 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Southern Africa |
| Cat, tiger | Dasyurus maculatus | Dasyuridae Length :350-759 mm Height :35-38 cm Weight :4-7 kg | Southeastern coasts of Australia Northeastern coast of Australia |
| Common wallaroo | Macropus robustus | Macropodidae Length :110-200 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :6.25-46.5 kg | Australia |
| Civet, common palm | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Viverridae Length :54 cm Height :91 cm Weight :3.4 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Common palm civet | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Viverridae Length :54 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :3.4 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Common long-nosed armadillo | Dasypus novemcinctus | Dasypodidae Length :45-50 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :3-7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Cat, african wild | Felis silvestris lybica | Felidae Length :55-65 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :5-6 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Central Africa Southern Europe Middle East |
| California sea lion | Zalophus californicus | Otariidae Length :male: 220 cm, female: 180 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :male: 275 kg, female: 91 kg | Pacific coasts of North America Galapagos Islands |
| Constrictor, eastern boa | Acrantophis madagascariensis | Boidae Length :2.4 m Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Madagascar |
| Cockatoo, red-breasted | Eolophus roseicapillus | Psittacidae Length :36 cm Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Australia |
| Carpet python | Morelia spilotes variegata | Boidae Length :2-3.6 m Height :107-127 cm Weight :91-272 kg | Australia New Guinea |
| Common melba finch | Pytilia melba | Estrildidae Length :13 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :3-7 kg | Africa |
| Cape fox | Vulpes chama | Canidae Length :45-61 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Cormorant, pied | Phalacrocorax varius | Phalcrocoracidae Length :70-75 cm Height :36 cm Weight :1.3-2.5 kg | Australia |
| Common langur | Semnopithecus entellus | Cercopithecidae Length :41-78 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Southern Asia |
| Common duiker | Sylvicapra grimma | Bovidae Length :80-115 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :75 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Columbian rainbow boa | Epicrates cenchria maurus | Boidae Length :45-70 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | South America |
| Cockatoo, sulfur-crested | Cacatua galerita | Psittacidae Length :50 cm Height :91 cm Weight :700-950 g | New Guinea Northern Australia Eastern Australia Tasmania |
| Crested porcupine | Hystrix cristata | Hystricidae Length :63-73 cm Height :183 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Western Africa Southern Africa |
| Collared lemming | Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | Muridae Length :50 cm Height :91 cm Weight :700-950 g | Northern Europe Northern Asia Northern North America |
| Common shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | Anatidae Length :64 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :113 kg | Western Europe Southern Europe Northern Africa Iran Northern India Southern China |
| Camel, dromedary | Camelus dromedarius | Camelidae Length :2.2-3.4 m Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :450-650 kg | Northern Africa Middle East |
| Cereopsis goose | Cereopsis novaehollandiae | Anatidae Length :75-100 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :45 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Capuchin, white-fronted | Cebus albifrons | Cebidae Length :30-38 cm Height :45 cm Weight :2.3 kg | Northern South America |
| Cockatoo, long-billed | Cacatua tenuirostris | Cacatuidae Length :38-41 cm Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Caracara (unidentified) | unavailable | Falconidae Length :55-75 cm Height :43 cm Weight :16-23 kg | Southern North America, South America |
| Catfish, blue | Ictalurus furcatus | Ictaluridae Length :1.5 m Height :35-38 cm Weight :45 kg | Southeastern North America |
| Cow, scottish highland | Bos taurus | Bovidae Length :104-112 cm Height :36 cm Weight :325 kg | North America Europe Australia South America |
| Cockatoo, slender-billed | Cacatua tenuirostris | Cacatuidae Length :38-41 cm Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Crab, sally lightfoot | Graspus graspus | Graspidae Length :3.8-8.9 cm Height :45-53 cm Weight :11.5-15 kg | Southern North America South America Northern Africa |
| Common grenadier | Uraeginthus granatina | Passeridae Length :up to 182 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :2.04 kg | Southern Africa |
| Canadian river otter | Lutra canadensis | Mustelidae Length :66-107 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :.95-9.0 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| Chuckwalla | Sauromalus obesus | Iguanidae Length :28-42 cm Height :91 cm Weight :86 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Chacma baboon | Papio ursinus | Cercopithecidae Length :1 m Height :35-38 cm Weight :12-25 kg | Southern Africa |
| Common boubou shrike | Laniarius ferrugineus | Laniidae Length :22 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Northeastern Southern Africa Northwestern Africa |
| Crab, red lava | Graspus graspus | Graspidae Length :3.8-8.9 cm Height :45-53 cm Weight :11.5-15 kg | Southern North America South America Northern Africa |
| Cuis | Microcavia australis | Caviidae Length :22 cm Height :45 cm Weight :.25-.3 kg | Southern South America |
| Crowned eagle | Spizaetus coronatus | Accipitridae Length :90 cm Height :45 cm Weight :.5 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Cape cobra | Naja nivea | Elapidae Length :1-2 m Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :12-21 kg | Southern Africa |
| Cormorant, great | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae Length :90 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Europe Asia Southern New Guinea Australia New Zealand Africa |
| Chital | Axis axis | Bovidae Length :100-175 cm Height :91 cm Weight :86 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Common pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Phasianidae Length :76-91 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :3.4 kg | Central North America Southern Europe Central Europe |
| Coqui partridge | Francolinus coqui | Phasianidae Length :28 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Southern Africa |
| Colobus, black and white | Colobus guerza | Cercopithecidae Length :45-70 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Central Africa |
| Cliffchat, mocking | Thamnolaea cinnmomeiventris | Turdidae Length :22 cm Height :91 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Southern Africa |
| Coatimundi, ring-tailed | Nasua nasua | Procyonidae Length :80-130 cm Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Eastern South America Central South America |
| Cat, kaffir | Felis silvestris lybica | Felidae Length :55-65 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :5-6 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Central Africa Southern Europe Middle East |
| Chilean flamingo | Phoenicopterus chilensis | Phoenicopteridae Length :110 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :39-65 kg | Southern South America |
| Capuchin, weeper | Cebus nigrivittatus | Cebidae Length :38-46 cm Height :45 cm Weight :2.1-2.9 kg | Northern South America |
| Cormorant, large | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae Length :90 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Europe Asia Southern New Guinea Australia New Zealand Africa |
| Crested barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | Capitonidae Length :24 cm Height :183 cm Weight :72 g | Southern Africa |
| Caracal | Felis caracal | Felidae Length :55-75 cm Height :43 cm Weight :16-23 kg | Africa Asia |
| Common waterbuck | Kobus defassa | Bovidae Length :1.8-2.2 m Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :159-227 kg | Central Africa |
| Common wombat | Vombatus ursinus | Vombatidae Length :90-115 cm Height :36 cm Weight :22-39 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Capuchin, black-capped | Cebus apella | Cebidae Length :32-56 cm Height :45 cm Weight :2.5-3.9 kg | Eastern South America |
| Colobus, white-mantled | Colobus guerza | Cercopithecidae Length :45-70 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Central Africa |
| Collared lizard | Crotaphytus collaris | Iguanidae Length :20-35.5 cm Height :91 cm Weight :700-950 g | Southwestern North America |
| Common mynah | Acridotheres tristis | Sturnidae Length :25 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :3-7 kg | Middle East Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Civet (unidentified) | unavailable | Viverridae Length :28-42 cm Height :91 cm Weight :86 kg | Europe Africa Asia |
| Cougar | Felis concolor | Felidae Length :99-160 cm Height :36 cm Weight :67-103 kg | Western North America Southern North America South America |
| Cape wild cat | Felis libyca | Felidae Length :51-63 cm Height :45 cm Weight :3.2-64. Kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Crab-eating fox | Dusicyon thous | Canidae Length :60-70 cm Height :45-53 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Northern South America |
| Civet, small-toothed palm | Arctogalidia trivirgata | Viverridae Length :51 cm Height :91 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Canada goose | Branta canadensis | Anatidae Length :56-110 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :.95-9.0 kg | North America |
| Common raccoon | Procyon lotor | Procyonidae Length :55 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :5-8 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Common zorro | Dusicyon thous | Canidae Length :60-70 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Northern South America |
| Comb duck | Sarkidornis melanotos | Anatidae Length :45-70 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Western South America Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Central Asia |
| Common zebra | Equus burchelli | Equidae Length :1.9-2.4 m Height :36 cm Weight :235 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Corella, long-billed | Cacatua tenuirostris | Cacatuidae Length :38-41 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Crane, wattled | Bugeranus caruncalatus | Gruidae Length :107 cm Height :183 cm Weight :7 kg | Southern parts of Central Africa |
| Cat, european wild | Felis silvestris lybica | Felidae Length :55-65 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :5-6 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Central Africa Southern Europe Middle East |
| Cardinal, red-capped | Paroaria gularis | Emberizidae Length :16.5-18 cm Height :43 cm Weight :16-23 kg | Northern South America |
| Crane, brolga | Grus rubicundus | Gruidae Length :107-114 cm Height :140 cm Weight :5.7-6.8 kg | Australia |
| Crimson-breasted shrike | Laniaurius atrococcineus | Laniidae Length :23 cm Height :183 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Southern Africa |
| Crowned hawk-eagle | Spizaetus coronatus | Accipitridae Length :90 cm Height :45 cm Weight :.5 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Crane, sarus | Grus antigone | Gruidae Length :107-114 cm Height :183 cm Weight :7 kg | Southern Asia Northern Australia |
| Cheetah | Acinynox jubatus | Felidae Length :112-135 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :39-65 kg | Africa Middle East |
| Cobra, cape | Naja nivea | Elapidae Length :1-2 m Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Southern Africa |
| Common eland | Taurotagus oryx | Bovidae Length :2.1-3.5 m Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :900 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Cape Barren goose | Cereopsis novaehollandiae | Anatidae Length :75-100 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :.95-9.0 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Chickadee, black-capped | Parus atricapillus | Paridae Length :12-15 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :39-65 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| Crane, stanley | Anthropoides paradisea | Gruidae Length :107 cm Height :183 cm Weight :7 kg | Southern Africa |
| Common rhea | Rhea americana | Rheidae Length :152 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :23 kg | Eastern South America |
| Cormorant, king | Phalacrocorax albiventer | Phalacrocoracidae Length :51 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Southern Europe Central Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Central North America |
| Cat, civet | Bassariscus astutus | Procynidae Length :31-38 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :.8-1.1 kg | Western parts of Central North America Southern North America |
| Civet cat | Bassariscus astutus | Procynidae Length :31-38 cm Height :91 cm Weight :.8-1.1 kg | Western parts of Central North America Southern North America |
| Chestnut weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus | Ploceidae Length :16 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :39-65 kg | Northwestern Southern Africa |
| Cape white-eye | Zosterops pallidus | Zosteropidae Length :11 cm Height :45 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Cormorant, javanese | Phalacrocorax niger | Phalacrocoracidae Length :51 cm Height :36 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Cat, native | Dasyurus viverrinus | Dasyuridae Length :28-45 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :.7-2 kg | Tasmania |
| Common turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | Phasianidae Length :64 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :Toms 7-11kg; Hens 4-6 kg | North America |
| Crow, pied | Corvus albus | Corvidae Length :43-53 cm Height :45 cm Weight :.5 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Curlew, black | Haematopus ater | Charadriidae Length :43 cm Height :45 cm Weight :.25-.3 kg | Southern South America Falkland Islands |
| Crane, blue | Anthropoides paradisea | Gruidae Length :107 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Southern Africa |
| Common dolphin | Delphinus delphis | Delphinidae Length :2.1-2.6 m Height :30-40 cm Weight :75 kg | Worldwide |
| Common goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | Anatidae Length :50-60 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :2.04 kg | North America Central portions of Northern Europe Central portions of Asia |
| Cottonmouth | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Croalidae Length :50-190 cm Height :36 cm Weight :1.3-2.5 kg | Southern North America Southeastern North America |
| Crab (unidentified) | unavailable | unavailable Length :70-97 cm Height :45-53 cm Weight :11.5-15 kg | North America |
| Common seal | Phoca vitulina | Phocidae Length :152-182 cm Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :113 kg | Europe Northern North America Western North America |
| Crow, american | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Corvidae Length :43-53 cm Height :183 cm Weight :.5 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Crested screamer | Chauna torquata | Anhimidae Length :91 cm Height :183 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Central South America |
| Campo flicker | Colaptes campestroides | Picidae Length :28-31 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :450-650 kg | Central South America |
| Caiman, spectacled | Caiman crocodilus | Alligatoridae Length :243 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :29.5 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Currasow (unidentified) | Crax sp. | Cracidae Length :75-112 cm Height :45 cm Weight :.25-.3 kg | South America |
| Cat, ringtail | Bassariscus astutus | Procynidae Length :31-38 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :.8-1.1 kg | Western parts of Central North America Southern North America |
| Chipmunk, least | Eutamias minimus | Sciuridae Length :185-222 mm Height :120-170 cm Weight :42-53 g | Western North America |
| Cape clawless otter | Aonyx capensis | Mustelidae Length :95-100 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :12-21 kg | Southern Africa |
| Crab-eating raccoon | Procyon cancrivorus | Procyonidae Length :55-76 cm Height :45-53 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Crane, sandhill | Grus canadensis | Gruidae Length :107-114 cm Height :86-122 cm Weight :5.7-6.8 kg | Northern Asia North America |
| Canadian tiger swallowtail butterfly | Papilio canadensis | Papilionidae Length :66-107 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :.95-9.0 kg | Northern North America |
| Chameleon (unidentified) | Chamaelo sp. | Chamaelonidae Length :10-70 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :12-25 kg | Africa Southern Europe Southern Asia |
| Cape raven | Corvus albicollis | Corvidae Length :52 cm Height :45 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Carpet snake | Morelia spilotes variegata | Boidae Length :2-3.6 m Height :107-127 cm Weight :91-272 kg | Australia New Guinea |
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Canidae Length :70-97 cm Height :45-53 cm Weight :11.5-15 kg | North America |
| Coatimundi, white-nosed | Nasua narica | Procyonidae Length :80-130 cm Height :91 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Central America Southern North America |
| Common brushtail possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | Phalangeridae Length :35-55 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :1.2-4.5 kg | Northern Australia Eastern Australia Central Australia New Zealand |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `D` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Dingo | Canis dingo | Canidae Length :150 cm Height :50 cm Weight :20 kg | Australia Southeastern Asia |
| Dassie | Dendrohyrax brucel | Procaviidae Length :85-97 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1058-1815 g | Africa Middle East |
| Dove, little brown | Streptopelia senegalensis | Columbidae Length :27 cm Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Darwin ground finch (unidentified) | Geospiza sp. | Emberizidae Length :85-97 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1058-1815 g | Galapagos Islands |
| Dove, ring | Columba palumbus | Columbidae Length :30 cm Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | Europe Middle East Southern parts of Central Asia Northwestern Africa |
| Downy woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | Picidae Length :15-18 cm Height :20 cm Weight :22-33 g | Northern North America Central North America |
| Deer, savannah | Mazama gouazoubira | Cervidae Length :1.5-2.5 m Height :61cm Weight :16.3 kg | Central America Northern South America Central South America |
| Deer, white-tailed | Odocoilenaus virginianus | Cervidae Length :1.5-2 m Height :119-124 cm Weight :41-136 kg | Central North America Southern North America Northern South America |
| Desert kangaroo rat | Dipodomys deserti | Heteromyidae Length :10-20 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :159-227 kg | Southern North America |
| Duck, blue | Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus | Anatidae Length :25 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :450-650 kg | New Zealand |
| Duck, comb | Sarkidornis melanotos | Anatidae Length :25 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :450-650 kg | Western South America Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Central Asia |
| Drongo, fork-tailed | Dicrurus adsimilis | Dicruridae Length :25 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :450-650 kg | Southern Africa |
| Desert spiny lizard | Sceloporus magister | Iguanidae Length :22-35 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :159-227 kg | Southern North America |
| Dove, rock | Columba livia | Columbidae Length :31-34 cm Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | Europe Northern Africa Middle East |
| Deer, black-tailed | Odocoileus hemionus | Cervidae Length :85-97 cm Height :102 cm Weight :120 kg | Western North America Southern North America |
| Dolphin, striped | Stenella coeruleoalba | Delphinidae Length :2.4 m Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | All tropical, subtropical and warm temperate waters |
| Deer, red | Cervus elaphus | Cervidae Length :1.5-2.5 m Height :130-152 cm Weight :240-454 kg | Western North America Asia to Western China |
| Devil, tasmanian | Sarcophilus harrisii | Dasyuridae Length :57-65 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :7-9 kg | Tasmania |
| Dunnart, fat-tailed | Smithopsis crassicaudata | Dasyuridae Length :60-90 mm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :10-20 g | Southern Australia Central Australia |
| Duiker, common | Sylvicapra grimma | Bovidae Length :80-115 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :670 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Deer, swamp | Cervus duvauceli | Bovidae Length :100-175 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :172-182 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Dark-winged trumpeter | Psophia viridis | Psophiidae Length :43-53 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1 kg | Central South America |
| Dragon, asian water | Physignathus cocincinus | Agamidae Length :60-76 cm Height :20 cm Weight :22-33 g | Southeastern Asia |
| Dove, mourning collared | Streptopelia decipiens | Columbidae Length :30 cm Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Duck, mountain | Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus | Anatidae Length :25 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :450-650 kg | New Zealand |
| Darter, african | Anhinga rufa | Anhingidae Length :85-97 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1058-1815 g | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East |
| Dog, bush | Speothos vanaticus | Canidae Length :57.5-75 cm Height :26 cm Weight :5-7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Defassa waterbuck | Kobus defassa | Bovidae Length :1.8-2.2 m Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :159-227 kg | Central Africa |
| Dragon, netted rock | Ctenophorus ornatus | Agamidae Length :45-90 cm Height :20 cm Weight :22-33 g | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Dama wallaby | Macropus eugenii | Macropodidae Length :males: 590-680 cm; females: 520-630 cm Height :45 cm Weight :males: 6-10 kg; females: 4-6 kg | Southwestern Australia Southern Australia offshore islands of Australia |
| Dove, laughing | Streptopelia senegalensis | Columbidae Length :27 cm Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Deer, roe | Capreolus capreolus | Cervidae Length :1.5-2.5 m Height :64-89 cm Weight :17-23 kg | Europe Southern Asia |
