List of Animals from A-Z
This A-Z directory covers 630+ animal species found around the world — from household pets to the planet’s most dangerous predators. Each guide covers habitat, diet, behaviour, breeding patterns, lifespan, identification features, and conservation status.
What you’ll find here:
- Species profiles — in-depth guides to individual animals, including our most popular identification pages: wolf spider, praying mantis, brown recluse spider, and yellow sac spider
- Anatomy guides — detailed illustrations of animal body plans (elephant, cow, wolf, and more)
- Taxonomic groups — browse mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, insects and invertebrates below
- Pets and breeds — dedicated sections on dog breeds, cat breeds, and rabbit breeds
Most visitors arrive looking to identify an animal they’ve seen or researching for school. Our most-popular guides are featured below; use the alphabetical directory further down to find any specific species.
Featured Animal Guides
Our most popular and in-depth species guides.
Bumble Bees
Bumblebees are large, hairy bees and are close relatives of the well-known honeybee. Most species of bumblebee live…
Wolf Spider
Wolf Spiders are members of the family Lycosidae. They are so named because their method of hunting is…
Yellow Sac Spider
The Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) is also known as the Black-Footed Spider. The Yellow Sac Spider is…
Brown Recluse Spider
The Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) belongs to the genus Loxosceles. They are also known as fiddle-back or…
Spotted Hyena
The spotted hyena (scientific name: Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species native…
Praying Mantis
A Praying Mantis, or praying mantid, is the common name for an insect of the order Mantodea. These…
Giraffe
The Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis meaning ‘fast walking camel leopard) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of…
Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard is sometimes known as the ‘Ounce’. It is a large cat native to the mountain…
Black Widow Spider
The Black Widow spider (Latrodectus spp.) is a spider notorious for its neurotoxic venom (a toxin that acts…
Trapdoor Spider
Trapdoor Spiders are a medium-sized mygalomorph (an infraorder of spiders), spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor…
Cottonmouth Snakes
Also Known As Water Moccasins – Fascinating Facts & Information About Water Moccasins The cottonmouth snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus),…
Wolves
Wolves (Canis Lupus), are related to dogs, or more rightly, dogs are actually related to wolves. Wolves and…
Browse by Animal Group
Mammals
Mammals are a diverse group of warm-blooded vertebrates characterised by mammary glands, hair or fur, and a four-chambered heart. They range from tiny bats and mice to large elephants and whales.
Learn MoreBirds
Our planet is home to between 9,000 and 10,000 distinct bird species across more than 227 families, exhibiting a vast spectrum of colours and sizes from ostriches to hummingbirds.
Learn MoreReptiles
Reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrates with skin adorned with scales. Classified as tetrapods and amniotes, they include lizards, snakes, turtles, and crocodilians.
Learn MoreFish
Fish are aquatic vertebrates thriving in both freshwater and marine environments. Characterised by gills, scales, and fins, they play a crucial role in aquatic ecosystems worldwide.
Learn MoreAmphibians
Amphibians were the first four-limbed vertebrates to walk the Earth. Cold-blooded and spending part of their lives in water and part on land, their name means "double life".
Learn MoreInsects
Insects constitute over half of all known living entities on Earth. With over a million recognised species, they represent the most varied and adaptive animal group on our planet.
Learn MoreInvertebrates
Invertebrates make up the majority of all known animal species, from butterflies and ants to jellyfish and crabs, exhibiting an astonishing range of forms and habitats.
Learn MoreComplete A-Z Directory
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