Animals Start with J: 52+ Animal List, Definition & Example

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom of Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, can move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an onto genetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. (Animals start with J)

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 start with J.

Animals Start with J

Sr. No.	Animals	Definitions
1	Jabiru	The jabiru is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes.
2	Jacamar	The jacamars are a family, Galbulidae, of near passerine birds from tropical South and Central America, extending up to Mexico.
3	Jacana	The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae.
4	Jackal	The jackal buzzard is a fairly large African bird of prey.
5	Jack Rabbit	The black-tailed jackrabbit, also known as the American desert hare, is a common hare of the western United States and Mexico.
6	Jack Russel	The Jack Russell Terrier is a small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting in England.
7	Jaeger	The parasitic jaeger, also known as the Arctic skua, Arctic jaeger or parasitic skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.
8	Jaguar	The jaguar is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas.
9	Jaguarundi	The jaguarundi is a wild cat native to the Americas.
10	Japanese Chin	The Japanese Chin, also known as the Japanese Spaniel, is a dog known for its strabismus of the eyes.
11	Japanese Hare	The Japanese hare is a species of hare endemic to Japan.
12	Japanese Macaque	The Japanese macaque, also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan.
13	Japanese Mole	The Japanese mole, also known as Temminck’s mole, is a species of mole endemic to Japan.
14	Japanese Squirrel	The Japanese squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan.
15	Javan Langur	The East Javan langur, also known as the ebony lutung, Javan langur or Javan lutung, is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily.
16	Javan Pig	The East Javan langur, also known as the ebony lutung, Javan langur or Javan lutung, is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily.
17	Javan Pipistrelle	The Java pipistrelle is a species of pipistrelle bat found in South and Southeast Asia, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China.
18	Javan Rhinoceros	The Javan rhinoceros, also known as the Javan rhino, Sunda rhinoceros or lesser one-horned rhinoceros, is a very rare member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses.
19	Javan Slit-faced Bat	The Javan slit-faced bat is a species of slit-faced bats found on the Kangean Islands of Indonesia and Nusa Penida, Java.
20	Javan Tree Shrew	Horsfield’s treeshrew, also called Javan treeshrew, is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae.
21	Javanese	The Javan rhinoceros, also known as the Javan rhino, Sunda rhinoceros or lesser one-horned rhinoceros.
22	Jay	The blue jay is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America.
23	Jellyfish	Medusagyne oppositifolia, the jellyfish tree, is a species of tree endemic to the island of Mahé, of the Seychelles.
24	Jerboa	Jerboas are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae.
25	Jico Deer Mouse	The Jico deer mouse (Habromys simulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico.
26	John Dory	John Dory, St Pierre or Peter’s fish, refers to fish of the genus Zeus, especially Zeus faber, of widespread distribution.
27	Jumping Spider	Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae.
28	Junco	The dark-eyed junco is a species of junco, a group of small, grayish New World sparrows.
29	Jungle Cat	The jungle cat, also called reed cat, swamp cat and jungle lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, the Caucasus.
30	Junglefowl	Junglefowl are the only five living species of bird from the genus Gallus in the bird order Galliformes, and occur in parts of South and Southeast Asia.
31	Jungle Palm Squirrel	The jungle palm squirrel, jungle striped squirrel, or Western Ghats squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to India.
32	Jungle Shrew	The jungle shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Sri Lanka.
33	Junin Grass Mouse	The Junín grass mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru.
34	Junin Red Squirrel	The Junín red squirrel is a species of squirrel from Peru and Ecuador.
35	Juniper Vole	The juniper vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and Tajikistan.

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