Animals Start with A: 50+ Animal List, Definition & Example

Animals that start with the letter A are diverse and interesting creatures. The Aardvark is a nocturnal animal that lives in Africa and is the only living species of its genus.

The Aardwolf is a small mammal found in Africa and is related to the hyena. The Abyssinian Guinea Pig is a popular pet and is a gentle, friendly, and active animal.

The Acadian Flycatcher is a species of songbird native to North America and is found in deciduous woodlands. The Achrioptera Manga is a species of dragonfly found in South Africa. Albatrosses are large seabirds found in the North and South Pacific oceans.

Anacondas are large, non-venomous snakes found in South America. Anteaters are mammals found in Central and South America and feed mainly on ants and termites.

Antelopes are mammals found in Africa, the Middle East, and India and have horns used for protection and display. Apes are primates found in Africa and Asia and include gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, and bonobos.

Finally, armadillos are mammals found mainly in Central and South America and are known for their hard shells. With so many fascinating animals beginning with the letter A, it’s no wonder why they are so popular!

Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but we have estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total.

In this article, we will list down some animals that start with A.

Animals Start with A

Sr. No.	Animal	Definition
1	Aardvark	The aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa.
2	Abyssinian	The Abyssinian is a breed of domestic short-haired cat with a distinctive “ticked” tabby coat.
3	Adelie Penguin	The Adélie penguin is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent.
4	Affenpinscher	The Affenpinscher, also known as the Monkey Terrier, is a terrier-like toy Pinscher breed of dog.
5	Afghan Hound	The Afghan Hound is a hound that is distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end.
6	African Bush Elephant	The African bush elephant, also known as the African savanna elephant, is one of two extant African elephant species and one of three extant elephant species.
7	African Civet	The African civet is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands and secondary forests.
8	African Clawed Frog	The African clawed frog is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae.
9	African Forest Elephant	The African forest elephant is one of the two living African elephant species.
10	African Palm Civet	The African palm civet, also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small lifeforms mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa.
11	African Penguin	he African penguin, also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters.
12	African Tree Frog	The African clawed frog is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae.
13	African Wild Dog	The African wild dog, also called the African painted dog and the African hunting dog, is a wild canine which is a native species to sub-Saharan Africa.
14	Ainu Dog	The Hokkaido is a breed of dog originating from Japan.
15	Airedale Terrier	The Airedale Terrier, also called Bingley Terrier and Waterside Terrier, is a dog breed of the terrier type that originated in the valley of the River Aire, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
16	Akbash	The Akbash, is a traditional Turkish breed or type of flock guardian dog from western Anatolia.
17	Akita	The Akita is a historic dog breed of large size originating from the mountains of northern Japan.
18	Alaskan Malamute	The Alaskan Malamute is a large breed of dog that was originally bred for its strength and endurance to haul heavy freight as a sled dog and hound.
19	Albatross	Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes.
20	Aldabra Giant Tortoise	The Aldabra giant tortoise is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles.
21	Alligator	An alligator is a large reptile in the Crocodilia order in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae.
22	Alpaca	The alpaca is a species of South American camelid mammal. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama.
23	Alpine Dachsbracke	The Alpine Dachsbracke is a small breed of dog of the scent hound type originating in Austria.
24	Amazon River Dolphin	The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale classified in the family Iniidae.
25	American Alsatian	The American Alsatian is a dog breed that was recently developed in California in the 1980s to resemble the now-extinct Dire Wolf.
26	American Bulldog	The American Bulldog is a large, muscular breed of working dog that were used as stock dogs, catch dogs, and guardians on farms and ranches.
27	American Cocker Spaniel	The American Cocker Spaniel is a breed of sporting dog.
28	American Coonhound	The English Coonhound, also referred to as the American English Coonhound or the Redtick Coonhound.
29	American Eskimo Dog	The American Eskimo Dog is a breed of companion dog, originating in Germany. The American Eskimo Dog is a member of the Spitz family.
30	American Foxhound	The American Foxhound is a breed of dog that is a cousin of the English Foxhound. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt foxes by scent.
31	American Pit Bull Terrier	The American Pit Bull Terrier is a dog breed recognized by the United Kennel Club and the American Dog Breeders Association, but not the American Kennel Club.
32	American Staffordshire Terrier	The American Staffordshire Terrier, also known as the AmStaff or American Staffy is a medium-sized, short-coated American dog breed.
33	American Water Spaniel	The American Water Spaniel, is a breed of spaniel which originated in the United States.
34	Amur Leopard	The Amur leopard is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China.
35	Anatolian Shepherd Dog	An Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a rugged, imposing flock guardian of ancient lineage.
36	Angelfish	Pterophyllum is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae known to most aquarists as angelfish.
37	Ant	Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.
38	Anteater	Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and termites.
39	Antelope	The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia.
40	Appenzeller Dog	The Appenzeller Sennenhund is a Swiss breed of medium-sized working dog. It originates in the Appenzell region of north-eastern Switzerland.
41	Arctic Fox	The Arctic fox, also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome.
42	Arctic Hare	The Arctic hare is a species of hare highly adapted to living in the Arctic tundra and other icy biomes.
43	Arctic Wolf	The Arctic wolf, also known as the white wolf or polar wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands, from Melville Island to Ellesmere Island.
44	Armadillo	The armadillo girdled lizard, also commonly known as the armadillo lizard, the armadillo spiny-tailed lizard, and the golden-armadillo lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae.
45	Asian Elephant	The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
46	Asian Giant Hornet	The Asian giant hornet or northern giant hornet, including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, is the world’s largest hornet.
47	Asian Palm Civet	The Asian palm civet, also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia.
48	Asiatic Black Bear	The Asian black bear, also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia.
49	Aurochs	The aurochs is an extinct cattle species, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle.
50	Australian Cattle Dog	The Australian Cattle Dog, or simply Cattle Dog, is a breed of herding dog originally developed in Australia for droving cattle over long distances across rough terrain.
51	Australian Kelpie Dog	The Australian Kelpie, or simply Kelpie, is an Australian sheepdog capable of mustering and droving with little or no guidance.
52	Australian Mist	The Australian Mist is a breed of cat developed in Australia.
53	Australian Shepherd	The Australian Shepherd is a breed of herding dog from the United States.
54	Australian Terrier	The Australian Terrier is a small breed of dog of the terrier dog type.
55	Avocet	The four species of avocets are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts.
56	Axolotl	The axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander.
57	Aye Aye	The aye-aye is a long-fingered lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar with rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger.

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