List of animals starting from A to Z

Below is a further improved list of animals starting with the letters A to Z, covering more types of animals and their main characteristics. There are multiple animals for each letter to better show the richness of the animal world and diversity.

Letters	Animal name	Habitat	Diet	Conservation status
A	Aardvark	African grasslands, savannas	Insects, mainly eat ants and termites	Least Concern
	Alligator (alligator)	North American swamps and wetlands	Carnivorous, eats fish and mammals	Least Concern
	Armadillo	Tropical and subtropical America	Insects, plants	Least concern
	Anaconda (Anaconda)	Amazon rainforest, South America	Carnivorous, preys on birds and mammals	Least Concern
	Albatross (Albatross)	Antarctic, North Pacific and Southern Oceans	Carnivorous, eats fish, squid and crustaceans	Vulnerable
B	Bison (American Bison)	North American grasslands	Herbivorous, mainly eats grass	Least Concern
	Baboon	African grasslands, forests	Omnivorous, eats fruits, insects, plants	Least Concern
	Blue Whale	Global Oceans	Carnivorous, mainly eats krill and plankton	Endangered
	Bat	Caves, forests, cities around the world	Omnivorous, eats fruits, insects, blood	Least Concern
	Beetle	Worldwide	Omnivorous, eats plants, wood, insects	Least Concern
C	Camel	Desert regions of the Middle East and Africa	Herbivorous, eats grasses and drought-tolerant plants	Least Concern
	Crocodile	Tropical and subtropical rivers and swamps	Carnivorous, preys on fish and mammals	Least Concern to Endangered
	Cheetah	Grasslands and savannas of Africa	Carnivorous, preys on small and medium-sized mammals	Vulnerable
	Chameleon	Forests of Africa and Madagascar	Insects only	Least Concern
	Capybara	South American wetlands and forests	Herbivorous, eats aquatic plants	Least Concern
D	Deer	Global forests and grasslands	Herbivorous, eats grass and leaves	Least Concern
	Dingo	Australian forests and grasslands	Carnivorous, preys on kangaroos and other small animals	Least Concern
	Dolphin	Global Oceans	Carnivorous, eats fish and squid	Least Concern to Near Threatened
	Duck	Global Wetlands, Lakes, Rivers	Omnivorous, eats aquatic plants, fish, insects	Least Concern
	Dragonfly	Global Wetlands, Rivers, Lakes	Carnivorous, preys on small insects	Least Concern
E	Eagle	Mountains and forests around the world	Carnivore, preys on birds and small mammals	Least Concern
	Elephant	Forests and grasslands in Africa and Asia	Herbivorous, eats leaves and fruits	Near Threatened to Endangered
	Eel	Freshwater and saltwater areas around the world	Carnivorous, preys on small fish and invertebrates	Least Concern
	Emu (Emu)	Grasslands and deserts of Australia	Omnivorous, eats plants and insects	Least Concern
F	Fox (Fox)	Global forests, grasslands, deserts	Omnivorous, eats small mammals, insects, fruits	Least Concern
	Flamingo	Wetlands of Africa and America	Omnivorous, eats algae and small invertebrates	Least Concern
	Frog	Global wetlands, rivers, lakes	Insects and small invertebrates	Least Concern to Endangered
	Ferret	Grasslands and forests of North America, Europe, Asia	Carnivorous, preys on rodents	Least Concern
G	Giraffe	African grasslands	Herbivorous, mainly eating leaves	Near Threatened
	Gorilla (gorilla)	Tropical rainforests in Africa	Herbivorous, eating fruits and leaves	Endangered
	Gecko (gecko)	Tropical and subtropical forests around the world	Carnivorous, preying on insects and small invertebrates	Least Concern
	Grizzly Bear	Forests and mountains of North America	Omnivorous, eats plants, fish, mammals	Least Concern
	Gazelle (Gazelle)	African Grasslands	Herbivorous, eats grass and leaves	Least Concern
H	Horse (Horse)	Global Grasslands	Herbivorous, eats mainly grass and hay	Least Concern
	Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus)	African rivers and lakes	Herbivorous, eats grass	Near Threatened