| Deer, mule | Odocoileus hemionus | Cervidae Length :85-97 cm Height :102 cm Weight :120 kg | Western North America Southern North America |
| Desert tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | Testudinidae Length :up to 38 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :159-227 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Dove, galapagos | Zenaida galapagoensis | Columbidae Length :19-23 cm Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Dragon, ornate rock | Ctenophorus ornatus | Agamidae Length :45-90 cm Height :20 cm Weight :22-33 g | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Duiker, gray | Sylvicapra grimma | Bovidae Length :80-115 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :670 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Dragon, frilled | Chlamydosaurus kingii | Agamidae Length :45-90 cm Height :20 cm Weight :22-33 g | Northern Australia |
| Duck, white-faced whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | Anatidae Length :43-48 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :670 g | Northern South America Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Dove, white-winged | Zenaida asiatica | Columbidae Length :30 cm Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | Southwestern United States |
| Dabchick | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Podicipedidae Length :25 cm Height :45 cm Weight :.25-.3 kg | Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa |
| Dragon, western bearded | Amphibolurus barbatus | Agamidae Length :61 cm Height :20 cm Weight :22-33 g | Southern Australia |
| Dolphin, common | Delphinus delphis | Delphinidae Length :2.1-2.6 m Height :20 cm Weight :75 kg | Worldwide |
| Dusky gull | Larus fuliginosus | Laridae Length :60-90 mm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :10-20 g | Galapagos Islands |
| Deer, barasingha | Cervus duvauceli | Bovidae Length :85-97 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :172-182 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Dove, emerald-spotted wood | Turtur chalcospilos | Columbidae Length :20 cm Height :20 cm Weight :100 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Dog, raccoon | Nyctereutes procyonoides | Canidae Length :50-54 cm Height :20 cm Weight :7.5 kg | Eastern Asia |
| Dolphin, bottle-nose | Tursiops truncatus | Delphinidae Length :3-4.2 m Height :20 cm Weight :150-200 kg | Worldwide |
| Dog, black-tailed prairie | Cynomys ludovicianus | Sciuridae Length :28-32 cm Height :50 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Central United States |
| Dusky rattlesnake | Crotalus triseriatus | Viperidae Length :60-90 mm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :10-20 g | North America Central America South America |
| Dromedary camel | Camelus dromedarius | Camelidae Length :2.2-3.4 m Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :450-650 kg | Northern Africa Middle East |
| Deer, spotted | Axis axis | Bovidae Length :100-175 cm Height :91 cm Weight :86 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Dog, african wild | Lycaon pictus | Canidae Length :76-112 cm Height :50 cm Weight :18-36 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `E` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Eagle, golden | Aquila chrysaetos | Accipitridae Length :81 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3-6 kg | Western parts of Central North America Europe Western Asia and Central Asia |
| Eagle, african fish | Haliaetus vocifer | Accipitridae Length :74-84 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :10-20 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Eastern grey kangaroo | Macropus giganteus | Macropodidae Length :95.8-230 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-66 kg | Eastern Australia Tasmania |
| Eurasian badger | Meles meles | Mustelidae Length :56-81 cm Height :2 m Weight :12 kg | Europe Asia |
| Eagle owl (unidentified) | Bubo sp. | Strigidae Length :60-90 mm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :10-20 g | Worldwide with the exception of Australia and the Southwestern Pacific Islands |
| Eagle, crowned | Spizaetus coronatus | Accipitridae Length :90 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :1.8-2.7 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Emerald-spotted wood dove | Turtur chalcospilos | Columbidae Length :20 cm Height :250-300 cm Weight :2-6.4 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Elephant, african | Loxodonta africana | Elephantidae Length :2.1-3.5 m Height :1.6-2.8 m Weight :900-3500 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Eurasian hoopoe | Upupa epops | Upipidae Length :26-30 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Northwestern Africa Europe Asia |
| Eastern quoll | Dasyurus viverrinus | Dasyuridae Length :28-45 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :.7-2 kg | Tasmania |
| European wild cat | Felis silvestris lybica | Felidae Length :55-65 cm Height :1 m Weight :5-6 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Central Africa Southern Europe Middle East |
| Eastern box turtle | Terrapene carolina | Emydidae Length :10-20 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3-6 kg | Eastern parts of Central North America |
| Euro wallaby | Macropus robustus | Macropodidae Length :110-200 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :6.25-46.5 kg | Australia |
| European stork | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae Length :100-115 cm Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Eastern Europe Middle East Northern Africa |
| European red squirrel | Sciurus vulgaris | Sciuridae Length :20-24 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Europe Asia |
| European beaver | Castor fiber | Castoridae Length :73-130 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Southern Europe Southern Asia |
| Eastern fox squirrel | Sciurus niger | Sciuridae Length :45-70 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :504-1062 g | Eastern United States |
| Eurasian red squirrel | Sciurus vulgaris | Sciuridae Length :20-24 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Europe Asia |
| Elegant crested tinamou | Eudromia elegans | Tinamidae Length :2.1-3.5 m Height :.3 m Weight :900 kg | Central America South America |
| European badger | Meles meles | Mustelidae Length :56-81 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :12 kg | Europe Asia |
| European spoonbill | Platalea leucordia | Threskiornithidae Length :80-90 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Northern Africa Southwestern Europe Middle East Asia |
| Eastern diamondback rattlesnake | Crotalus adamanteus | Viperidae Length :91-240 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :up to 10 kg | Southeastern North America |
| Eastern indigo snake | Drymarchon corias couperi | Colubridae Length :up to 2.3 m Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-66 kg | Southeastern North America |
| Eagle, long-crested hawk | Lophoaetus occipitalis | Accipitridae Length :50-60 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3-6 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Eastern dwarf mongoose | Helogale undulata | Viverridae Length :24 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :320 g | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Eagle, bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Accipitridae Length :53-68 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :1.8-2.7 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Eastern cottontail rabbit | Sylvilagus floridanus | Leporidae Length :38-46 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :1 kg | Central North America Southern North America Northern South America |
| Eagle, tawny | Anitibyx armatus | Accipitridae Length :65-75 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3-6 kg | Northwestern Africa Southern Africa |
| Egyptian viper | Naja haje | Viperidae Length :1.5-2.5 m Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-8 kg | Africa Middle East |
| Emerald green tree boa | Boa caninus | Boidae Length :1.2 m Height :250-300 cm Weight :2-6.4 kg | Southern North America South America |
| European shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | Anatidae Length :64 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Western Europe Southern Europe Northern Africa Iran Northern India Southern China |
| Eastern white pelican | Pelecans onocratalus | Pelecanidae Length :140-175 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :.7-2 kg | Africa Southeastern Europe Asia |
| Eagle, white-bellied sea | Haliaetus leucogaster | Accipitridae Length :66-71 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3-6 kg | Southern Asia |
| Echidna, short-beaked | Tachyglossus aculeatus | Tachglossidae Length :30-45 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-8 kg | Australia Tasmania Southeastern New Guinea |
| Egyptian vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Accipitridae Length :60-70 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-8 kg | Southern Europe Middle East India |
| Eleven-banded armadillo (unidentified) | Cabassous sp. | Dasypodidae Length :300-490 cm Height :250-300 cm Weight :2-6.4 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Egret, cattle | Bubulcus ibis | Ardeidae Length :50 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-8 kg | Africa Asia North America South America Australia |
| Egret, great | Casmerodius albus | Ardeidae Length :65-72 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-8 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia Southern Europe Middle East Northern Africa |
| Egyptian goose | Alopochen aegyptiacus | Anatidae Length :63-73 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-8 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Elephant, asian | Elephas maximus bengalensis | Elephantidae Length :550-640 cm Height :250-300 cm Weight :900-3500 kg | Southern Asia |
| Egret, snowy | Egretta thula | Ardeidae Length :51-69 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-8 kg | Central North America South America |
| Egyptian cobra | Naja haje | Viperidae Length :1.5-2.5 m Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3.5-8 kg | Africa Middle East |
| Eastern boa constrictor | Acrantophis madagascariensis | Boidae Length :2.4 m Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :3-6 kg | Madagascar |
| Eurasian beaver | Castor fiber | Castoridae Length :73-130 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :11-30 kg | Southern Europe Southern Asia |
| Emu | Dromaeus novaehollandiae | Dromaiidae Length :20 cm Height :2 m Weight :50 kg | Australia |
| Eland, common | Taurotagus oryx | Bovidae Length :2.1-3.5 m Height :1.3-1.8 m Weight :900 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Eagle, bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Accipitridae Length :89-94 cm Height :1.9-2.3 m at the hump Weight :4.5-6.3 kg | North America |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `F` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Fox, blue | Alopex lagopus | Canidae Length :50-60 cm Height :28 cm Weight :2.5-5 kg | North America Asia Europe |
| Fowl, helmeted guinea | Numida meleagris | Numididae Length :43-73 cm Height :60 cm Weight :20 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Flamingo, lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | Phoenicopteridae Length :80-105 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Africa Middle East |
| Field flicker | Colaptes campestroides | Picidae Length :28-31 cm Height :1 m Weight :.9-1 kg | Central South America |
| Flamingo, roseat | Phoenicopterus ruber | Phoenicopteridae Length :106 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Southern Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa Eastern Africa Madagascar |
| Frilled dragon | Chlamydosaurus kingii | Agamidae Length :45-90 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Northern Australia |
| Fringe-eared oryx | Oryx gazella callotis | Bovidae Length :male: 152-170 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :male: 167-209 kg | Eastern Africa |
| Flicker, field | Colaptes campestroides | Picidae Length :28-31 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Central South America |
| Fox, grey | Vulpes cinereoargenteus | Canidae Length :52-69 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :2.5-7 kg | North America Northern South America |
| Fox, arctic | Alopex lagopus | Canidae Length :50-60 cm Height :28 cm Weight :2.5-5 kg | North America Asia Europe |
| Fox, pampa gray | Pseudalopex gymnocercus | Canidae Length :62 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :4.2-6.5 kg | Southeastern South America |
| Fat-tailed dunnart | Smithopsis crassicaudata | Dasyuridae Length :60-90 mm Height :1 m Weight :10-20 g | Southern Australia Central Australia |
| Flicker, campo | Colaptes campestroides | Picidae Length :28-31 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Central South America |
| Fairy penguin | Eudyptula minor | Spheniscidae Length :38.1-43.1 cm Height :1 m Weight :.65-.9 kg | Australia New Zealand |
| Francolin, coqui | Francolinus coqui | Phasianidae Length :28 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Four-striped grass mouse | Rhabdomys pumilio | Muridae Length :1m Height :60 cm Weight :20 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Fox, crab-eating | Dusicyon thous | Canidae Length :60-70 cm Height :28 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Northern South America |
| Frogmouth, tawny | Podargus strigoides | Podargidae Length :34-48 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :male: 167-209 kg | Australia Tasmania |
| Flamingo, greater | Phoenicopterus ruber | Phoenicopteridae Length :106 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Southern Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa Eastern Africa Madagascar |
| Fork-tailed drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | Dicruridae Length :25 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :.02-1.5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Falcon, prairie | Falco mexicanus | Falconidae Length :40 cm Height :1 m Weight :.65-.9 kg | Central North America |
| Ferret, black-footed | Mustela nigripes | Mustelidae Length :38-45 cm Height :1 m Weight :.9-1 kg | North America |
| Flamingo, chilean | Phoenicopterus chilensis | Phoenicopteridae Length :110 cm Height :1 m Weight :2-5 kg | Southern South America |
| Finch, common melba | Pytilia melba | Estrildidae Length :13 cm Height :1 m Weight :.9-1 kg | Africa |
| Falcon, peregrine | Falco peregrinus | Galconidae Length :38 cm Height :1 m Weight :.65-.9 kg | Nearly worldwide |
| Frilled lizard | Chlamydosaurus kingii | Agamidae Length :45-90 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Northern Australia |
| Fox, bat-eared | Otocyon megalotis | Canidae Length :50-60 cm Height :35-40 cm Weight :3.4-5 kg | Southern Australia Eastern Australia |
| Four-horned antelope | Tetracerus quadricornis | Bovidae Length :1m Height :60 cm Weight :20 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Fox, silver-backed | Vulpes chama | Canidae Length :45-61 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Flying fox (unidentified) | unavailable | Pteropodidae Length :5-40 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :.02-1.5 kg | North America |
| Feral rock pigeon | Columba livia | Columbidae Length :31-34 cm Height :1 m Weight :10-14 g | Europe Northern Africa Middle East |
| Fox, asian red | Vulpes vulpes | Canidae Length :45-84 cm Height :28 cm Weight :4-5 kg | Northern North America Eastern North America Europe Asia |
| Flightless cormorant | Nannopterum harrisi | Phalcrocoracidae Length :91 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Fox, cape | Vulpes chama | Canidae Length :45-61 cm Height :28 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Flycatcher, tyrant | Myiarchus tuberculifer | Tyrannidae Length :13 cm - 15 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | North America |
| Fox, savanna | Dusicyon thous | Canidae Length :60-70 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Northern South America |
| Fisher | Martes pennanti | Mustelidae Length :47-75 cm Height :1 m Weight :2-5 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| Ferruginous hawk | Buteo regalis | Accipitridae Length :57-64 cm Height :1 m Weight :.9-1 kg | Western parts of Central North America |
| Feathertail glider | Acrobates pygmaeus | Burramyidae Length :65-80 mm Height :1 m Weight :10-14 g | Eastern Australia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `G` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Giant armadillo | Priodontes maximus | Dasypodidae Length :75-100 cm Height :80-105 cm Weight :up to 60 kg | Northern South America Central South America |
| Grey fox | Vulpes cinereoargenteus | Canidae Length :52-69 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :2.5-7 kg | North America Northern South America |
| Glossy ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae Length :56-64 cm Height :3.3 m Weight :95-160 g | Eastern North America Southern Central Asia |
| Ground monitor (unidentified) | Varanus sp. | Varanidae Length :20 cm - 3m Height :1.3 m Weight :20 g to 150 kg | Africa, Middle East, Southern Asia, Indonesia, Australia |
| Golden-mantled ground squirrel | Spermophilus lateralis | Sciuridae Length :22-32 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :120-394 g | Western North America |
| Great horned owl | Bubo virginianus | Strigidae Length :46-63.5 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :.9-1.8 kg | North America |
| Greater rhea | Rhea americana | Rheidae Length :152 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :23 kg | Eastern South America |
| Gecko, ring-tailed | Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis | Gekkonidae Length :9.5 cm Height :170-220 cm Weight :700-1000 kg | Northeastern Australia |
| Greater blue-eared starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | Sturnidae Length :22 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :.9-1.8 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Genet, common | Genetta genetta | Viverridae Length :50-60 cm Height :120 cm Weight :2.04 kg | Southwestern Europe Africa Middle East |
| Glider, feathertail | Acrobates pygmaeus | Burramyidae Length :65-80 mm Height :3.3 m Weight :10-14 g | Eastern Australia |
| Gull, herring | unavailable | Laridae Length :58-66 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Northern North America |
| Grenadier, purple | Uraeginthus granatina | Passeridae Length :43-53 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :1 kg | Southern Africa |
| Galapagos hawk | Buteo galapagoensis | Accipitridae Length :53-58 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :3-5 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Gecko, bent-toed | Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis | Gekkonidae Length :9.5 cm Height :170-220 cm Weight :700-1000 kg | Northeastern Australia |
| Galapagos sea lion | Zalophus californicus | Otariidae Length :male: 220 cm, female: 180 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :male: 275 kg, female: 91 kg | Pacific coasts of North America Galapagos Islands |
| Galapagos mockingbird | Nesomimus trifasciatus | Mimidae Length :25 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :60-66 g | Galapagos Islands |
| Gazer, sun | Cordylus giganteus | Cordylidae Length :38 cm Height :170-220 cm Weight :700-1000 kg | Southern Africa |
| Galah | Eolophus roseicapillus | Psittacidae Length :36 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :male: 167-209 kg | Australia |
| Goat, mountain | Oreamnos americanus | Bovidae Length :1.2-1.8 m Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :20-150 kg | Northwestern North America |
| Grenadier, common | Uraeginthus granatina | Passeridae Length :43-53 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :1 kg | Southern Africa |
| Gull, southern black-backed | Larus dominicanus | Laridae Length :55 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :.9-1.1 kg | South America Northern Australia Northern Antarctica Southern Africa |
| Gecko, barking | Phylurus milli | Gekkonidae Length :9.5 cm Height :170-220 cm Weight :700-1000 kg | Australia |
| Goose, snow | Anser caerulescens | Anatidae Length :65-84 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Northern North America |
| Gemsbok | Oryx gazella | Bovidae Length :153-170 cm Height :120 cm Weight :162-200 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| Greater flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Phoenicopteridae Length :106 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Southern Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa Eastern Africa Madagascar |
| Grebe, little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Podicipedidae Length :25 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :.2-.7 kg | Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa |
| Goose, andean | Chloephaga melanoptera | Anatidae Length :135-150 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :120-394 g | Eastern parts of Central South America |
| Gerenuk | Litrocranius walleri | Bovidae Length :140-160 cm Height :80-105 cm Weight :29-52 kg | Eastern Africa |
| Goose, cereopsis | Cereopsis novaehollandiae | Anatidae Length :75-100 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :.95-9.0 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Gaur | Bos frontalis | Bovidae Length :250-330 cm Height :170-220 cm Weight :700-1000 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Great skua | Catharacta skua | Stercoraridae Length :51-66 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :.9-1.8 kg | Winters in Western Atlantic. Breeds in Northern Atlantic islands New Zealand Antarctica Sub-Antarctic islands Southern South America |
| Great kiskadee | Pitangus sulphuratus | Tyrannidae Length :46-63.5 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :.9-1.8 kg | Southern North America Eastern South America |
| Griffon vulture | Gyps fulvus | Falconidae Length :95-105 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :100-260 g | Southern Europe Southern Asia Northern Africa Middle East |
| Galapagos penguin | Spheniscus mendiculus | Spheniscidae Length :25 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :60-66 g | Galapagos Islands |
| Giant otter | Pteronura brasiliensis | Mustelidae Length :96-123 cm Height :80-105 cm Weight :22-32 kg | Northern South America Central South America |
| Giant girdled lizard | Cordylus giganteus | Cordylidae Length :38 cm Height :80-105 cm Weight :up to 60 kg | Southern Africa |
| Greylag goose | Anser anser | Anatidae Length :75-90 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :100-260 g | Northern Europe Western Europe Central Asia Southern Asia |
