Animals Start with N: 42+ 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 N)

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 N.

Animals Start with N

Sr. No.	Animals	Definitions
1	Nabarlek	Nabarleks, are a tiny species of macropod found in northern Australia.
2	Nalolo	Ecsenius nalolo, known commonly as the Nalolo in South Africa or the Nalolo blenny in Micronesia, is a species of combtooth blenny in the genus Ecsenius.
3	Nandu	The rheas, also known as ñandus or South American ostriches, are large ratites in the order Rheiformes, native to South America.
4	Napu	The greater mouse-deer, greater Malay chevrotain, or napu is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae found in Sumatra, Borneo.
5	Narwhal	The narwhal, also known as a narwhale, is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large “tusk” from a protruding canine tooth.
6	Nase	The common nase is a European potamodromous cyprinid fish.
7	Natterjack	The natterjack toad is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe.
8	Nautilus	The nautilus is a pelagic marine mollusc of the cephalopod family Nautilidae.
9	Neapolitan Mastiff	The Neapolitan Mastiff or Mastino Napoletano is an Italian breed of large dog of mastiff type.
10	Neddicky	The neddicky, or piping cisticola, is a small passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae, which is native to Africa, southwards of the equator.
11	Needlefish	Needlefish or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea.
12	Nematode	The nematodes or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda, with plant-parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms.
13	Nënë	The nene, also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
14	Newfoundland	The Newfoundland is a large working dog. They can be black, brown, grey, or white.
15	Newt	A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae.
16	Nicator	Necator americanus is a species of hookworm commonly known as the New World hookworm.
17	Nightcrawler	Lumbricus terrestris is a large, reddish worm species thought to be native to Western Europe, now widely distributed around the world.
18	Nightfish	The nightfish is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a temperate perch from the family Percichthyidae which is endemic to southwestern Australia.
19	Nightingale	The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale, is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song.
20	Nighthawk	The nighthawk is a nocturnal bird of the subfamily Chordeilinae, within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae.
21	Nightjar	Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds in the family Caprimulgidae and order Caprimulgiformes, characterised by long wings, short legs, and very short bills.
22	Nile Crocodile	The Nile crocodile is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries.
23	Nilgai	The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent.
24	Ningaui	Ningaui is a genus of small species of the marsupial dasyurid family.
25	Nkupe	Distichodus mossambicus (Nkupe) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family Distichodontidae.
26	Noctule	The common noctule is a species of insectivorous bat common throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
27	Noddy	The brown noddy or common noddy is a seabird in the family Laridae.
28	Noodlefish	Noodles are a type of food made from unleavened dough which is rolled flat and cut, stretched or extruded, into long strips or strings.
29	Norfolk Terrier	The Norfolk Terrier is a British breed of dog.
30	North American Black Bear	The American black bear, also called simply black bear or sometimes baribal, is a medium-sized bear endemic to North America.
31	Northern Inuit Dog	The Northern Inuit Dog, along with its offshoot breed lines the Tamaskan dog, the British Timber dog and the Utonagan.
32	Norwegian Forest	The Norwegian Forest cat is a breed of domestic cat originating in Northern Europe.
33	Nudibranch	Nudibranchs are a group of soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs which shed their shells after their larval stage.
34	Numbat	The numbat, also known as the noombat or walpurti, is an insectivorous marsupial.
35	Numbray	The numbray or spottail sleeper ray is a species of electric ray in the family Narkidae.
36	Nunbird	Monasa is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.
37	Nunlet	The grey-cheeked nunlet (Nonnula frontalis) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds.
38	Nurseryfish	Kurtus is a genus of percomorph fishes, called the nurseryfishes, forehead brooders, or incubator fish, native to fresh, brackish and coastal marine waters ranging from India, through southeast Asia.
39	Nurse Shark	The nurse shark is an elasmobranch fish in the family Ginglymostomatidae.
40	Nutria	The nutria, also known as the coypu, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent.
41	Nyala	The lowland nyala or simply nyala is a spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa.

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