	Hyena	African grasslands and savannas	Carnivorous, preys on carrion and small mammals	Least Concern
	Hedgehog	Grasslands and forests of Europe, Asia, and Africa	Omnivorous, eats insects, plants, small invertebrates	Least Concern
	Honey Badger	Grasslands and deserts in Africa and West Asia	Omnivorous, eats honey, insects, fruits, snakes	Least Concern
I	Iguana	Tropical forests of Central and South America	Herbivorous, occasionally eats insects	Least Concern
	Impala	Grasslands and savannas of Africa	Herbivorous, eats grass and leaves	Least Concern
	Ibex (Alpine goat)	Mountainous regions of Europe	Herbivorous, eats grasses and drought-tolerant plants	Least Concern
	Indian Cobra	Tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia	Carnivorous, preys on small mammals and birds	Least Concern
J	Jaguar	Tropical rainforests of Central and South America	Carnivorous, preys on deer, rodents	Near Threatened
	Jackal	Grasslands and savannas of Africa and Asia	Omnivorous, eats small mammals, fruits, carrion	Least Concern
	Jellyfish	Oceans worldwide	Carnivorous, eats plankton, small fish	Least Concern
	Jay	Forests and grasslands of North America and Europe	Omnivorous, eats nuts, seeds, insects	Least Concern
K	Kangaroo	Grasslands and forests of Australia	Herbivorous, eats grass and leaves	Least Concern
	Koala	Eucalyptus forests of Australia	Herbivorous, eats eucalyptus leaves	Vulnerable
	Kingfisher	Global wetlands, rivers	Carnivorous, preys on fish, insects, small invertebrates	Least Concern
	Kudu (Eland)	Grasslands and savannas of Africa	Herbivorous, eats grass and leaves	Least Concern
L	Lion	Grasslands and savannas of Africa	Carnivorous, hunts medium to large mammals	Vulnerable
	Leopard	Forests and grasslands of Africa and Asia	Carnivore, preys on small and medium-sized mammals	Vulnerable
	Lynx	Forests of North America, Europe, and Asia	Carnivore, preys on rabbits, birds, and rodents	Least Concern to Endangered
	Llama	Andes of South America	Herbivore, eats grasses and shrubs	Least Concern
M	Moose	Forests and wetlands of North America and Europe	Herbivorous, eats leaves, branches, and shrubs	Least Concern
	Meerkat	Deserts and grasslands of southern Africa	Omnivorous, eats insects and small vertebrates	Least Concern
	Monkey	Tropical forests around the world	Omnivorous, eats fruits, insects, and leaves	Least Concern
	Manta Ray	Warm waters around the world	Carnivorous, eats plankton and small invertebrates	Near Threatened
N	Narwhal	Arctic waters	Carnivorous, eats fish, squid and shrimp	Near Threatened
	Newt	Wetlands and forests of North America, Europe and Asia	Carnivorous, preys on insects and small invertebrates	Least Concern
	Numbat (Anteater)	Forests of Australia	Carnivorous, feeds mainly on termites	Endangered
O	Ostrich (Ostrich)	Grasslands and savannas of Africa	Omnivorous, eats plants, seeds, insects	Least Concern
	Orangutan (Orangutan)	Tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia	Omnivorous, eats fruits, leaves, insects	Critically Endangered
	Otter	Rivers, lakes and coastlines worldwide	Carnivorous, preys on fish, crustaceans and insects	Near Threatened to Endangered
	Ocelot	Tropical rainforests of Central and South America	Carnivorous, preys on rodents, birds, small mammals	Least Concern

P	Pangolin	Forests and grasslands of Africa and Asia	Carnivorous, mainly eats ants and termites	Endangered
	Parrot	Tropical and subtropical forests	Omnivorous, eats fruits, nuts, seeds	Least Concern to Near Threatened
	Puma	Forests and mountains of North and South America	Carnivorous, hunts deer and rodents	Least Concern
	Pufferfish	Tropical and subtropical waters	Carnivorous, eats shellfish and crustaceans	Least Concern
Q	Quokka	Australian forests and shrublands	Herbivorous, eats leaves, grasses, shrubs	Least Concern
	Quail	Grasslands and shrubs worldwide	Omnivorous, eats seeds and insects	Least Concern