| Grison | Galictis vittata | Mustelidae Length :47-55 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :1.4-3.2 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Gnu, brindled | Connochaetus taurinus | Bovidae Length :1.7-2.4 m Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :male: 230 kg, female: 160 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Great cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae Length :90 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :23 kg | Europe Asia Southern New Guinea Australia New Zealand Africa |
| Grouse, sage | Centrocercus urophasianus | Phasianidae Length :56 cm Height :1.3 m Weight :2.3-4.5 kg | Western parts of Central North America |
| Gulls (unidentified) | Larus sp. | Laridae Length :55 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :.9-1.1 kg | Worldwide |
| Greater roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | Cuculidae Length :50-60 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :.2-.7 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Godwit, hudsonian | Limosa haemastica | Scolopacidae Length :33 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :20-150 kg | Northern North America Central North America Southern South America |
| Gray rhea | Rhea americana | Rheidae Length :152 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :23 kg | Eastern South America |
| Goanna lizard | Varanus sp. | Varanidae Length :20-300 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :20-150 kg | Africa, Southern Asia, Australia |
| Green-winged macaw | Ara chloroptera | Psittacidae Length :90 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :.2-.7 kg | Eastern South America |
| Gorilla, western lowland | Gorilla gorilla | Pongidae Length :65-84 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :90-180 kg | Central Africa |
| Glossy starling (unidentified) | Lamprotornis sp. | Sturnidae Length :56-64 cm Height :3.3 m Weight :95-160 g | Africa |
| Great white pelican | Pelecans onocratalus | Pelecanidae Length :140-175 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :.9-1.8 kg | Africa Southeastern Europe Asia |
| Gray heron | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae Length :90-98 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :90-180 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia |
| Green heron | Butorides striatus | Ardeidae Length :43-55 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :.2-.7 kg | Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa |
| Golden jackal | Canis aureus | Canidae Length :60-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Northern Africa Eastern Africa Southeastern Europe Southern Asia |
| Glider, sugar | Petaurus breviceps | Petauridae Length :160-210 mm Height :3.3 m Weight :95-160 g | Northern Australia Eastern Australia Southeastern Australia |
| Gull, dusky | Larus fuliginosus | Laridae Length :45-70 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Giant anteater | Myrmecophaga tridactyla | Myrmecophagidae Length :1-1.2 m Height :80-105 cm Weight :29-52 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Guerza | Colobus guerza | Cercopithecidae Length :45-70 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Central Africa |
| Glider, squirrel | Petaurus norfolcensis | Sciuridae Length :180-230 mm Height :3.3 m Weight :190-300 g | Eastern Australia |
| Goldeneye, barrows | Bucephala clangula | Anatidae Length :22-32 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :120-394 g | North America Central portions of Northern Europe Central portions of Asia |
| Gila monster | Heloderma horridum | Helodermatidae Length :up to 80 cm Height :80-105 cm Weight :22-32 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Gull, swallow-tail | Creagrus furcatus | Laridae Length :55 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :.9-1.1 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Goose, canada | Branta canadensis | Anatidae Length :56-110 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :.95-9.0 kg | North America |
| Gray langur | Semnopithecus entellus | Cercopithecidae Length :41-78 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Southern Asia |
| Gelada baboon | Theropithecus gelada | Cercopithecidae Length :50-74 cm Height :170-220 cm Weight :14-21 kg | Northeastern Africa |
| Golden brush-tailed possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | Phalangeridae Length :35-55 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :1.2-4.5 kg | Northern Australia Eastern Australia Central Australia New Zealand |
| Grey lourie | Lorythaixoides concolor | Musophagidae Length :50.8 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :2.5-7 kg | Southern Africa |
| Great egret | Casmerodius albus | Ardeidae Length :65-72 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :23 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia Southern Europe Middle East Northern Africa |
| Galapagos albatross | Diomedea irrorata | Procellariidae Length :36 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :3-5 kg | Central parts of Western South America |
| Giant heron | Ardea golieth | Ardeidae Length :135-150 cm Height :80-105 cm Weight :up to 60 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia Africa Middle East |
| Goose, egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiacus | Anatidae Length :63-73 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :.95-9.0 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Goldeneye, common | Bucephala clangula | Anatidae Length :22-32 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :120-394 g | North America Central portions of Northern Europe Central portions of Asia |
| Greater adjutant stork | Leptoptilus dubius | Ciconiidae Length :120-150 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :.9-1.8 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Galapagos tortoise | Geochelone elephantopus | Testudinidae Length :182 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :227 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Grey heron | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae Length :90-98 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :2.5-7 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia |
| Grouse, greater sage | Centrocercus urophasianus | Phasianidae Length :56 cm Height :1.3 m Weight :2.3-4.5 kg | Western parts of Central North America |
| Guanaco | Lama guanicoe | Camelidae Length :176-202 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :120 kg | Central South America |
| Gull, silver | Larus novaehollandiae | Laridae Length :43 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :.9-1.1 kg | Australia Tasmania |
| Groundhog | Marmota monax | Sciuridae Length :40-50 cm Height :1.3 m Weight :2.3-4.5 kg | Northern North America Eastern Central North America |
| Goose, greylag | Anser anser | Anatidae Length :75-90 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :.95-9.0 kg | Northern Europe Western Europe Central Asia Southern Asia |
| Ground legaan | Varanus sp. | Varanidae Length :20 cm - 3m Height :1.3 m Weight :20 g to 150 kg | Africa, Middle East, Southern Asia, Indonesia, Australia |
| Goose, spur-winged | Plectopterus gambensis | Anatidae Length :65-84 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :4-9 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Galapagos dove | Zenaida galapagoensis | Columbidae Length :19-23 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :3-5 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Green-backed heron | Butorides striatus | Ardeidae Length :43-55 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :.2-.7 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Gull, kelp | Larus dominicanus | Laridae Length :55 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | South America Northern Australia Northern Antarctica Southern Africa |
| Grey-footed squirrel | Paraxerus cepapi | Sciuridae Length :13-19 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :100-260 g | Southern Africa |
| Genet, small-spotted | Genetta genetta | Viverridae Length :50-60 cm Height :120 cm Weight :2.04 kg | Southwestern Europe Africa Middle East |
| Green vine snake | Oxybelis fulgidus | Colubridae Length :150 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :.2-.7 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Gull, lava | Larus fuliginosus | Laridae Length :55 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Goliath heron | Ardea golieth | Ardeidae Length :135-150 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :120-394 g | Southern parts of Central Asia Africa Middle East |
| Gull, pacific | Gabianus pacificus | Laridae Length :58-66 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :.9-1.1 kg | Southern Australia |
| Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Accipitridae Length :81 cm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :3-6 kg | Western parts of Central North America Europe Western Asia and Central Asia |
| Greater sage grouse | Centrocercus urophasianus | Phasianidae Length :56 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :.2-.7 kg | Western parts of Central North America |
| Gerbil (unidentified) | Gerbillus sp. | Gerbillinae Length :50-60 cm Height :120 cm Weight :2.04 kg | Northern Africa Middle East Iran Afghanistan Western India |
| Green-winged trumpeter | Psophia viridis | Psophiidae Length :43-53 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :1 kg | Central South America |
| Gecko (unidentified) | unavailable | Gekkonidae Length :5-40 cm Height :170-220 cm Weight :700-1000 kg | Tropics and warm temperate regions |
| Grey phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Scolopacidae Length :20-23 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :50-90 g | Northern North America Arctic islands Western Africa Southwestern South America |
| Greater kudu | Tragelaphus strepsiceros | Bovidae Length :135 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :215-315 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Gecko, tokay | Gekko gecko | Gekkonidae Length :28 cm Height :170-220 cm Weight :700-1000 kg | Asia |
| Giraffe | Giraffe camelopardalis | Giraffidae Length :3.8-4.7 m Height :3.3 m Weight :550-1930 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Grey mouse lemur | Microcebus murinus | Cheiogaleidae Length :12-14 cm Height :30-41 cm Weight :50-90 g | Western Madagascar |
| Grizzly bear | Ursus arctos | Ursidae Length :1.8-2.13 m Height :1.3 m Weight :147-680 kg | North America Central Europe Western Europe Russia |
| Gray duiker | Sylvicapra grimma | Bovidae Length :80-115 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :90-180 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `H` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Heron, green-backed | Butorides striatus | Ardeidae Length :43-55 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia |
| Hawk, red-tailed | Buteo jamaicensis | Accipitridae Length :46 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :120-150 kg | North America |
| Hare, arctic | Lepus arcticus | Leporida Length :152-182 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :3.2-5.4 kg | North America |
| Heron, yellow-crowned night | Nyctanassa violacea | Ardeidae Length :56-69 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Southeast United States Central America West Indies Northern South America Central South Americal |
| Hawk, ferruginous | Buteo regalis | Accipitridae Length :57-64 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :120-150 kg | Western parts of Central North America |
| Huron | Galictis vittata | Mustelidae Length :47-55 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :1.4-3.2 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Heron, goliath | Ardea golieth | Ardeidae Length :135-150 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia Africa Middle East |
| Heron, little | Butorides striatus | Ardeidae Length :43-55 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia |
| Harbor seal | Phoca vitulina | Phocidae Length :152-182 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :113 kg | Europe Northern North America Western North America |
| Hippopotamus | Hippopotamus amphibius | Hippopotamidae Length :58-66 cm Height :139-160 cm Weight :1136-2636 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Hudsonian godwit | Limosa haemastica | Scolopacidae Length :33 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :.5 kg | Northern North America Central North America Southern South America |
| Hanuman langur | Semnopithecus entellus | Cercopithecidae Length :41-78 cm Height :110-115 cm Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Southern Asia |
| Horned puffin | Fratercula corniculata | Alcidae Length :16-17 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Northern North America |
| Heron, black-crowned night | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae Length :58-65 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :190-274 g | Europe Africa Middle East |
| Heron, giant | Ardea golieth | Ardeidae Length :135-150 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia Africa Middle East |
| Hornbill, yellow-billed | Tockus flavirostris | Bucerotidae Length :50 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Southern Africa |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | Ploceidae Length :14.5 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :.5 kg | Europe Asia Northern Africa |
| Heron, grey | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae Length :90-98 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia |
| Hoary marmot | Marmota caligata | Sciuridae Length :62-82 cm Height :139-160 cm Weight :4-9 kg | Northwestern North America |
| Hyena, striped | Hyaena hyaena | Hyaenidae Length :99-122 cm Height :70-90 cm Weight :30-40 kg | Central Africa Middle East Southwestern Asia |
| Heron, striated | Butorides striatus | Ardeidae Length :43-55 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia |
| Helmeted guinea fowl | Numida meleagris | Numididae Length :43-73 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :190-274 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Hawk-eagle, crowned | Spizaetus coronatus | Accipitridae Length :90 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :120-150 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Heron, green | Butorides striatus | Ardeidae Length :43-55 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia |
| Heron, gray | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae Length :90-98 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Europe Africa Western Asia |
| Hyena, brown | Hyaena brunnea | Hyaenidae Length :1.1-1.2 m Height :65-85 cm Weight :35-50 kg | Southern Africa |
| Hen, sage | Centrocercus urophasianus | Phasianidae Length :56 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :190-274 g | Western parts of Central North America |
| Hyrax | Dendrohyrax brucel | Procaviidae Length :99-122 cm Height :70-90 cm Weight :30-40 kg | Africa Middle East |
| Honey badger | Mellivora capensis | Mustelidae Length :60-102 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :5.5-14 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East India |
| House crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Corvidae Length :43-53 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :.5 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Hyena, spotted | Crocuta crocuta | Hyaenidae Length :120-140 cm Height :70-90 cm Weight :50-80 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Hawk-headed parrot | Deroptyus accipitrinus | Psittacidae Length :35 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :190-274 g | Northern South America |
| Hoopoe, eurasian | Upupa epops | Upipidae Length :26-30 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :5.5-14 kg | Northwestern Africa Europe Asia |
| Hornbill, red-billed | Tockus erythrorhyncus | Bucerotidae Length :46 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :5.5-14 kg | Western Africa Eastern Africa Southeastern Africa |
| Hawk, galapagos | Buteo galapagoensis | Accipitridae Length :53-58 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :120-150 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Heron, boat-billed | Cochlearius cochlearius | Ardeidae Length :60 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Hartebeest, red | Alcelaphus buselaphus caama | Bovidae Length :2.1 m Height :1.2 m Weight :120-150 kg | Eastern Africa |
| Horned lark | Eremophila alpestris | Alavididae Length :16-17 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :3-4 kg | North America Northern Africa Asia Europe |
| Herring gull | unavailable | Laridae Length :58-66 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :.59 kg | Northern North America |
| Hottentot teal | Anas punctata | Anatidae Length :46-81 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :.2 kg | Southeastern Africa |
| Hummingbird (unidentified) | unavailable | Trochilidae Length :33 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :.5 kg | North America South America |
| Horned rattlesnake | Crotalus cerastes | Viperidae Length :46-81 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Hornbill, southern ground | Bucorvus leadbeateri | Bucorvidae Length :90-100 cm Height :23-30 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Sub-equatorial Africa |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `I` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Ibis, puna | Plegadis ridgwayi | Thresionrnthidae Length :56-64 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Central South America |
| Indian peacock | Pavo cristatus | Phasianidae Length :86-120 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :28-90 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Iguana, marine | Amblyrhynchus cristatus | Iguanidae Length :1 m (including the tail) Height :61 cm Weight :13 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Impala | Aepyceros mylampus | Bovidae Length :128-142 cm Height :86-91 cm Weight :45-80 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Indian jackal | Canis aureus | Canidae Length :60-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Northern Africa Eastern Africa Southeastern Europe Southern Asia |
| Indian tree pie | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Corvidae Length :46-50 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :13-27 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Ibex | Capra ibex | Bovidae Length :115-170 cm Height :65-105 cm Weight :30-100 kg | Central Europe Southeastern Asia Northern Africa Middle East |
| Indian mynah | Acridotheres tristis | Sturnidae Length :25 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :28-90 kg | Middle East Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Indian star tortoise | Geochelone elegans | Testudinidae Length :25 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :13-27 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Indian giant squirrel | Ratufa indica | Sciuridae Length :35-40 cm Height :86-91 cm Weight :45-80 kg | Southern Central Asia Northern Africa |
| Ibis, sacred | Threskionis aethiopicus | Threskiornithidae Length :56-64 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Iguana, common green | Iguana iguana | Iguanidae Length :up to 182 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Insect, stick | Leprocaulinus vipera | Phasmatidae Length :5-30 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :13-27 kg | Africa Asia South America North America Australia Europe |
| Indian red admiral | Vanessa indica | Nymphalidae Length :wingspan 55-65 mm Height :38-50 cm Weight :13-27 kg | Canary Islands and MadeiraIndia, China, Japan, Korea |
| Indian porcupine | Hystrix indica | Hystricidae Length :60-83 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :13-27 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Iguana, land | Conolophus subcristatus | Tuatara Length :1 m (including the tail) Height :61 cm Weight :13 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Indian leopard | Panthera pardus | Felidae Length :104-190 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :28-90 kg | Central Africa Southern Asia Middle East |
| Ibis, glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae Length :56-64 cm Height :65-105 cm Weight :30-100 kg | Eastern North America Southern Central Asia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `J` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Jacana, african | Actophilornis africanus | Jacanidae Length :30 cm Height :152 cm Weight :13-27 kg | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Jackal, black-backed | Canis mesomelas | Canidae Length :65-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Jackal, golden | Canis aureus | Canidae Length :60-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Northern Africa Eastern Africa Southeastern Europe Southern Asia |
| Jackal, indian | Canis aureus | Canidae Length :60-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Northern Africa Eastern Africa Southeastern Europe Southern Asia |
| Jaguarundi | Felis yagouaroundi | Felidae Length :55-67 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :5.5-10 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Jabiru stork | Ephippiorhynchus mycteria | Ciconiidae Length :145 cm Height :152 cm Weight :13-27 kg | Southern North America Eastern South America |
| Javan gold-spotted mongoose | Herpestes javanicus | Viverridae Length :39 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Asia |
| Jaguar | Panthera onca | Felidae Length :55-67 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :5.5-10 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Japanese macaque | Macaca fuscata | Cercopithecidae Length :47-60 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :8-18 kg | Japan |
| Jackal, asiatic | Canis aureus | Canidae Length :60-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Northern Africa Eastern Africa Southeastern Europe Southern Asia |
| Jungle cat | Felis chaus | Felidae Length :50-75 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :4-16 kg | Northeastern Africa Southern Asia |
| Jackal, silver-backed | Canis mesomelas | Canidae Length :65-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Jungle kangaroo | Macropus agilis | Macropodidae Length :male: 715-850 mm, female: 593-722 mm Height :35-38 cm Weight :male: 16-27 kg, female: 9-15 kg | Australia |
| Jaeger, long-tailed | Stercorarius longicausus | Laridae Length :50-58 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :1.3-5 kg | Breeds in Northern North America winters on coasts of Southern North America and South America |
| Jackrabbit, white-tailed | Lepus townsendii | Leporidae Length :40-76 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :1.3-5 kg | North America |
