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List of animal names. Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on ...
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs .
Genus Ziphius – Cuvier's beaked whale. Genus Tasmacetus – Shepherd's beaked whale. Subfamily Hyperoodontinae. Genus Hyperoodon – bottlenose whales. Genus Indopacetus – Longman's beaked whale. Genus Mesoplodon – mesoplodont beaked whales. Superfamily Platanistoidea. Family Platanistidae – South Asian river dolphins.
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals. Animals with more specific designations are also listed.
List of fictional marsupials ( kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, opossums, bandicoots, Tasmanian devils) List of fictional primates ( lemurs, monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, humans) Lists of characters in a fictional work (mostly people) List of fictional rabbits and hares. List of fictional rodents ( mice, rats, beavers, squirrels ...
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity.
List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene. List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene. List of European species extinct in the Holocene. List of extinct animals of the British Isles. List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene. List of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene.
Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places by sub-national region. Most are full species lists, while those for Australia and the Caribbean have links to more specific species lists.