	Quokka (Short-tailed Kangaroo)	Australian forests and grasslands	Herbivorous, eats grass and leaves	Least Concern
	Quoll	Forests of Australia and New Guinea	Carnivorous, hunts small mammals and insects	Near Threatened
R	Raven	Northern Hemisphere forests, mountains and grasslands	Omnivorous, eats insects, seeds, carrion	Least Concern
	Red Kangaroo	Grasslands and deserts of Australia	Herbivorous, eats grass and leaves	Least Concern
	Rattlesnake	Deserts and grasslands of North America	Carnivorous, preys on rodents and birds	Least Concern
	Ring-tailed Lemur	Tropical forests of Madagascar	Omnivorous, eats fruits, leaves, flowers	Near Threatened
S	Squirrel	Forests, cities, parks worldwide	Omnivorous, eats nuts, seeds, insects	Least Concern
	Salamander	Wetlands and forests worldwide	Carnivorous, eats insects, small invertebrates	Least Concern
	Snow Leopard	Alpine grasslands and forests of Asia	Carnivorous, hunts wild sheep and deer	Endangered
	Starfish	Warm waters around the world	Carnivorous, preys on small shellfish and seafloor creatures	Least Concern
T	Tapir	Tropical rainforests of Central and South America	Herbivorous, eats leaves, fruits, bark	Near Threatened to Endangered
	Tarsier (Tarsier)	Tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia	Carnivorous, eats insects and small vertebrates	Near Threatened
	Toucan	Tropical rainforests of Central and South America	Omnivorous, eats fruits, insects, small reptiles	Least Concern
	Tiger Shark	Warm waters around the world	Carnivorous, hunts fish, crustaceans and marine mammals	Near Threatened
U	Uakari (bald monkey)	Tropical rainforests of South America	Omnivorous, eats fruits, seeds, insects	Near Threatened
	Urchin (sea urchin)	Global oceans	Herbivorous, eats algae and seaweed	Least Concern
	Umbrellabird	Rainforests of Central and South America	Omnivorous, eats fruits and insects	Least Concern
V	Vampire Bat	Tropical forests of Central and South America	Carnivorous, feeds on blood of mammals	Least Concern
	Vicuna (Alpaca)	Andes, South America	Herbivorous, eats grasses and drought-tolerant plants	Near Threatened
	Vervet Monkey (Green Monkey)	Grasslands and forests of Africa	Omnivorous, eats fruits, insects and small invertebrates	Least Concern
W	Whale Shark	Tropical waters	Carnivorous, feeds mainly on plankton	Near Threatened
	Wild Boar	Forests and grasslands of Europe, Asia, and North Africa	Omnivorous, feeds on plants, fruits, small invertebrates	Least Concern
	Wolverine	Forests and tundras of North America and Europe	Carnivorous, hunts small mammals	Least Concern
	Wombat	Australian forests and grasslands	Herbivorous, eats grasses and shrubs	Least Concern
X	Xerus (African Ground Squirrel)	Grasslands and deserts of Africa	Herbivorous, eats grasses, seeds, nuts	Least Concern
	X-ray Tetra (Glassfish)	Rivers and streams of South America	Omnivorous, eats insect larvae, phytoplankton	Least Concern
	Xenopus (African clawed toad)	Ponds and lakes in Africa	Carnivorous, preys on insects and aquatic invertebrates	Least Concern
Y	Yellow-eyed Penguin	Coast of New Zealand	Carnivorous, eats fish and crustaceans	Endangered
	Yak	Central Asian Highlands	Herbivorous, eats grasses and cold-tolerant plants	Least Concern
	Yellow Anaconda	South American wetlands and rivers	Carnivorous, preys on birds and mammals	Least Concern
Z	Zebra Shark	Coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans	Carnivorous, eats shellfish and crustaceans	Near Threatened
	Zebu	Grasslands of South Asia and Africa	Herbivorous, eats grasses and drought-tolerant plants	Least Concern
	Zorilla	Grasslands and savannas of Africa	Carnivorous, preys on small mammals, insects	Least Concern

This table lists more animals, covering the letter range from A to Z. Each letter of the alphabet comes from a different geographic environment and exhibits different ecological characteristics and diets.