| Javanese cormorant | Phalacrocorax niger | Phalacrocoracidae Length :51 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Central Asia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `K` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Klipspringer | Oreotragus oreotragus | Bovidae Length :60-72 cm Height :44-53 cm Weight :10-50 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Kangaroo, jungle | Macropus agilis | Macropodidae Length :male: 715-850 mm, female: 593-722 mm Height :180-210 cm Weight :male: 16-27 kg, female: 9-15 kg | Australia |
| Kongoni | Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii | Bovidae Length :2.1 m Height :1.2 m Weight :120-150 kg | Eastern Africa |
| Kangaroo, red | Macropus rufus | Macropodidae Length :.75-1.4 m Height :180-210 cm Weight :17-85 kg | Central Australia Western Australia |
| Kingfisher, malachite | Corythornis cristata | Alcedinidae Length :14 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :18 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Kangaroo, black-faced | Macropus fuliginosus | Macropodidae Length :males: 1.2 m, females: 0.9 m Height :180-210 cm Weight :male: 54 kg, female: 28 kg | Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Kinkajou | Potos flavus | Procyonidae Length :41-57 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :1.4-2.7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Kookaburra, laughing | Dacelo novaeguineae | Alcedinidae Length :2.1 m Height :1.2 m Weight :120-150 kg | Eastern Australia Southwestern Australia |
| Kangaroo, western grey | Macropus fuliginosus | Macropodidae Length :males: 1.2 m, females: 0.9 m Height :180-210 cm Weight :male: 54 kg, female: 28 kg | Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Kalahari scrub robin | Certotrichas paena | Turdidae Length :16 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :61-128 kg | Southern Africa |
| Koala | Phascolarctos cinereus | Phascolarctidae Length :60-85 cm (largest in southern regions) Height :44-53 cm Weight :5-12 kg | Eastern Australia |
| Kingfisher, white-throated | Halcyon smyrnesis | Alcedinidae Length :26-28 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :18 g | Middle East Southern Asia |
| King cormorant | Phalacrocorax albiventer | Phalacrocoracidae Length :5-8 m Height :180-210 cm Weight :1300-5400 kg | Southern Europe Central Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Central North America |
| Kori bustard | Choriotis kori | Otididae Length :2.1 m Height :1.2 m Weight :22.7 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Kelp gull | Larus dominicanus | Laridae Length :55 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :male: 54 kg, female: 28 kg | South America Northern Australia Northern Antarctica Southern Africa |
| Kangaroo, brush-tailed rat | Bettongia penicillata | Potoroidae Length :30-38 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Australia |
| Kafue flats lechwe | Kobus leche robertsi | Bovidae Length :1.3-1.7 m Height :90-112 cm Weight :61-128 kg | Southern Central Africa |
| Kite, black | Milvus migrans | Accipitridae Length :47-55 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :1.4-2.7 kg | Northwestern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Europe |
| Kaffir cat | Felis silvestris lybica | Felidae Length :55-65 cm Height :35-38 cm Weight :5-6 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Central Africa Southern Europe Middle East |
| Kingfisher, pied | Ceryle rudis | Alcedinidae Length :24-26 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :18 g | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East |
| Kudu, greater | Tragelaphus strepsiceros | Bovidae Length :135 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :215-315 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Kangaroo, eastern grey | Macropus giganteus | Macropodidae Length :95.8-230 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :3.5-66 kg | Eastern Australia Tasmania |
| Killer whale | Orcinus orca | Delphinidae Length :5-8 m Height :180-210 cm Weight :1300-5400 kg | All oceans, biggest populations are found in Arctic and Antarctic Oceans |
| Kiskadee, great | Pitangus sulphuratus | Tyrannidae Length :41-57 cm Height :180-210 cm Weight :1.4-2.7 kg | Southern North America Eastern South America |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `L` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Loris, slender | Loris tardigratus | Lorisidae Length :18-26 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :300 g | Southern Central Asia |
| Lesser mouse lemur | Microcebus murinus | Cheiogaleidae Length :12-14 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :50-90 g | Western Madagascar |
| Lorikeet, scaly-breasted | Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus | Loridae Length :24 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :3.5-7 kg | Eastern Australia |
| Long-billed corella | Cacatua tenuirostris | Cacatuidae Length :38-41 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :130-155 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Long-tailed spotted cat | Felis wiedi or Leopardus weidi | Felidae Length :70-75 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :3.5-7 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Lizard, blue-tongued | Tiliqua scincoides | Scinidae Length :30 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Eastern Australia Northern Australia |
| Long-crested hawk eagle | Lophoaetus occipitalis | Accipitridae Length :50-60 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :130-155 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Lion, galapagos sea | Zalophus californicus | Otariidae Length :male: 220 cm, female: 180 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :male: 275 kg, female: 91 kg | Pacific coasts of North America Galapagos Islands |
| Little brown bat | Myotis lucifugus | Vespertilionidae Length :4 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | North America |
| Lizard, desert spiny | Sceloporus magister | Iguanidae Length :22-35 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Southern North America |
| Lizard, giant girdled | Cordylus giganteus | Cordylidae Length :38 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Southern Africa |
| Llama | Lama glama | Camelidae Length :1.2-2.25 m Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :130-155 kg | Western South America Southern South America |
| Lava gull | Larus fuliginosus | Laridae Length :27 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :1.2 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Least chipmunk | Eutamias minimus | Sciuridae Length :185-222 mm Height :1.2 m Weight :42-53 g | Western North America |
| Lesser masked weaver | Ploceus intermedius | Ploceidae Length :14 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :28-90 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Long-finned pilot whale | Globicephala melas | Delphinidae Length :5.5-6.3 m Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :1800-3500 kg | Northern Atlantic Ocean Temperate southern oceans |
| Lion, mountain | Felis concolor | Felidae Length :99-160 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :67-103 kg | Western North America Southern North America South America |
| Lion, australian sea | Neophoca cinerea | Otariidae Length :male: 2-2.5 m, female: 1.3-1.8 m Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :male: 250-300 kg, female: 61-104 kg | Australia |
| Lemur, ring-tailed | Lemur catta | Lemuridae Length :39-46 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :2.3-3.5 kg | Madagascar |
| Lizard, frilled | Chlamydosaurus kingii | Agamidae Length :45-90 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Northern Australia |
| Lesser flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Phoenicopteridae Length :80-105 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :28-90 kg | Africa Middle East |
| Lark, horned | Eremophila alpestris | Alavididae Length :16-17 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :1.2 kg | North America Northern Africa Asia Europe |
| Lion, african | Panthera leo | Felidae Length :Male: 172-250 cm, Female: 158-192 cm Height :100-128 cm Weight :Male: 150-260 kg, Female: 122-182 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Lily trotter | Actophilornis africanus | Jacanidae Length :30 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :105 g | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Lion, california sea | Zalophus californicus | Otariidae Length :male: 220 cm, female: 180 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :male: 275 kg, female: 91 kg | Pacific coasts of North America Galapagos Islands |
| Lemur, grey mouse | Microcebus murinus | Cheiogaleidae Length :12-14 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :50-90 g | Western Madagascar |
| Lechwe, kafue flats | Kobus leche robertsi | Bovidae Length :1.3-1.7 m Height :90-112 cm Weight :61-128 kg | Southern Central Africa |
| Long-tailed skua | Stercorarius longicausus | Laridae Length :50-58 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :850-1100 g | Breeds in Northern North America winters on coasts of Southern North America and South America |
| Land iguana | Conolophus subcristatus | Tuatara Length :1 m (including the tail) Height :1.2 m Weight :13 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Large cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae Length :90 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Europe Asia Southern New Guinea Australia New Zealand Africa |
| Lapwing (unidentified) | Vanellus sp. | Scolopacidae Length :95-105 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Europe Asia Africa South America Australia |
| Lizard, collared | Crotaphytus collaris | Iguanidae Length :20-35.5 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Southwestern North America |
| Lemur, brown | Lemur fulvus | Lemuridae Length :43-50 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :2.1-4.2 kg | Madagascar |
| Lemur, lesser mouse | Microcebus murinus | Cheiogaleidae Length :12-14 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :50-90 g | Western Madagascar |
| Lilac-breasted roller | Coracias caudata | Coraciidae Length :28-38 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :105 g | Southern Africa |
| Lion, steller sea | Eumetopias jubatus | Otariidae Length :male: 287 cm, female: 240 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :male: 1000 kg, female: 273 kg | Northeastern Asia |
| Lion, southern sea | Otaria flavescens | Otariidae Length :male: 256 cm; female: 200 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :male: 300-340 kg; female: 144 kg | Eastern Southern coast of South America |
| Langur, hanuman | Semnopithecus entellus | Cercopithecidae Length :41-78 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Southern Asia |
| Laughing kookaburra | Dacelo novaeguineae | Alcedinidae Length :27 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :1.2 kg | Eastern Australia Southwestern Australia |
| Langur, common | Semnopithecus entellus | Cercopithecidae Length :41-78 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Southern Asia |
| Lynx, african | Felis caracal | Felidae Length :55-75 cm Height :43 cm Weight :16-23 kg | Africa Asia |
| Lemming, arctic | Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | Muridae Length :3 m Height :90-112 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Northern Europe Northern Asia Northern North America |
| Little brown dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | Columbidae Length :27 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Southern Central Asia |
| Long-nosed bandicoot | Perameles nasuta | Peramelidae Length :310-425 mm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :850-1100 g | Eastern Australia |
| Lemming, collared | Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | Muridae Length :3 m Height :90-112 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Northern Europe Northern Asia Northern North America |
| Lion, asian | Panthera leo persica | Felidae Length :Male: 2.6-3.3 m; female: 2.4-2.7 m Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :Male: 150-240 kg; female: 122-182 kg | Northwestern India |
| Little heron | Butorides striatus | Ardeidae Length :43-55 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa |
| Long-tailed jaeger | Stercorarius longicausus | Laridae Length :50-58 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :850-1100 g | Breeds in Northern North America winters on coasts of Southern North America and South America |
| Langur, gray | Semnopithecus entellus | Cercopithecidae Length :41-78 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Southern Asia |
| Lourie, grey | Lorythaixoides concolor | Musophagidae Length :50.8 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :300 g | Southern Africa |
| Long-billed cockatoo | Cacatua tenuirostris | Cacatuidae Length :38-41 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :130-155 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Lizard, mexican beaded | Heloderma horridum | Helodermatidae Length :up to 80 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :20-150 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Lapwing, southern | Vanellus chilensis | Scolopacidae Length :35 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | South America |
| Legaan, ground | Varanus sp. | Varanidae Length :20 cm - 3m Height :90-112 cm Weight :20 g to 150 kg | Africa, Middle East, Southern Asia, Indonesia, Australia |
| Legaan, water | Varanus salvator | Varanidae Length :3 m Height :90-112 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Lappet-faced vulture | Aegypius tracheliotus | Accipitridae Length :95-105 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :5.4-23.6 kg | Northern Africa Middle East Southern Central Africa |
| Lesser double-collared sunbird | Nectarinia chalybea | Nectariniidae Length :11 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :28-90 kg | Southern Africa |
| Lizard, goanna | Varanus sp. | Varanidae Length :20-300 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :20-150 kg | Africa, Southern Asia, Australia |
| Long-necked turtle | Chelodina longicollis | Chelidae Length :20 cm (carapace length) Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :1800-3500 kg | Southeastern Australia Eastern Australia |
| Little grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Podicipedidae Length :25 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa |
| Little blue penguin | Eudyptula minor | Spheniscidae Length :38.1-43.1 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :.65-.9 kg | Australia New Zealand |
| Laughing dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | Columbidae Length :27 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :1.2 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Large-eared bushbaby | Galago crassicaudataus | Galago Length :76 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :1.2 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Lory, rainbow | Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus | Psittacidae Length :26 cm Height :1.1-1.2 m Weight :300 g | Eastern Australia Northern Australia Tasmania Bali to New Hebrides |
| Leopard, indian | Panthera pardus | Felidae Length :104-190 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :28-90 kg | Central Africa Southern Asia Middle East |
| Lemur, sportive | Lepilemur rufescens | Lepilemuridae Length :24-30 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :.5-1 kg | Madagascar |
| Leopard | Panthera pardus | Felidae Length :104-190 cm Height :90-112 cm Weight :28-90 kg | Central Africa Southern Asia Middle East |
| Little cormorant | Phalacrocorax niger | Phalacrocoracidae Length :51 cm Height :Male: 1.2 m; female: 1.1 m Weight :5-14 g | Southern Central Asia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `M` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Moccasin, water | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Croalidae Length :50-190 cm Height :66-81 cm Weight :23-41 kg | Southern North America Southeastern North America |
| Monkey, black spider | Ateles paniscus | Cebidae Length :40-53 cm Height :22 cm Weight :8.6 kg | Northwestern South America |
| Monkey, bleeding heart | Theropithecus gelada | Cercopithecidae Length :50-74 cm Height :22 cm Weight :14-21 kg | Northeastern Africa |
| Mouse, four-striped grass | Rhabdomys pumilio | Muridae Length :30 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :67-103 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Mongoose, javan gold-spotted | Herpestes javanicus | Viverridae Length :39 cm Height :66-81 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Asia |
| Magpie, black-backed | Gymnorhina tibicen | Cracticidae Length :36-44 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Australia |
| Manatee | Trichechus inunguis | Trichechidae Length :2.5-3 m Height :60 cm Weight :300-500 kg | Central South America |
| Macaque, japanese | Macaca fuscata | Cercopithecidae Length :47-60 cm Height :43 cm Weight :8-18 kg | Japan |
| Mandras tree shrew | Anathana ellioti | Tupaiidae Length :16-18 cm Height :60 cm Weight :300-500 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Monitor, water | Varanus salvator | Varanidae Length :3 m Height :22 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Marshbird, brown and yellow | Pseudoleistes virescens | Icteridae Length :23.5 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Southeastern South America |
| Monkey, red howler | Alouatta seniculus | Cebidae Length :46-72 cm Height :22 cm Weight :4.5-6.5 kg | Northern South America |
| Magnificent frigate bird | Fregata magnificans | Fregatidae Length :89 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Coast of North America Coast of South America |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae Length :45-68 cm Height :43 cm Weight :18 g | North America |
| Masked booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae Length :74-86 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :.5-1.5 kg | North America South America |
| Mountain duck | Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus | Anatidae Length :110-145 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :36-87 kg | New Zealand |
| Macaw, blue and gold | Ara ararauna | Psittacidae Length :86 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Malagasy ground boa | Acrantophis madagascariensis | Boidae Length :2.4 m Height :43 cm Weight :18 g | Madagascar |
| Moose | Alces alces | Cervidae Length :47 cm Height :168-230 cm Weight :400-800 kg | Northern Europe Southeastern Asia Northern North America |
| Macaque, rhesus | Macaca mulatta | Cercopithecidae Length :47-64 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Southern Asia Southeastern Asia |
| Moorhen, purple | Porphyrio porphyrio | Rallidae Length :47 cm Height :22 cm Weight :1 kg | Europe Asia Africa Australia New Zealand |
| Mongoose, eastern dwarf | Helogale undulata | Viverridae Length :24 cm Height :66-81 cm Weight :320 g | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Mara | Dolichitus patagonum | Caviidae Length :75 cm Height :60 cm Weight :8 kg | Southwestern South America |
| Magistrate black colobus | Colobus guerza | Cercopithecidae Length :45-70 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Central Africa |
| Mexican boa | Boa constrictor mexicana | Boidae Length :122-152 cm Height :22 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern North America |
| Monitor lizard (unidentified) | Varanus sp. | Varanidae Length :20-300 cm Height :22 cm Weight :20-150 kg | Africa, Southern Asia, Australia |
| Macaw, green-winged | Ara chloroptera | Psittacidae Length :90 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Eastern South America |
| Macaw, blue and yellow | Ara ararauna | Psittacidae Length :86 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Mockingbird, galapagos | Nesomimus trifasciatus | Mimidae Length :25 cm Height :66-81 cm Weight :60-66 g | Galapagos Islands |
| Mule deer | Odocoileus hemionus | Cervidae Length :10 cm Height :102 cm Weight :120 kg | Western North America Southern North America |
| Mocking cliffchat | Thamnolaea cinnmomeiventris | Turdidae Length :22 cm Height :66-81 cm Weight :23-41 kg | Southern Africa |
| Mountain goat | Oreamnos americanus | Bovidae Length :1.2-1.8 m Height :88-100 cm Weight :36-87 kg | Northwestern North America |
| Macaque, pig-tailed | Macaca nemestrina | Cercopithecidae Length :47-60 cm Height :43 cm Weight :4.8-8.3 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Mississippi alligator | Alligator mississippiensis | Alligatoridae Length :3-6 m Height :66-81 cm Weight :23-41 kg | Southern North America |
| Mexican wolf | Canis lupus baileyi | Canidae Length :137-167 cm Height :66-81 cm Weight :23-41 kg | Southern North America |
| Malabar squirrel | Ratufa indica | Sciuridae Length :35-40 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Southern Central Asia Northern Africa |
| Meerkat, red | Cynictis penicillata | Viverridae Length :31 cm Height :22 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Africa |
| Malachite kingfisher | Corythornis cristata | Alcedinidae Length :14 cm Height :43 cm Weight :18 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Marmot, yellow-bellied | Marmota flaviventris | Sciuridae Length :45-57 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Southern Central North America |
| Marabou stork | Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Ciconiidae Length :75 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :8 kg | Africa |
| Macaw, scarlet | Ara macao | Psittacidae Length :85 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Southern North America Northeastern South America |
| Mountain lion | Felis concolor | Felidae Length :99-160 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :67-103 kg | Western North America Southern North America South America |
| Monitor, two-banded | Varanus salvator | Varanidae Length :3 m Height :22 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Mouflon | Ovis musimon | Bovidae Length :110-145 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :36-87 kg | Southern Central Africa |
| Monitor, white-throated | Varanus albigularis | Varanidae Length :100 cm Height :22 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Southern Africa |
| Monkey, rhesus | Macaca mulatta | Cercopithecidae Length :47-64 cm Height :22 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Southern Asia Southeastern Asia |
| Musk ox | Ovibos moschatus | Bovidae Length :180-245 cm (including tail) Height :110-145 cm Weight :350-650 kg | Northern North America |
| Meerkat | Suricata suricatta | Viverridae Length :29 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :.9 kg | Southern Africa |
| Marine iguana | Amblyrhynchus cristatus | Iguanidae Length :70-75 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :3.5-7 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Madagascar hawk owl | Ninox superciliaris | Strigidae Length :23-30 cm Height :43 cm Weight :236 g | Southern Madagascar |
| Malleefowl | Leipoa ocellata | Megapodiidae Length :45-68 cm Height :60 cm Weight :1.5-2 kg | Southern Australia |
| Mynah, indian | Acridotheres tristis | Sturnidae Length :25 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :350-650 kg | Middle East Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Macaw, red and blue | Ara chloroptera | Psittacidae Length :90 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Eastern South America |
| Mongoose, yellow | Cynictis penicillata | Viverridae Length :31 cm Height :22 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Africa |
| Mourning collared dove | Streptopelia decipiens | Columbidae Length :30 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :67-103 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Mexican beaded lizard | Heloderma horridum | Helodermatidae Length :up to 80 cm Height :22 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Malay squirrel (unidentified) | unavailable | Sciuridae Length :2.4 m Height :43 cm Weight :18 g | Madagascar |
| Monster, gila | Heloderma horridum | Helodermatidae Length :up to 80 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Margay | Felis wiedi or Leopardus weidi | Felidae Length :70-75 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :3.5-7 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Magellanic penguin | Spheniscus magellanicus | Spheniscidae Length :70 cm Height :43 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Southern South America |
| Mudskipper (unidentified) | unavailable | Gobiidae Length :10 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :67-103 kg | Western Africa Central Africa Southern Asia Australia |
| Madagascar fruit bat | Pteropus rufus | Pteropodidae Length :170-406 mm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Madagascar |
| Marten, american | Martes americana | Mustelidae Length :30-45 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :.5-1.5 kg | Northern North America |
| Magpie, australian | Gymnorhina tibicen | Cracticidae Length :36-44 cm Height :43 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Australia |
| Marmot, hoary | Marmota caligata | Sciuridae Length :62-82 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :4-9 kg | Northwestern North America |
| Mynah, common | Acridotheres tristis | Sturnidae Length :25 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :350-650 kg | Middle East Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Macaque, bonnet | Macaca radiata | Cercopithecidae Length :35-60 cm Height :43 cm Weight :3.7-6.3 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Mongoose, banded | Mungos mungo | Viverridae Length :30-40 cm Height :66-81 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Eastern Africa |
| Monkey, vervet | Cercopithecus aethiops | Cercopithecidae Length :40-80 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `N` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Nine-banded armadillo | Dasypus novemcinctus | Dasypodidae Length :45-50 cm Height :120-150 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Native cat | Dasyurus viverrinus | Dasyuridae Length :28-45 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :.7-2 kg | Tasmania |
| Nighthawk, common | Chordeiles minor | Caprimulgidae Length :23-25 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :130-170 g | Central North America |
| Northern phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | Scolopacidae Length :18 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :40-48 g | Breeds around the Arctic Circle winters on tropical oceans |
| Neotropic cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | Phalacrocoracidae Length :64 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :130-170 g | Southern North America |
| Netted rock dragon | Ctenophorus ornatus | Agamidae Length :64 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :130-170 g | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| North American beaver | Castor canadensis | Castoridae Length :.7-1.3 m Height :30-60 cm Weight :27 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| Northern elephant seal | Mirounga angustirostris | Phocidae Length :1.8-4.8 m Height :30-60 cm Weight :900-2300 kg | Northeastern rim of Pacific Ocean Coast of Western North America |
| Numbat | Myrmecobius fasciatus | Myrmecobiidae Length :17-27 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :40-48 g | Southwestern Australia |
| North American river otter | Lutra canadensis | Mustelidae Length :66-107 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :4-5 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| Nilgai | Boselaphus tragocamelus | Bovidae Length :2-2.1 m Height :120-150 cm Weight :120-240 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Nubian bee-eater | Merops nubicus | Meropidae Length :36 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :40-48 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Nuthatch, red-breasted | Sitta canadensis | Sittidae Length :11-12 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :40-48 g | North America |
| Nyala | Tragelaphus angasi | Bovidae Length :1.4-2 m Height :30-60 cm Weight :40-48 g | Southern Africa |
| North American red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Canidae Length :45-84 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :4-5 kg | Northern North America Eastern North America Europe Asia |
| Northern fur seal | Callorhinus ursinus | Otariidae Length :1.5-2.1 m Height :30-60 cm Weight :50-270 kg | Northern Pacific Ocean Bering Sea Okhotsk Sea |
| Nelson ground squirrel | Ammospermophilus nelsoni | Sciuridae Length :218-240 mm Height :110-145 cm Weight :130-170 g | North America |
| North American porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Erethizontidae Length :45-55 cm Height :30-60 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Western North America |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `O` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Ostrich | Struthio camelus | Struthionidae Length :56 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :114 kg | Africa |
| Olive baboon | Papio cynocephalus | Cercopithecidae Length :56-79 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapillus | Parulidae Length :14.5 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :22-32 kg | Western Europe Eastern North America |
| Otter, cape clawless | Aonyx capensis | Mustelidae Length :95-100 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :12-21 kg | Southern Africa |
| Ornate rock dragon | Ctenophorus ornatus | Agamidae Length :75-85 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-22 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Ox, musk | Ovibos moschatus | Bovidae Length :180-245 cm (including tail) Height :110-145 cm Weight :350-650 kg | Northern North America |
| Owl, white-browed | Ninox superciliaris | Strigidae Length :23-30 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :236 g | Southern Madagascar |
| Oriental short-clawed otter | Aonyx cinerea | Mustelidae Length :41-64 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-22 kg | Southern Asia |
| Oystercatcher, blackish | Haematopus ater | Charadriidae Length :43 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :350-650 kg | Southern South America Falkland Islands |
| Orca | Orcinus orca | Delphinidae Length :5-8 m Height :42-60 cm Weight :1300-5400 kg | All oceans, biggest populations are found in Arctic and Antarctic Oceans |
| Owl, burrowing | Speotyte cuniculata | Strigidae Length :23-28 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :1.3 kg | North America South America |
| Owl, australian masked | Tyto novaehollandiae | Tytoridae Length :33-46 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :1.3 kg | Northern Australia Eastern Australia Southern Australia Tasmania |
| Oryx, fringe-eared | Oryx gazella callotis | Bovidae Length :male: 152-170 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :male: 167-209 kg | Eastern Africa |
| Otter, small-clawed | Aonyx cinerea | Mustelidae Length :41-64 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :22-32 kg | Southern Asia |
| Owl, great horned | Bubo virginianus | Strigidae Length :46-63.5 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :.9-1.8 kg | North America |
| Oribi | Ourebia ourebi | Bovidae Length :91-107 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-22 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Otter, brazilian | Pteronura brasiliensis | Mustelidae Length :96-123 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :22-32 kg | Northern South America Central South America |
| Oriental white-backed vulture | Gyps bengalensis | Accipitridae Length :75-85 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-22 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Openbill, asian | Anastomus oscitans | Ciconiidae Length :68 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Ocelot | Felis pardalis | Felidae Length :95-130 cm Height :40-50 cm Weight :11-16 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Otter, african clawless | Aonyx capensis | Mustelidae Length :95-100 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :12-21 kg | Southern Africa |
| Openbill stork | Anastomus oscitans | Ciconiidae Length :68 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Old world fruit bat (unidentified) | unavailable | Pteropodidae Length :5-40 cm Height :40-50 cm Weight :.02-1.5 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Otter, giant | Pteronura brasiliensis | Mustelidae Length :96-123 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :22-32 kg | Northern South America Central South America |
| Osprey | Pandon haliaetus | Accipitridae Length :56 cm Height :male: 115-140 cm Weight :male: 167-209 kg | Nearly worldwide |
| Owl, snowy | Nyctea scandiaca | Strigidae Length :52-65 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :1.6-1.7 kg | Northern North America Northern Europe Northern Asia |
| Otter, canadian river | Lutra canadensis | Mustelidae Length :66-107 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :22-32 kg | Northern North America Central North America |
| Otter, oriental short-clawed | Aonyx cinerea | Mustelidae Length :41-64 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :22-32 kg | Southern Asia |
| Oryx, beisa | Oryx gazella | Bovidae Length :153-170 cm Height :120 cm Weight :162-200 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| Owl, madagascar hawk | Ninox superciliaris | Strigidae Length :23-30 cm Height :1.8-2.7 m Weight :236 g | Southern Madagascar |
| Onager | Equus hemionus | Equidae Length :almost 2 m Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Central Asia Southwestern Asia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `P` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Pocket gopher (unidentified) | unavailable | Geomyidae Length :17-18 cm Height :45 cm Weight :235 kg | North America |
| Pied crow | Corvus albus | Corvidae Length :70-75 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1.3-2.5 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Puna ibis | Plegadis ridgwayi | Thresionrnthidae Length :99-160 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Central South America |
| Possum, ring-tailed | Pseudocheirus peregrinus | Pseudocheiridae Length :300-350 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :700-1100 g | Eastern Australia |
| Puku | Kobus vardonii vardoni | Bovidae Length :126-142 cm Height :77-83 cm Weight :62-90 kg | Southern Central Africa |
| Phascogale, brush-tailed | Phascogale tapoatafa | Dasyuridae Length :14.8-26 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :106-311 g | Northern Australia Southwestern Australia Southeastern Australia |
| Pacific gull | Gabianus pacificus | Laridae Length :58-66 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :.9-1.1 kg | Southern Australia |
| Porcupine, indian | Hystrix indica | Hystricidae Length :60-83 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :13-27 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Pied cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | Phalcrocoracidae Length :70-75 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :1.3-2.5 kg | Australia |
| Possum, golden brush-tailed | Trichosurus vulpecula | Phalangeridae Length :35-55 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :1.2-4.5 kg | Northern Australia Eastern Australia Central Australia New Zealand |
| Python (unidentified) | unavailable | Boidae Length :most species around 1 m Height :61 cm Weight :10-14 g | Africa Australia Asia |
| Pied avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Recurvirostridae Length :42-45 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :38-68 g | Europe Africa Western Asia Southern Asia |
| Penguin, fairy | Eudyptula minor | Spheniscidae Length :38.1-43.1 cm Height :44-57.5 cm Weight :.65-.9 kg | Australia New Zealand |
| Python, carpet | Morelia spilotes variegata | Boidae Length :2-3.6 m Height :61 cm Weight :10-14 g | Australia New Guinea |
| Puffin, horned | Fratercula corniculata | Alcidae Length :141 cm Height :87 cm Weight :47-70 kg | Northern North America |
| Pelican, australian | Pelecanus conspicillatus | Pelecanidae Length :160-180 cm Height :44-57.5 cm Weight :4-7.7 kg | Australia |
| Pine snake (unidentified) | Pituophis melanaleucus | Colubridae Length :11-13 cm Height :45 cm Weight :4.8-8.3 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Pale white-eye | Zosterops pallidus | Zosteropidae Length :11 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :male: 3.7-6.8 kg, female: 2.5-4.2 kg | Southern Africa |
| Pale-throated three-toed sloth | Bradypus tridactylus | Bradypodidae Length :50-60 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :male: 3.7-6.8 kg, female: 2.5-4.2 kg | Northeastern South America |
| Porcupine, crested | Hystrix cristata | Hystricidae Length :63-73 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Western Africa Southern Africa |
| Penguin, magellanic | Spheniscus magellanicus | Spheniscidae Length :70 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Southern South America |
| Paca | Agouti paca | Agoutidae Length :60-78 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :6.3-10 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central America |
| Porcupine, prehensile-tailed | Coendou prehensilis | Erethizontidae Length :30-60 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :up to 5 kg | Northeastern South America |
| Porcupine, tree | Coendou prehensilis | Erethizontidae Length :30-60 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :up to 5 kg | Northeastern South America |
| Pintail, bahama | Anas bahamensis | Anatidae Length :48 cm Height :45 cm Weight :140-250 g | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Prairie falcon | Falco mexicanus | Falconidae Length :40 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :1.3 kg | Central North America |
| Pelican, eastern white | Pelecans onocratalus | Pelecanidae Length :140-175 cm Height :44-57.5 cm Weight :4-7.7 kg | Africa Southeastern Europe Asia |
| Partridge, coqui | Francolinus coqui | Phasianidae Length :28 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :190-274 g | Southern Africa |
| Pie, indian tree | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Corvidae Length :46-50 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :38-68 g | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Parrot, hawk-headed | Deroptyus accipitrinus | Psittacidae Length :35 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :190-274 g | Northern South America |
| Paradoxure | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Viverridae Length :54 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :3.4 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Pine siskin | Carduelis pinus | Fringillidae Length :11-13 cm Height :45 cm Weight :4.8-8.3 kg | Central North America |
| Polecat, african | Ictonyx striatus | Mustelidae Length :30-38 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :600-1400 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Pie, rufous tree | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Corvidae Length :46-50 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :38-68 g | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Penguin, little blue | Eudyptula minor | Spheniscidae Length :38.1-43.1 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :.65-.9 kg | Australia New Zealand |
| Phalarope, red | Phalaropus fulicarius | Scolopacidae Length :20-23 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :40-48 g | Northern North America Arctic islands Western Africa Southwestern South America |
| Parakeet, rose-ringed | Psittacula krameri | Psittacidae Length :41 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :3.4 kg | Southern Asia Southeastern Asia |
| Polar bear | Ursus maritimus | Ursidae Length :2.2-2.5 m Height :45 cm Weight :175-650 kg | Arctic Ocean to North America and Asia |
| Palm squirrel | Funambulus pennati | Sciuridae Length :50-60 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :male: 3.7-6.8 kg, female: 2.5-4.2 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Phalarope, red-necked | Phalaropus lobatus | Scolopacidae Length :18 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :40-48 g | Breeds around the Arctic Circle winters on tropical oceans |
| Pintail, white-cheeked | Anas bahamensis | Anatidae Length :48 cm Height :45 cm Weight :140-250 g | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Plover, three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | Charadriidae Length :17-18 cm Height :45 cm Weight :235 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Plover, blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | Charadriidae Length :30 cm Height :45 cm Weight :235 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Pademelon, red-legged | Thylogale stigmatica | Macropodidae Length :male: 47-54 cm, female: 39-52 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :male: 3.7-6.8 kg, female: 2.5-4.2 kg | Eastern Australia |
| Peacock, blue | Pavo cristatus | Phasianidae Length :86-120 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :190-274 g | Southern Central Asia |
| Pied butcher bird | Cracticus nigroagularis | Cractidae Length :32 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :38-68 g | Australia |
| Possum, western pygmy | Cercatetus concinnus | Burramyidae Length :71-106 mm Height :10-15 cm Weight :8-20 g | Southwestern Australia South-Central Australia |
| Paddy heron (unidentified) | unavailable | Ardeidae Length :58-66 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :.9-1.1 kg | Southern Australia |
| Purple grenadier | Uraeginthus granatina | Passeridae Length :99-160 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Southern Africa |
| Potoroo | Potorous tridactylus | Potoroidae Length :30-40 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :1.3 kg | Eastern Australia Southwestern Western Australia Tasmania |
| Possum, common brushtail | Trichosurus vulpecula | Phalangeridae Length :35-55 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :1.2-4.5 kg | Northern Australia Eastern Australia Central Australia New Zealand |
| Phalarope, northern | Phalaropus lobatus | Scolopacidae Length :18 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :40-48 g | Breeds around the Arctic Circle winters on tropical oceans |
| Pelican, great white | Pelecans onocratalus | Pelecanidae Length :140-175 cm Height :44-57.5 cm Weight :4-7.7 kg | Africa Southeastern Europe Asia |
| Pronghorn | Antilocapra americana | Antilocapridae Length :141 cm Height :87 cm Weight :47-70 kg | Western North America |
| Plains zebra | Equus burchelli | Equidae Length :1.9-2.4 m Height :45 cm Weight :235 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Pigeon, feral rock | Columba livia | Columbidae Length :31-34 cm Height :45 cm Weight :4.8-8.3 kg | Europe Northern Africa Middle East |
| Peacock, indian | Pavo cristatus | Phasianidae Length :86-120 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :190-274 g | Southern Central Asia |
| Puma | Felis concolor | Felidae Length :99-160 cm Height :77-83 cm Weight :67-103 kg | Western North America Southern North America South America |
| Peccary, white-lipped | Tayassu pecari | Tayassuidae Length :75-100 cm Height :44-57.5 cm Weight :14-30 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Western South America |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Ornithorhynchidae Length :46 cm Height :45 cm Weight :235 kg | Australia Tasmania |
| Porcupine, african | Hystrix cristata | Hystricidae Length :63-73 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :8-23 kg | Western Africa Southern Africa |
| Purple moorhen | Porphyrio porphyrio | Rallidae Length :47 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1 kg | Europe Asia Africa Australia New Zealand |
| Peccary, collared | Tayassu tajacu | Tayassuidae Length :75-90 cm Height :30-40 cm Weight :17-25 kg | Southern North America to Northern South America |
| Pampa gray fox | Pseudalopex gymnocercus | Canidae Length :62 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :4.2-6.5 kg | Southeastern South America |
| Pheasant, ring-necked | Phasianus colchicus | Phasianidae Length :76-91 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :38-68 g | Central North America Southern Europe Central Europe |
| Pied kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | Alcedinidae Length :24-26 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1.3-2.5 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East |
| Praying mantis (unidentified) | unavailable | Mantidae Length :5-15 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :1.3 kg | Worldwide |
| Pig-tailed macaque | Macaca nemestrina | Cercopithecidae Length :47-60 cm Height :45 cm Weight :4.8-8.3 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Phascogale, red-tailed | Phascogale calura | Dasyuridae Length :93-122 mm Height :21-23 cm Weight :38-68 g | Central Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Pheasant, common | Phasianus colchicus | Phasianidae Length :76-91 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :38-68 g | Central North America Southern Europe Central Europe |
| Pygmy possum | Acrobates pygmaeus | Burramyidae Length :65-80 mm Height :61 cm Weight :10-14 g | Eastern Australia |
| Pigeon, wood | Columba palumbus | Columbidae Length :31-34 cm Height :45 cm Weight :4.8-8.3 kg | Europe Middle East Southern parts of Central Asia Northwestern Africa |
| Phalarope, grey | Phalaropus fulicarius | Scolopacidae Length :20-23 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Northern North America Arctic islands Western Africa Southwestern South America |
| Possum, pygmy | Acrobates pygmaeus | Burramyidae Length :65-80 mm Height :10-15 cm Weight :10-14 g | Eastern Australia |
| Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | Galconidae Length :38 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Nearly worldwide |
| Painted stork | Mycteria leucocephala | Ciconiidae Length :93-100 cm Height :110-145 cm Weight :male: 3.7-6.8 kg, female: 2.5-4.2 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Pine squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Sciuridae Length :270-390 mm Height :45 cm Weight :140-250 g | Northern North America Central North America |
| Pelican, brown | Pelecanus occidentalis | Pelecanidae Length :127 cm Height :44-57.5 cm Weight :4-7.7 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Penguin, galapagos | Spheniscus mendiculus | Spheniscidae Length :38.1-43.1 cm Height :21-23 cm Weight :.65-.9 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Prehensile-tailed porcupine | Coendou prehensilis | Erethizontidae Length :30-60 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :up to 5 kg | Northeastern South America |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `Q` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Quoll, eastern | Dasyurus viverrinus | Dasyuridae Length :28-45 cm Height :61 cm Weight :.7-2 kg | Tasmania |
| Quoll, spotted-tailed | Dasyurus maculatus | Dasyuridae Length :350-759 mm Height :61 cm Weight :4-7 kg | Southeastern coasts of Australia Northeastern coast of Australia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `R` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Rhea, gray | Rhea americana | Rheidae Length :152 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :23 kg | Eastern South America |
| Rattlesnake, dusky | Crotalus triseriatus | Viperidae Length :23-29 cm Height :20 cm Weight :415-890 g | North America Central America South America |
| Red hartebeest | Alcelaphus buselaphus caama | Bovidae Length :2.1 m Height :1.2 m Weight :120-150 kg | Eastern Africa |
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Columbidae Length :31-34 cm Height :126-145 cm Weight :male 19-27 g; female 16-25 g | Europe Northern Africa Middle East |
| Rufous-collared sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis | Emberizidae Length :46-50 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :350-450 g | Southern North America, South America |
| Roadrunner, greater | Geococcyx californianus | Cuculidae Length :50-60 cm Height :25-30.5 cm Weight :.2-.7 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Red-winged blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | Icteridae Length :18-24 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :41-70 g | North America |
| Red lava crab | Graspus graspus | Graspidae Length :3.8-8.9 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :17-85 kg | Southern North America South America Northern Africa |
| Rhinoceros, white | Ceratotherium simum | Rhinocerotidae Length :male: 370-400 cm, female: 340-365 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :male: 2300 kg, female: 1700 kg | Southeastern Africa |
| Red-knobbed coot | Fulica cristata | Rallidae Length :28-42 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Southwestern Europe Africa |
| Rhea, greater | Rhea americana | Rheidae Length :152 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :23 kg | Eastern South America |
| Rhinoceros, black | Diceros bicornis | Rhinocerotidae Length :47-64 cm Height :1.4-1.7 m Weight :800-1350 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Racer, american | Coluber constrictor | Colubridae Length :up to 2m Height :20 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Central North America |
| Red-legged pademelon | Thylogale stigmatica | Macropodidae Length :male: 47-54 cm, female: 39-52 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :male: 3.7-6.8 kg, female: 2.5-4.2 kg | Eastern Australia |
| Red howler monkey | Alouatta seniculus | Cebidae Length :46-72 cm Height :1.2 m Weight :4.5-6.5 kg | Northern South America |
| Red sheep | Ovis ammon | Bovidae Length :180-200 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :95-140 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Red meerkat | Cynictis penicillata | Viverridae Length :31 cm Height :22 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Africa |
| Radiated tortoise | Geochelone radiata | Testudinidae Length :up to 40 cm Height :20 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Southern Madagascar |
| Red brocket | Mazama americana | Cervidae Length :70-130 cm Height :71 cm Weight :20 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Red-billed toucan | Ramphastos tucanus | Ramphastidae Length :55 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Northeastern South America |
| Red-winged hawk (unidentified) | unavailable | Accipitridae Length :18-24 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :41-70 g | North America |
| Ringtail cat | Bassariscus astutus | Procynidae Length :31-38 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :.8-1.1 kg | Western parts of Central North America Southern North America |
| Racer snake | Coluber constrictor | Lacertidae Length :2 m Height :20 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Central North America |
| Reedbuck, bohor | Redunca redunca | Bovidae Length :100-130 cm Height :69-89 cm Weight :45 kg | Central Africa |
| Red-tailed wambenger | Phascogale calura | Dasyuridae Length :93-122 mm Height :110-125 cm Weight :38-68 g | Central Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Red deer | Cervus elaphus | Cervidae Length :1.5-2.5 m Height :130-152 cm Weight :240-454 kg | Western North America Asia to Western China |
| Red-tailed hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Accipitridae Length :46 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :15 kg | North America |
| Roller, lilac-breasted | Coracias caudata | Coraciidae Length :28-38 cm Height :64-89 cm Weight :105 g | Southern Africa |
| Ring-tailed lemur | Lemur catta | Lemuridae Length :39-46 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :2.3-3.5 kg | Madagascar |
| Rattlesnake, eastern diamondback | Crotalus adamanteus | Viperidae Length :91-240 cm Height :20 cm Weight :up to 10 kg | Southeastern North America |
| Red-cheeked cordon bleu | Uraeginthus bengalus | Estrildidae Length :13 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Central Africa |
| Robin, kalahari scrub | Certotrichas paena | Turdidae Length :16 cm Height :126-145 cm Weight :260-280 kg | Southern Africa |
| Red-necked phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | Scolopacidae Length :18 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :40-48 g | Breeds around the Arctic Circle winters on tropical oceans |
| Red-billed hornbill | Tockus erythrorhyncus | Bucerotidae Length :46 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Western Africa Eastern Africa Southeastern Africa |
| Red-headed woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Picidae Length :25 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Central North America |
| Ring-tailed gecko | Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis | Gekkonidae Length :80-130 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Northeastern Australia |
| Raven, cape | Corvus albicollis | Corvidae Length :52 cm Height :45 cm Weight :up to 10 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Ring-tailed possum | Pseudocheirus peregrinus | Pseudocheiridae Length :300-350 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :700-1100 g | Eastern Australia |
| Rat, white-faced tree | Echimys chrysurus | Echimyidae Length :23-29 cm Height :20 cm Weight :415-890 g | Northeastern Brazil |
| Raccoon, common | Procyon lotor | Procyonidae Length :55 cm Height :20 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Rhesus monkey | Macaca mulatta | Cercopithecidae Length :47-64 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Southern Asia Southeastern Asia |
| Rhesus macaque | Macaca mulatta | Cercopithecidae Length :47-64 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :5.4-7.7 kg | Southern Asia Southeastern Asia |
| Ring-necked pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Phasianidae Length :76-91 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :male: 2300 kg, female: 1700 kg | Central North America Southern Europe Central Europe |
| Ringtail | Bassariscus astutus | Procynidae Length :31-38 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :.8-1.1 kg | Western parts of Central North America Southern North America |
| Red-shouldered glossy starling | Lamprotornis nitens | Sturnidae Length :25 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :15 kg | Southern Africa |
| Raven, white-necked | Corvus albicollis | Corvidae Length :52 cm Height :45 cm Weight :up to 10 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Rufous tree pie | Dendrocitta vagabunda | Corvidae Length :46-50 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :350-450 g | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Red and blue macaw | Ara chloroptera | Psittacidae Length :90 cm Height :45 cm Weight :up to 10 kg | Eastern South America |
| Rabbit, eastern cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | Leporidae Length :38-46 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1 kg | Central North America Southern North America Northern South America |
| Red-tailed cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus magnificus | Psittacidae Length :60 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :15 kg | Australia |
| Roseat flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Phoenicopteridae Length :106 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Southern Europe Southern Asia Southern Africa Eastern Africa Madagascar |
| Rhea, common | Rhea americana | Rheidae Length :152 cm Height :107-127 cm Weight :23 kg | Eastern South America |
| Red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Sciuridae Length :270-390 mm Height :110-125 cm Weight :140-250 g | Northern North America Central North America |
| Ring-tailed coatimundi | Nasua nasua | Procyonidae Length :80-130 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Eastern South America Central South America |
| Royal tern | Thalasseus maximus | Laridae Length :46 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :350-450 g | Central North America Western Africa |
| Red-billed buffalo weaver | Bubalornis niger | Passeridae Length :25 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Raccoon dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides | Canidae Length :50-54 cm Height :20 cm Weight :7.5 kg | Eastern Asia |
| Rat, arboral spiny | Echimys chrysurus | Echimyidae Length :23-29 cm Height :20 cm Weight :415-890 g | Northeastern Brazil |
| Roe deer | Capreolus capreolus | Cervidae Length :31-34 cm Height :64-89 cm Weight :17-23 kg | Europe Southern Asia |
| Red kangaroo | Macropus rufus | Macropodidae Length :.75-1.4 m Height :1.2 m Weight :17-85 kg | Central Australia Western Australia |
| Racer, blue | Coluber constrictor foxii | Lacertidae Length :2 m Height :20 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Central North America |
| Roan antelope | Hippotragus equinus | Bovidae Length :190-240 cm Height :126-145 cm Weight :260-280 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Reindeer | Rangifer tarandus | Cervidae Length :1.2-2.2 m Height :107-127 cm Weight :91-272 kg | Northern Europe Asia Northern North America |
| Red phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Scolopacidae Length :20-23 cm Height :22 cm Weight :.8 kg | Northern North America Arctic islands Western Africa Southwestern South America |
| Rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Psittacidae Length :41 cm Height :64-89 cm Weight :105 g | Southern Asia Southeastern Asia |
| Ringtail, common | Pseudocheirus peregrinus | Pseudocheiridae Length :300-350 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :700-1100 g | Eastern Australia |
| Ring dove | Columba palumbus | Columbidae Length :male: 370-400 cm, female: 340-365 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :male: 2300 kg, female: 1700 kg | Europe Middle East Southern parts of Central Asia Northwestern Africa |
| Red-necked wallaby | Macropus rufogriseus | Macropodidae Length :82 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :15 kg | Eastern Australia Tasmania |
| Raccoon, crab-eating | Procyon cancrivorus | Procyonidae Length :55-76 cm Height :20 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Red-capped cardinal | Paroaria gularis | Emberizidae Length :16.5-18 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Northern South America |
| Robin, white-throated | Irania gutteralis | Turdidae Length :16.5 cm Height :126-145 cm Weight :male 19-27 g; female 16-25 g | Middle East East Africa Britain Norway Sweden Greece |
| Rainbow lory | Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus | Psittacidae Length :26 cm Height :20 cm Weight :3-7 kg | Eastern Australia Northern Australia Tasmania Bali to New Hebrides |
| River wallaby | Macropus agilis | Macropodidae Length :male: 715-850 mm, female: 593-722 mm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :male: 16-27 kg, female: 9-15 kg | Australia |
| Red-tailed phascogale | Phascogale calura | Dasyuridae Length :93-122 mm Height :110-125 cm Weight :38-68 g | Central Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Rhinoceros, square-lipped | Ceratotherium simum | Rhinocerotidae Length :male: 370-400 cm, female: 340-365 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :male: 2300 kg, female: 1700 kg | Southeastern Africa |
| Roseate cockatoo | Eolophus roseicapillus | Psittacidae Length :36 cm Height :110-130 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Australia |
| Rattlesnake, horned | Crotalus cerastes | Viperidae Length :46-81 cm Height :20 cm Weight :up to 10 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Rat, desert kangaroo | Dipodomys deserti | Heteromyidae Length :10-20 cm Height :20 cm Weight :415-890 g | Southern North America |
| Red-breasted nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | Sittidae Length :11-12 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | North America |
| Red-billed tropic bird | Phaethon aethereus | Phaethontidae Length :90-105 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Central Africa |
| Red-breasted cockatoo | Eolophus roseicapillus | Psittacidae Length :36 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :80 g | Australia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `S` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Squirrel, thirteen-lined | Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | Sciuridae Length :285 mm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :154-160 g | Northern North America Central North America |
| Skua, great | Catharacta skua | Stercoraridae Length :51-66 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Winters in Western Atlantic. Breeds in Northern Atlantic islands New Zealand Antarctica Sub-Antarctic islands Southern South America |
| Sage hen | Centrocercus urophasianus | Phasianidae Length :56 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Western parts of Central North America |
| Squirrel, antelope ground | Ammospermophilus nelsoni | Sciuridae Length :218-240 mm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :130-170 g | North America |
| Squirrel, malabar | Ratufa indica | Sciuridae Length :35-40 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :100-260 g | Southern Central Asia Northern Africa |
| Springbuck | Antidorcas marsupialis | Bovidae Length :96-115 cm Height :75-83 cm Weight :25-46 kg | Southern Africa |
| Stork, painted | Mycteria leucocephala | Ciconiidae Length :93-100 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :3-5 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Southern boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | Laniidae Length :22 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :male: 300-340 kg; female: 144 kg | Northeastern Southern Africa Northwestern Africa |
| Squirrel, pine | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Sciuridae Length :270-390 mm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :140-250 g | Northern North America Central North America |
| Snake, carpet | Morelia spilotes variegata | Boidae Length :2-3.6 m Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Australia New Guinea |
| Seal, common | Phoca vitulina | Phocidae Length :152-182 cm Height :61cm Weight :113 kg | Europe Northern North America Western North America |
| Sea birds (unidentified) | unavailable | unavailable Length :91 cm Height :61cm Weight :325 kg | Central South America |
| Stone sheep | Ovis dalli stonei | Bovidae Length :135-155 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :90-120 kg | Northwestern North America |
| Small-clawed otter | Aonyx cinerea | Mustelidae Length :41-64 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Asia |
| Snake, green vine | Oxybelis fulgidus | Colubridae Length :150 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Skink, blue-tongued | Tiliqua scincoides | Scinidae Length :30 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Eastern Australia Northern Australia |
| Southern screamer | Chauna torquata | Anhimidae Length :91 cm Height :30 cm Weight :50-56 metric tons | Central South America |
| Seal, harbor | Phoca vitulina | Phocidae Length :152-182 cm Height :61cm Weight :113 kg | Europe Northern North America Western North America |
| Sheathbill, snowy | Chionis alba | Chionididae Length :35 cm Height :101 cm Weight :30-52 kg | Northeastern South America Antarctica |
| Seven-banded armadillo | Dasypus septemcincus | Dasypodidae Length :20-30.5 cm Height :101 cm Weight :1.45-1.8 kg | Eastern South America |
| Squirrel, golden-mantled ground | Spermophilus lateralis | Sciuridae Length :22-32 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :120-394 g | Western North America |
| Sable antelope | Hippotragus niger | Bovidae Length :197-210 cm Height :117-140 cm Weight :220-260 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Sloth, pale-throated three-toed | Bradypus tridactylus | Bradypodidae Length :50-60 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :90-115 kg | Northeastern South America |
| Snake, buttermilk | Coluber constrictor | Colubridae Length :up to 2m Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Central North America |
| Savannah deer | Mazama gouazoubira | Cervidae Length :60-70 cm Height :61cm Weight :16.3 kg | Central America Northern South America Central South America |
| Squirrel, eastern fox | Sciurus niger | Sciuridae Length :45-70 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :504-1062 g | Eastern United States |
| Snowy sheathbill | Chionis alba | Chionididae Length :35 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :1.6-1.7 kg | Northeastern South America Antarctica |
| Sacred ibis | Threskionis aethiopicus | Threskiornithidae Length :197-210 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Scarlet macaw | Ara macao | Psittacidae Length :85 cm Height :61cm Weight :16.3 kg | Southern North America Northeastern South America |
| Stork, black-necked | Ephippiorhynchus mycteria | Ciconiidae Length :145 cm Height :152 cm Weight :90-120 kg | Southern North America Eastern South America |
| Snowy owl | Nyctea scandiaca | Strigidae Length :52-65 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :1.6-1.7 kg | Northern North America Northern Europe Northern Asia |
| Spoonbill, white | Platalea leucordia | Threskiornithidae Length :80-90 cm Height :30 cm Weight :29.5 kg | Northern Africa Southwestern Europe Middle East Asia |
| Sun gazer | Cordylus giganteus | Cordylidae Length :38 cm Height :1 m Weight :700-950 g | Southern Africa |
| Snake, tiger | Notechis semmiannulatus | Elapidae Length :38-61 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Sidewinder | Crotalus cerastes | Viperidae Length :46-81 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Shrike, southern white-crowned | Eurocephalus anguitimens | Laniidae Length :24 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Northern Southern Africa |
| Small-spotted genet | Genetta genetta | Viverridae Length :50-60 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.04 kg | Southwestern Europe Africa Middle East |
| Stork, marabou | Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Ciconiidae Length :145 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :3-5 kg | Africa |
| Squirrel, red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Sciuridae Length :270-390 mm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :140-250 g | Northern North America Central North America |
| Sociable weaver | Philetairus socius | Ploceidae Length :14 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :1.6-1.7 kg | Southwestern Africa |
| Slender-billed cockatoo | Cacatua tenuirostris | Cacatuidae Length :38-41 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :300 g | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Squirrel, european red | Sciurus vulgaris | Sciuridae Length :20-24 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :504-1062 g | Europe Asia |
| Siskin, yellow-rumped | Carduelis uropygialis | Fringillidae Length :13 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Western South America |
| South American puma | Felis concolor | Felidae Length :99-160 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :67-103 kg | Western North America Southern North America South America |
| Sparrow, house | Passer domesticus | Ploceidae Length :14.5 cm Height :30 cm Weight :1.8-6.8 kg | Europe Asia Northern Africa |
| Sungazer, yellow-brown | Cordylus giganteus | Cordylidae Length :38 cm Height :1 m Weight :700-950 g | Southern Africa |
| Slender loris | Loris tardigratus | Lorisidae Length :18-26 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :300 g | Southern Central Asia |
| Short-nosed bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus | Peramelidae Length :30-35 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Southern Australia Northeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Snake, western patch-nosed | Salvadora hexalepis | Colubridae Length :107 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Southwestern North America |
| Silver-backed fox | Vulpes chama | Canidae Length :45-61 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.6-4.5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Seal, northern elephant | Mirounga angustirostris | Phocidae Length :1.8-4.8 m Height :61cm Weight :900-2300 kg | Northeastern rim of Pacific Ocean Coast of Western North America |
| Siskin, pine | Carduelis pinus | Fringillidae Length :11-13 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Central North America |
| Sulfur-crested cockatoo | Cacatua galerita | Psittacidae Length :50 cm Height :1 m Weight :700-950 g | New Guinea Northern Australia Eastern Australia Tasmania |
| Seal, northern fur | Callorhinus ursinus | Otariidae Length :1.5-2.1 m Height :61cm Weight :50-270 kg | Northern Pacific Ocean Bering Sea Okhotsk Sea |
| Stork, white-necked | Ciconia episcopus | Ciconiidae Length :75-91 Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Southern Africa Asia |
| Screamer, crested | Chauna torquata | Anhimidae Length :91 cm Height :61cm Weight :325 kg | Central South America |
| Squirrel, uinta ground | Spermophilus armatus | Sciuridae Length :28-29 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :300-400 g | Southwestern Montana Western Wyoming Southeastern Idaho Northern Central Utah |
| Swan, trumpeter | Cygnus buccinator | Anatidae Length :114 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :Males 11.9 kg Female 9.4 kg | Western portions of Northern and Central North America |
| Sloth bear | Melursus ursinus | Ursidae Length :1.5-1.9 m Height :60-90 cm Weight :90-115 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Southern lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | Scolopacidae Length :35 cm Height :30 cm Weight :18-32 kg | South America |
| Silver gull | Larus novaehollandiae | Laridae Length :43 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Australia Tasmania |
| Small Indian mongoose | Herpestes javanicus | Viverridae Length :39 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Asia |
| Stilt, black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | Recurvirostridae Length :38 cm Height :45-60 cm Weight :male: 1000 kg, female: 273 kg | Europe Western Asia Africa |
| Sheep, stone | Ovis dalli stonei | Bovidae Length :135-155 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :90-120 kg | Northwestern North America |
| Sally lightfoot crab | Graspus graspus | Graspidae Length :3.8-8.9 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Southern North America South America Northern Africa |
| Savannah deer (unidentified) | unavailable | Cervidae Length :60-70 cm Height :61cm Weight :16.3 kg | Central America Northern South America Central South America |
| Screamer, southern | Chauna torquata | Anhimidae Length :91 cm Height :61cm Weight :325 kg | Central South America |
| Spotted wood sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae Length :18-21 cm Height :70-90 cm Weight :50-80 kg | Europe Asia |
| Spotted-tailed quoll | Dasyurus maculatus | Dasyuridae Length :350-759 mm Height :70-90 cm Weight :4-7 kg | Southeastern coasts of Australia Northeastern coast of Australia |
| Southern tamandua | Tamandua tetradactyla | Myrmedophagidae Length :47-76 cm Height :30 cm Weight :1.8-6.8 kg | Northern South America |
| Sandhill crane | Grus canadensis | Gruidae Length :33 cm Height :86-122 cm Weight :227-272 kg | Northern Asia North America |
| Spectacled caiman | Caiman crocodilus | Alligatoridae Length :243 cm Height :30 cm Weight :29.5 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Stork, jabiru | Ephippiorhynchus mycteria | Ciconiidae Length :145 cm Height :152 cm Weight :3-5 kg | Southern North America Eastern South America |
| Starling, greater blue-eared | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | Sturnidae Length :22 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :7-10 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Squirrel, indian giant | Ratufa indica | Sciuridae Length :35-40 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :100-260 g | Southern Central Asia Northern Africa |
| Southern ground hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | Bucorvidae Length :90-100 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Sub-equatorial Africa |
| Silver-backed jackal | Canis mesomelas | Canidae Length :65-106 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Sloth, two-toed | Choloepus hoffmani | Megalonychidae Length :61 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :5.7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Steenbuck | Raphicerus campestris | Bovidae Length :70-95 cm Height :45-60 cm Weight :10-15 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Sportive lemur | Lepilemur rufescens | Lepilemuridae Length :24-30 cm Height :30 cm Weight :.5-1 kg | Madagascar |
| Steller sea lion | Eumetopias jubatus | Otariidae Length :male: 287 cm, female: 240 cm Height :45-60 cm Weight :male: 1000 kg, female: 273 kg | Northeastern Asia |
| Saddle-billed stork | Ephipplorhynchus senegalensis | Ciconiidae Length :152 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Eastern South Africa Northern South Africa |
| Superb starling | Lamprotornis superbus | Sturnidae Length :17 cm Height :1 m Weight :700-950 g | Northeastern Africa |
| Swamp deer | Cervus duvauceli | Bovidae Length :29 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :172-182 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Stanley crane | Anthropoides paradisea | Gruidae Length :107 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :7-10 kg | Southern Africa |
| Sarus crane | Grus antigone | Gruidae Length :18-21 cm Height :183 cm Weight :7 kg | Southern Asia Northern Australia |
| Swallow-tail gull | Creagrus furcatus | Laridae Length :29 cm Height :1 m Weight :.9 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Southern white-crowned shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens | Laniidae Length :24 cm Height :30 cm Weight :1.8-6.8 kg | Northern Southern Africa |
| Striated heron | Butorides striatus | Ardeidae Length :43-55 cm Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Northern Southern Africa |
| Snake (unidentified) | unavailable | unavailable Length :51 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Northern Asia |
| Southern black-backed gull | Larus dominicanus | Laridae Length :55 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :male: 300-340 kg; female: 144 kg | South America Northern Australia Northern Antarctica Southern Africa |
| Secretary bird | Sagittarius serpentarius | Sagittariidae Length :150 cm Height :101 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Starling, cape | Lamprotornis nitens | Sturnidae Length :25 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :7-10 kg | Southern Africa |
| Serval | Felis serval | Felidae Length :65-90 cm Height :101 cm Weight :13.5-19 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Springhare | Pedetes capensis | Leporidae Length :36-43 cm Height :75-83 cm Weight :3-4 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Sandgrouse, yellow-throated | Pterocles gutturalis | Phasianidae Length :33 cm Height :61-142 cm Weight :227-272 kg | Southern Africa |
| Southern sea lion | Otaria flavescens | Otariidae Length :male: 256 cm; female: 200 cm Height :30 cm Weight :male: 300-340 kg; female: 144 kg | Eastern Southern coast of South America |
| Spurfowl, yellow-necked | Francolinus leucoscepus | Phasianidae Length :33-35 cm Height :75-83 cm Weight :4-9 kg | Northeastern Africa |
| Spotted hyena | Crocuta crocuta | Hyaenidae Length :120-140 cm Height :70-90 cm Weight :50-80 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Sandpiper, spotted wood | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae Length :18-21 cm Height :86-122 cm Weight :227-272 kg | Europe Asia |
| Snowy egret | Egretta thula | Ardeidae Length :51-69 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Central North America South America |
| Striped skunk | Mephitis mephitis | Mustelidae Length :68 cm Height :1 m Weight :1.5-3 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Southern brown bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus | Peramelidae Length :30-35 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :male: 300-340 kg; female: 144 kg | Southern Australia Northeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Starling, red-shouldered glossy | Lamprotornis nitens | Sturnidae Length :25 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :7-10 kg | Southern Africa |
| Spider, wolf | Lycosa godeffroyi | Lycosidae Length :2-40 mm Height :30 cm Weight :29.5 kg | Worldwide |
| Stork, european | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae Length :100-115 cm Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Eastern Europe Middle East Northern Africa |
| Squirrel, arctic ground | Spermophilus parryii | Sciuridae Length :39 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :700-800 g | Northern North America |
| Suricate | Suricata suricatta | Viverridae Length :29 cm Height :1 m Weight :.9 kg | Southern Africa |
| Stork, white | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae Length :100-115 cm Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Eastern Europe Middle East Northern Africa |
| Spur-winged goose | Plectopterus gambensis | Anatidae Length :36-43 cm Height :75-83 cm Weight :4-9 kg | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Southern right whale | Eubalaena australis | Balaenidae Length :5-18 m Height :30 cm Weight :50-56 metric tons | Temperate ocean waters of both hemispheres |
| Squirrel, palm | Funambulus pennati | Sciuridae Length :218-240 mm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :130-170 g | Southern Central Asia |
| Striped dolphin | Stenella coeruleoalba | Delphinidae Length :2.4 m Height :1 m Weight :100 kg | All tropical, subtropical and warm temperate waters |
| Stork, greater adjutant | Leptoptilus dubius | Ciconiidae Length :120-150 cm Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Scaly-breasted lorikeet | Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus | Loridae Length :24 cm Height :61cm Weight :16.3 kg | Eastern Australia |
| Swallow (unidentified) | unavailable | Hirundinidae Length :29 cm Height :1 m Weight :.9 kg | Worldwide |
| Squirrel glider | Petaurus norfolcensis | Sciuridae Length :180-230 mm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :190-300 g | Eastern Australia |
| Stanley bustard | Neotis denhami | Otididae Length :84-116 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :7-10 kg | Northern Central Africa |
| Seal, southern elephant | Mirounga leonina | Phocidae Length :male: 490 cm; female: 300 cm Height :61cm Weight :male: 2400 kg; female: 680 kg | Sub-Antarctic |
| Sockeye salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | Salmonidae Length :up to 84 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :1.8-3.6 kg | Western North America Northeastern Asia |
| Striped hyena | Hyaena hyaena | Hyaenidae Length :99-122 cm Height :1 m Weight :30-40 kg | Central Africa Middle East Southwestern Asia |
| Squirrel, eurasian red | Sciurus vulgaris | Sciuridae Length :20-24 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :504-1062 g | Europe Asia |
| Stork, openbill | Anastomus oscitans | Ciconiidae Length :68 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :3-5 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Savanna fox | Dusicyon thous | Canidae Length :60-70 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Northern South America |
| Skunk, western spotted | Spilogale gracilis | Mustelidae Length :23-34 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :1.5-3 kg | Australia Southeastern Asia |
| Squirrel, nelson ground | Ammospermophilus nelsoni | Sciuridae Length :218-240 mm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :130-170 g | North America |
| Salmon, sockeye | Oncorhynchus nerka | Salmonidae Length :up to 84 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.8-3.6 kg | Western North America Northeastern Asia |
| Southern hairy-nosed wombat | Lasiorhinus latifrons | Vombatidae Length :75-95 cm Height :30 cm Weight :18-32 kg | Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Shrew, mandras tree | Anathana ellioti | Tupaiidae Length :16-18 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Squirrel, grey-footed | Paraxerus cepapi | Sciuridae Length :13-19 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :100-260 g | Southern Africa |
| Sambar | Cervus unicolor | Cervidae Length :up to 84 cm Height :61-142 cm Weight :227-272 kg | Southern Asia Southeastern Asia |
| Starling, superb | Lamprotornis superbus | Sturnidae Length :17 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :7-10 kg | Northeastern Africa |
| Skua, long-tailed | Stercorarius longicausus | Laridae Length :50-58 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Breeds in Northern North America winters on coasts of Southern North America and South America |
| Scottish highland cow | Bos taurus | Bovidae Length :104-112 cm Height :61cm Weight :325 kg | North America Europe Australia South America |
| Shelduck, european | Tadorna tadorna | Anatidae Length :64 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :90-120 kg | Western Europe Southern Europe Northern Africa Iran Northern India Southern China |
| Spotted deer | Axis axis | Bovidae Length :100-175 cm Height :91 cm Weight :86 kg | Southern parts of Central Asia |
| Stork, woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | Ciconiidae Length :75-91 Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Southern Africa Asia |
| Skunk, striped | Mephitis mephitis | Mustelidae Length :68 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :1.5-3 kg | Central North America Southern North America |
| Skink, african | Mabuya spilogaster | Scinidae Length :up to 30 cm Height :38-50 cm Weight :7-15 kg | Africa |
| Spoonbill, european | Platalea leucordia | Threskiornithidae Length :80-90 cm Height :30 cm Weight :29.5 kg | Northern Africa Southwestern Europe Middle East Asia |
| Squirrel, african bush | Paraxerus cepapi | Sciuridae Length :13-19 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :100-260 g | Southern Africa |
| Sugar glider | Petaurus breviceps | Petauridae Length :160-210 mm Height :1 m Weight :95-160 g | Northern Australia Eastern Australia Southeastern Australia |
| Small-toothed palm civet | Arctogalidia trivirgata | Viverridae Length :51 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Snake, eastern indigo | Drymarchon corias couperi | Colubridae Length :up to 2.3 m Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Southeastern North America |
| Shrike, common boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | Laniidae Length :22 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Northeastern Southern Africa Northwestern Africa |
| Southern elephant seal | Mirounga leonina | Phocidae Length :male: 490 cm; female: 300 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :male: 2400 kg; female: 680 kg | Sub-Antarctic |
| Savanna baboon | Papio cynocephalus | Cercopithecidae Length :56-79 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Sparrow, rufous-collared | Zonotrichia capensis | Emberizidae Length :14.5 cm Height :30 cm Weight :1.8-6.8 kg | Southern North America, South America |
| Sheep, american bighorn | Ovis canadensis | Bovidae Length :168-186 cm Height :94-110 cm Weight :57-140 kg | Central North America |
| Springbok | Antidorcas marsupialis | Bovidae Length :96-115 cm Height :75-83 cm Weight :25-46 kg | Southern Africa |
| South African hedgehog | Erinaceus frontalis | Erinaceidae Length :18-25 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :300-700 g | Southern Africa |
| Square-lipped rhinoceros | Ceratotherium simum | Rhinocerotidae Length :male: 370-400 cm, female: 340-365 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :male: 2300 kg, female: 1700 kg | Southeastern Africa |
| South American sea lion | Otaria flavescens | Otariidae Length :male: 256 cm; female: 200 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :male: 300-340 kg; female: 144 kg | Eastern Southern coast of South America |
| Shark, blue | Prionace glauca | Carcharhinidae Length :2.7-3.8 m Height :101 cm Weight :30-52 kg | Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean |
| Sage grouse | Centrocercus urophasianus | Phasianidae Length :56 cm Height :61 cm Weight :1.4 kg | Western parts of Central North America |
| Snake, racer | Coluber constrictor | Lacertidae Length :2 m Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Central North America |
| Snow goose | Anser caerulescens | Anatidae Length :65-84 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :3.5 kg | Northern North America |
| Short-beaked echidna | Tachyglossus aculeatus | Tachglossidae Length :30-45 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Australia Tasmania Southeastern New Guinea |
| Stork, saddle-billed | Ephipplorhynchus senegalensis | Ciconiidae Length :152 cm Height :1.5 m Weight :3-5 kg | Eastern South Africa Northern South Africa |
| Shrike, crimson-breasted | Laniaurius atrococcineus | Laniidae Length :23 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :3.5-8 kg | Southern Africa |
| Steenbok | Raphicerus campestris | Bovidae Length :70-95 cm Height :45-60 cm Weight :10-15 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Sloth, two-toed tree | Choloepus hoffmani | Megalonychidae Length :61 cm Height :60-90 cm Weight :5.7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Stick insect | Leprocaulinus vipera | Phasmatidae Length :5-30 cm Height :45-60 cm Weight :male: 1000 kg, female: 273 kg | Africa Asia South America North America Australia Europe |
| Snake-necked turtle | Chelodina longicollis | Chelidae Length :20 cm (carapace length) Height :60-90 cm Weight :2.4 kg | Southeastern Australia Eastern Australia |
| Sunbird, lesser double-collared | Nectarinia chalybea | Nectariniidae Length :11 cm Height :1 m Weight :700-950 g | Southern Africa |
| Swan, black | Cygnus atratus | Anatidae Length :106-142 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :male: up to 8 kg | Australia New Zealand Tasmania |
| Stork, yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | Ciconiidae Length :95-105 cm Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Northern Southern Africa |
| Salmon pink bird eater tarantula | Lasiodora parahybana | Theraphosidae Length :2.5-12 cm Height :61 cm Weight :30-90 g | Worldwide |
| Shelduck, common | Tadorna tadorna | Anatidae Length :64 cm Height :93-102 cm Weight :90-120 kg | Western Europe Southern Europe Northern Africa Iran Northern India Southern China |
| Sheep, red | Ovis ammon | Bovidae Length :180-200 cm Height :110-125 cm Weight :95-140 kg | Southeastern Asia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `T` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Tiger cat | Dasyurus maculatus | Dasyuridae Length :350-759 mm Height :91 cm Weight :4-7 kg | Southeastern coasts of Australia Northeastern coast of Australia |
| Tortoise, galapagos | Geochelone elephantopus | Testudinidae Length :182 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :227 kg | Galapagos Islands |
| Toucan, white-throated | Ramphastos tucanus | Ramphastidae Length :55 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :227 kg | Northeastern South America |
| Trotter, lily | Actophilornis africanus | Jacanidae Length :30 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :up to 5 kg | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Tern, arctic | Sterna paradisaea | Laridae Length :36-43 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Northern North America Northern Europe Northern Asia Antarctica |
| Tortoise, asian foreset | Manouria emys | Testudinidae Length :150-205 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :100 lbs | Assam Myanmar Thailand Malay Peninsula Sumatra Borneo |
| Tenrec, tailless | Tenrec ecaudatus | Tenrecidae Length :27-39 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Madagascar |
| Turtle, long-necked | Chelodina longicollis | Chelidae Length :20 cm (carapace length) Height :100-130 cm Weight :Toms 7-11kg; Hens 4-6 kg | Southeastern Australia Eastern Australia |
| Turkey, australian brush | Alectura lathami | Megapodiidae Length :70 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :1.8 kg | Northeastern Australia |
| Tawny eagle | Anitibyx armatus | Accipitridae Length :65-75 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :7-9 kg | Northwestern Africa Southern Africa |
| Tortoise, indian star | Geochelone elegans | Testudinidae Length :25 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :227 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Teal, hottentot | Anas punctata | Anatidae Length :90-115 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :.2 kg | Southeastern Africa |
| Tokay gecko | Gekko gecko | Gekkonidae Length :28 cm Height :.3 m Weight :3.4 kg | Asia |
| Two-toed sloth | Choloepus hoffmani | Megalonychidae Length :61 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :5.7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Toddy cat | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Viverridae Length :54 cm Height :.3 m Weight :3.4 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Tsessebe | Damaliscus lunatus | Bovidae Length :150-205 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :75-160 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Tayra | Eira barbata | Mustelidae Length :90-115 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :4-6 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Tiger | Panthera tigris | Felidae Length :2.2-3.1 m Height :91 cm Weight :100-260 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Tortoise, radiated | Geochelone radiata | Testudinidae Length :up to 40 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :227 kg | Southern Madagascar |
| Toucan, red-billed | Ramphastos tucanus | Ramphastidae Length :55 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :227 kg | Northeastern South America |
| Thrasher, curve-billed | Toxostoma curvirostre | Mimidae Length :24-29 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :154-160 g | Southwestern North America |
| Tamandua, southern | Tamandua tetradactyla | Myrmedophagidae Length :47-76 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :1.8-6.8 kg | Northern South America |
| Tern, white-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae Length :20-23 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :54 g | Southern Europe Eastern Australia Southern Australia Africa |
| Turtle, snake-necked | Chelodina longicollis | Chelidae Length :20 cm (carapace length) Height :100-130 cm Weight :Toms 7-11kg; Hens 4-6 kg | Southeastern Australia Eastern Australia |
| Tiger snake | Notechis semmiannulatus | Elapidae Length :38-61 cm Height :91 cm Weight :4-7 kg | Southern North America South America |
| Tapir, brazilian | Tapirus terrestris | Tapiridae Length :180-250 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :225-300 kg | South America |
| Tarantula, salmon pink bird eater | Lasiodora parahybana | Theraphosidae Length :2.5-12 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :30-90 g | Worldwide |
| Tasmanian devil | Sarcophilus harrisii | Dasyuridae Length :57-65 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :7-9 kg | Tasmania |
| Turaco, violet-crested | Tauraco porphyrelophus | Musophagidae Length :43-46 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :75-160 kg | Africa |
| Trumpeter swan | Cygnus buccinator | Anatidae Length :114 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :Males 11.9 kg Female 9.4 kg | Western portions of Northern and Central North America |
| Topi | Damaliscus lunatus | Bovidae Length :150-205 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :75-160 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Tawny frogmouth | Podargus strigoides | Podargidae Length :34-48 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :7-9 kg | Australia Tasmania |
| Tern, white-winged black | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae Length :20-23 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :54 g | Southern Europe Eastern Australia Southern Australia Africa |
| Turtle (unidentified) | unavailable | unavailable Length :70 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :Toms 7-11kg; Hens 4-6 kg | Worldwide |
| Two-toed tree sloth | Choloepus hoffmani | Megalonychidae Length :61 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :5.7 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Three-banded plover | Charadrius tricollaris | Charadriidae Length :17-18 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :154-160 g | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Tinamou, elegant crested | Eudromia elegans | Tinamidae Length :152-168 cm Height :.3 m Weight :23-45 kg | Central America South America |
| Tree porcupine | Coendou prehensilis | Erethizontidae Length :30-60 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :up to 5 kg | Northeastern South America |
| Tammar wallaby | Macropus eugenii | Macropodidae Length :males: 590-680 cm; females: 520-630 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :males: 6-10 kg; females: 4-6 kg | Southwestern Australia Southern Australia offshore islands of Australia |
| Turkey vulture | Cathartes aura | Cathartidae Length :63.5 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :75-160 kg | Central North America Southern North America South America |
| Trumpeter, green-winged | Psophia viridis | Psophiidae Length :43-53 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :1 kg | Central South America |
| Tortoise, burmese black mountain | Manouria emys | Testudinidae Length :150-205 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :100 lbs | Assam Myanmar Thailand Malay Peninsula Sumatra Borneo |
| Turtle, eastern box | Terrapene carolina | Emydidae Length :10-20 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :Toms 7-11kg; Hens 4-6 kg | Eastern parts of Central North America |
| Timber wolf | Canis lupus lycaon | Canidae Length :152-168 cm Height :76 cm Weight :23-45 kg | Northern North America |
| Tortoise, burmese brown mountain | Manouria emys | Testudinidae Length :150-205 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :100 lbs | Assam Myanmar Thailand Malay Peninsula Sumatra Borneo |
| Turkey, wild | Meleagris gallopavo | Phasianidae Length :70 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :Toms 7-11kg; Hens 4-6 kg | North America |
| Thirteen-lined squirrel | Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | Sciuridae Length :285 mm Height :75-120 cm Weight :154-160 g | Northern North America Central North America |
| Tailless tenrec | Tenrec ecaudatus | Tenrecidae Length :27-39 cm Height :119-124 cm Weight :1-2 kg | Madagascar |
| Tyrant flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | Tyrannidae Length :13 cm - 15 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :5.7 kg | North America |
| Trumpeter, dark-winged | Psophia viridis | Psophiidae Length :43-53 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :1 kg | Central South America |
| Tortoise, desert | Gopherus agassizii | Testudinidae Length :up to 38 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :100 lbs | Southwestern North America |
| Turkey, common | Meleagris gallopavo | Phasianidae Length :70 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :Toms 7-11kg; Hens 4-6 kg | North America |
| Tern, royal | Thalasseus maximus | Laridae Length :46 cm Height :75-120 cm Weight :350-450 g | Central North America Western Africa |
| Two-banded monitor | Varanus salvator | Varanidae Length :3 m Height :100-130 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Southeastern Asia |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `U` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Uinta ground squirrel | Spermophilus armatus | Sciuridae Length :28-29 cm Height :100-130 cm Weight :300-400 g | Southwestern Montana Western Wyoming Southeastern Idaho Northern Central Utah |
| Urial | Ovis orientalis | Bovidae Length :110-145 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :36-87 kg | Southern Central Africa |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `V` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Vulture, griffon | Gyps fulvus | Falconidae Length :95-105 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :1100-1900 g | Southern Europe Southern Asia Northern Africa Middle East |
| Vulture, bengal | Gyps bengalensis | Accipitridae Length :75-85 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Vervet monkey | Cercopithecus aethiops | Cercopithecidae Length :40-80 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Viper, egyptian | Naja haje | Viperidae Length :1.5-2.5 m Height :88-100 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Africa Middle East |
| Violet-crested turaco | Tauraco porphyrelophus | Musophagidae Length :43-46 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Africa |
| Vulture, egyptian | Neophron percnopterus | Accipitridae Length :60-70 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :1100-1900 g | Southern Europe Middle East India |
| Vulture, black | Aegypius tracheliotus | Cathartidae Length :56-61 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :1100-1900 g | Southeastern North America |
| Vicuna | Vicugna vicugna | Camelidae Length :137-160 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Central South America |
| Vine snake (unidentified) | Oxybelis sp. | Colubridae Length :up to 1.3 m Height :88-100 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Southern North America Northern South America |
| Violet-eared waxbill | Uraeginthus granatina | Passeridae Length :43-46 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :Males 4-8 kg, females 3-5.5 kg | Southern Africa |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `W` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Wild water buffalo | Bubalus arnee | Bovidae Length :2.5-3 m Height :1.5-1.8 m Weight :800-1200 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Waxbill, violet-eared | Uraeginthus granatina | Passeridae Length :13 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Southern Africa |
| Woodpecker, downy | Picoides pubescens | Picidae Length :15-18 cm Height :30 cm Weight :22-33 g | Northern North America Central North America |
| Whip-tailed wallaby | Macropus parryi | Macropodidae Length :75.5-92.4 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :7-26 kg | Eastern Australia |
| White-throated toucan | Ramphastos tucanus | Ramphastidae Length :55 cm Height :45 cm Weight :male 19-27 g; female 16-25 g | Northeastern South America |
| White-throated monitor | Varanus albigularis | Varanidae Length :100 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1.3-5 kg | Southern Africa |
| Western pygmy possum | Cercatetus concinnus | Burramyidae Length :71-106 mm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :8-20 g | Southwestern Australia South-Central Australia |
| Weeper capuchin | Cebus nigrivittatus | Cebidae Length :38-46 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :2.1-2.9 kg | Northern South America |
| White-eye, cape | Zosterops pallidus | Zosteropidae Length :11 cm Height :1 m Weight :236 g | Southern Africa |
| Waterbuck, defassa | Kobus defassa | Bovidae Length :1.8-2.2 m Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :159-227 kg | Central Africa |
| Woolly-necked stork | Ciconia episcopus | Ciconiidae Length :75-91 Height :30 cm Weight :22-33 g | Southern Africa Asia |
| Woylie | Bettongia penicillata | Potoroidae Length :30-38 cm Height :30 cm Weight :1.1-1.6 kg | Australia |
| Wildebeest, blue | Connochaetus taurinus | Bovidae Length :1.7-2.4 m Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :male: 230 kg, female: 160 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Wombat, common | Vombatus ursinus | Vombatidae Length :90-115 cm Height :36 cm Weight :22-39 kg | Southeastern Australia Tasmania |
| Wallaby, whip-tailed | Macropus parryi | Macropodidae Length :75.5-92.4 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :7-26 kg | Eastern Australia |
| Western grey kangaroo | Macropus fuliginosus | Macropodidae Length :males: 1.2 m, females: 0.9 m Height :180-210 cm Weight :male: 54 kg, female: 28 kg | Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Wallaby, dama | Macropus eugenii | Macropodidae Length :males: 590-680 cm; females: 520-630 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :males: 6-10 kg; females: 4-6 kg | Southwestern Australia Southern Australia offshore islands of Australia |
| Waterbuck, common | Kobus defassa | Bovidae Length :1.8-2.2 m Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :159-227 kg | Central Africa |
| Wallaby, agile | Macropus agilis | Macropodidae Length :male: 715-850 mm, female: 593-722 mm Height :88-100 cm Weight :male: 16-27 kg, female: 9-15 kg | Australia |
| Whale, killer | Orcinus orca | Delphinidae Length :5-8 m Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :1300-5400 kg | All oceans, biggest populations are found in Arctic and Antarctic Oceans |
| White-lipped peccary | Tayassu pecari | Tayassuidae Length :75-100 cm Height :44-57.5 cm Weight :14-30 kg | Southern North America Northern South America Western South America |
| Woodchuck | Marmota monax | Sciuridae Length :40-50 cm Height :30 cm Weight :2.3-4.5 kg | Northern North America Eastern Central North America |
| Western lowland gorilla | Gorilla gorilla | Pongidae Length :males: 1.2 m, females: 0.9 m Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :90-180 kg | Central Africa |
| Wallaby, euro | Macropus robustus | Macropodidae Length :110-200 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :6.25-46.5 kg | Australia |
| Wolf, timber | Canis lupus lycaon | Canidae Length :152-168 cm Height :76 cm Weight :23-45 kg | Northern North America |
| Water monitor | Varanus salvator | Varanidae Length :3 m Height :88-100 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Worm snake (unidentified) | Carphophis sp. | Colubridae Length :30 cm Height :30 cm Weight :22-33 g | Eastern North America |
| White-winged black tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae Length :20-23 cm Height :45 cm Weight :54 g | Southern Europe Eastern Australia Southern Australia Africa |
| Woodpecker, red-headed | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Picidae Length :25 cm Height :30 cm Weight :22-33 g | Central North America |
| White-browed owl | Ninox superciliaris | Strigidae Length :23-30 cm Height :1 m Weight :236 g | Southern Madagascar |
| Wambenger, red-tailed | Phascogale calura | Dasyuridae Length :93-122 mm Height :88-100 cm Weight :38-68 g | Central Western Australia Southern Australia |
| Wild boar | Sus scrofa | Suidae Length :90-180 cm Height :60 cm Weight :50-200 kg | Northern Africa Eastern Asia Europe North America |
| Wallaroo, common | Macropus robustus | Macropodidae Length :110-200 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :6.25-46.5 kg | Australia |
| Waved albatross | Diomedea irrorata | Procellariidae Length :1.8-2.2 m Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :3-5 kg | Central parts of Western South America |
| White-winged dove | Zenaida asiatica | Columbidae Length :30 cm Height :45 cm Weight :54 g | Southwestern United States |
| White rhinoceros | Ceratotherium simum | Rhinocerotidae Length :male: 370-400 cm, female: 340-365 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :male: 2300 kg, female: 1700 kg | Southeastern Africa |
| Woodrat (unidentified) | Neotoma sp. | Cricetidae Length :25 cm Height :30 cm Weight :22-33 g | Central North America Southern North America |
| White-tailed jackrabbit | Lepus townsendii | Leporidae Length :40-76 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1.3-5 kg | North America |
| Wolf spider | Lycosa godeffroyi | Lycosidae Length :2-40 mm Height :1.3-1.4 m Weight :male: 230 kg, female: 160 kg | Worldwide |
| White-rumped vulture | Gyps bengalensis | Accipitridae Length :75-85 cm Height :45 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Southern Central Asia |
| Weaver, sociable | Philetairus socius | Ploceidae Length :14 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :80 g | Southwestern Africa |
| White-headed vulture | Aegypius occipitalis | Accipitridae Length :81 cm Height :1 m Weight :2.3 kg | Africa |
| White-eye, pale | Zosterops pallidus | Zosteropidae Length :11 cm Height :1 m Weight :236 g | Southern Africa |
| Water legaan | Varanus salvator | Varanidae Length :3 m Height :88-100 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Southeastern Asia |
| Wallaby, tammar | Macropus eugenii | Macropodidae Length :males: 590-680 cm; females: 520-630 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :males: 6-10 kg; females: 4-6 kg | Southwestern Australia Southern Australia offshore islands of Australia |
| White-necked raven | Corvus albicollis | Corvidae Length :52 cm Height :45 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Weaver, white-browed sparrow | Plocepasser mahali | Ploceidae Length :18 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :80 g | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| White-faced whistling duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Anatidae Length :43-48 cm Height :1 m Weight :670 g | Northern South America Central Africa Southern Africa |
| White-fronted bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | Meropidae Length :22-24 cm Height :1 m Weight :35 g | Eastern Africa |
| Whale, baleen | Eubalaena australis | Balaenidae Length :5-18 m Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :50-56 metric tons | Temperate ocean waters of both hemispheres |
| Weaver, red-billed buffalo | Bubalornis niger | Passeridae Length :25 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :80 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| White stork | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae Length :100-115 cm Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Eastern Europe Middle East Northern Africa |
| White-bellied sea eagle | Haliaetus leucogaster | Accipitridae Length :66-71 cm Height :1 m Weight :3-5 kg | Southern Asia |
| Whale, southern right | Eubalaena australis | Balaenidae Length :5-18 m Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :50-56 metric tons | Temperate ocean waters of both hemispheres |
| White-throated robin | Irania gutteralis | Turdidae Length :16.5 cm Height :45 cm Weight :male 19-27 g; female 16-25 g | Middle East East Africa Britain Norway Sweden Greece |
| White-cheeked pintail | Anas bahamensis | Anatidae Length :48 cm Height :1 m Weight :236 g | Southern North America Northern South America Central South America |
| Whale, long-finned pilot | Globicephala melas | Delphinidae Length :5.5-6.3 m Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :1800-3500 kg | Northern Atlantic Ocean Temperate southern oceans |
| Wallaby, red-necked | Macropus rufogriseus | Macropodidae Length :82 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :15 kg | Eastern Australia Tasmania |
| Wallaby, river | Macropus agilis | Macropodidae Length :male: 715-850 mm, female: 593-722 mm Height :88-100 cm Weight :male: 16-27 kg, female: 9-15 kg | Australia |
| White-browed sparrow weaver | Plocepasser mahali | Ploceidae Length :18 cm Height :1 m Weight :236 g | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| Western palm tanager (unidentified) | unavailable | Emberizidae Length :males: 1.2 m, females: 0.9 m Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :90-180 kg | Central Africa |
| Water moccasin | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Croalidae Length :50-190 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :1-3 kg | Southern North America Southeastern North America |
| Western spotted skunk | Spilogale gracilis | Mustelidae Length :23-34 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :8-20 g | Australia Southeastern Asia |
| Wolf, mexican | Canis lupus baileyi | Canidae Length :137-167 cm Height :66-81 cm Weight :23-41 kg | Southern North America |
| White spoonbill | Platalea leucordia | Threskiornithidae Length :80-90 cm Height :male: 170-186 cm, female: 160-177 cm Weight :male: 2300 kg, female: 1700 kg | Northern Africa Southwestern Europe Middle East Asia |
| White-tailed deer | Odocoilenaus virginianus | Cervidae Length :1.5-2 m Height :45 cm Weight :41-136 kg | Central North America Southern North America Northern South America |
| Wood pigeon | Columba palumbus | Columbidae Length :75-95 cm Height :30 cm Weight :18-32 kg | Europe Middle East Southern parts of Central Asia Northwestern Africa |
| Weaver, chestnut | Ploceus rubiginosus | Ploceidae Length :16 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Northwestern Southern Africa |
| Weaver, lesser masked | Ploceus intermedius | Ploceidae Length :14 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| White-nosed coatimundi | Nasua narica | Procyonidae Length :80-130 cm Height :45 cm Weight :3.5-5.6 kg | Central America Southern North America |
| Waxbill, blue | Uraeginthus angolensis | Estrildidae Length :13 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :10 g | Southern Africa |
| Wolf, common | Canis lupus | Canidae Length :1-1.4 m Height :66-81 cm Weight :12-80 kg | Eastern Europe to Western Asia |
| Warthog | Phacochoerus aethiopus | Suidae Length :107-137 cm Height :88-100 cm Weight :38-68 g | Central Africa Southern Africa |
| Wombat, southern hairy-nosed | Lasiorhinus latifrons | Vombatidae Length :75-95 cm Height :30 cm Weight :18-32 kg | Western Australia Southern Australia |
| White-mantled colobus | Colobus guerza | Cercopithecidae Length :45-70 cm Height :44-57.5 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Central Africa |
| White-necked stork | Ciconia episcopus | Ciconiidae Length :75-91 Height :45 cm Weight :5.4-14.5 kg | Southern Africa Asia |
| Western patch-nosed snake | Salvadora hexalepis | Colubridae Length :107 cm Height :1.4-1.8 m Weight :90-180 kg | Southwestern North America |
| White-throated kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnesis | Alcedinidae Length :26-28 cm Height :45 cm Weight :1.3-5 kg | Middle East Southern Asia |
| Western bearded dragon | Amphibolurus barbatus | Agamidae Length :61 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :2.1-2.9 kg | Southern Australia |
| White-winged tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae Length :20-23 cm Height :45 cm Weight :54 g | Southern Europe Eastern Australia Southern Australia Africa |
| Wattled crane | Bugeranus caruncalatus | Gruidae Length :1.8-2.2 m Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :159-227 kg | Southern parts of Central Africa |
| Woodcock, american | Scolopax minor | Scolopacidae Length :28-35 cm Height :30 cm Weight :2.3-4.5 kg | Eastern United States |
| White-faced tree rat | Echimys chrysurus | Echimyidae Length :23-29 cm Height :1 m Weight :415-890 g | Northeastern Brazil |
| Waxbill, black-cheeked | Estrilda erythronotos | Estrildidae Length :120-130 cm Height :1.2-1.4 m Weight :3-5 kg | Southern Africa Eastern Africa |
| White-fronted capuchin | Cebus albifrons | Cebidae Length :30-38 cm Height :1 m Weight :2.3 kg | Northern South America |
| Wild turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | Phasianidae Length :90-180 cm Height :60 cm Weight :Toms 7-11kg; Hens 4-6 kg | North America |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `Y` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Yellow-throated sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis | Phasianidae Length :33 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Southern Africa |
| Yellow-crowned night heron | Nyctanassa violacea | Ardeidae Length :56-69 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Southeast United States Central America West Indies Northern South America Central South Americal |
| Yellow-necked spurfowl | Francolinus leucoscepus | Phasianidae Length :33-35 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Northeastern Africa |
| Yellow-billed stork | Mycteria ibis | Ciconiidae Length :95-105 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Northern Southern Africa |
| Yellow-billed hornbill | Tockus flavirostris | Bucerotidae Length :50 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Southern Africa |
| Yak | Bos mutus | Bovidae Length :30-38 cm Height :Shoulder height 160-180 cm Weight :up to 1000 kg | Asia |
| Yellow mongoose | Cynictis penicillata | Viverridae Length :31 cm Height :22 cm Weight :.8 kg | Southern Africa |
| Yellow-bellied marmot | Marmota flaviventris | Sciuridae Length :45-57 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Southern Central North America |
| Yellow-rumped siskin | Carduelis uropygialis | Fringillidae Length :13 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Western South America |
| Yellow baboon | Papio cynocephalus | Cercopithecidae Length :56-79 cm Height :42-60 cm Weight :12-14 kg | Eastern Africa Central Africa |
| Yellow-headed caracara | Milvago chimachima | Falconidae Length :45 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Southern North America Western South America |
| Yellow-brown sungazer | Cordylus giganteus | Cordylidae Length :38 cm Height :22 cm Weight :Male 2.2-5.2 kg, female 1.6-3.95 kg. | Southern Africa |
List of Animals Beginning with Letter `Z` :
| Animal Name | Genus | Family | Area |
| Zebra, plains | Equus burchelli | Equidae Length :1.9-2.4 m Height :22 cm Weight :235 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
| Zorilla | Ictonyx striatus | Mustelidae Length :30-38 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :600-1400 g | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Zorro, common | Dusicyon thous | Canidae Length :60-70 cm Height :10-15 cm Weight :5-8 kg | Northern South America |
| Zebra, common | Equus burchelli | Equidae Length :1.9-2.4 m Height :22 cm Weight :235 kg | Eastern Africa Southern Africa |
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