Complete A-Z List of Land Animals

 

A-Z Guide to Land Animals

Discover the incredible diversity of animals that inhabit Earth's terrestrial environments, from forests and deserts to grasslands and mountains.

A

• Antelope
• Armadillo
• Aardvark
• Alpaca
• Anaconda (terrestrial when not in water)
• Ant (all terrestrial species)
• Ape (Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Orangutan)

B

• Bear (Grizzly, Polar, Panda)
• Buffalo
• Baboon
• Badger
• Beetle (terrestrial species)
• Bison
• Bobcat

C

• Cheetah
• Coyote
• Camel
• Cougar (Mountain Lion)
• Chameleon
• Centipede
• Capybara

D

• Deer
• Dog (Domestic and Wild)
• Donkey
• Dingo
• Dik-dik
• Dormouse

E

• Elephant
• Echidna
• Elk
• Emu
• Ermine

F

• Fox
• Frog (terrestrial species)
• Ferret
• Fennec Fox
• Flying Squirrel

G

• Giraffe
• Gorilla
• Goat
• Grizzly Bear
• Gecko
• Grasshopper

H

• Horse
• Hippopotamus (semi-aquatic but terrestrial)
• Hyena
• Hedgehog
• Howler Monkey
• Hare

I

• Impala
• Iguana
• Indian Elephant
• Insect (terrestrial species)

J

• Jaguar
• Jackal
• Javelina
• Jerboa

K

• Kangaroo
• Koala
• Komodo Dragon
• Kinkajou
• King Cobra

L

• Lion
• Leopard
• Llama
• Lemur
• Lizard
• Lynx

M

• Monkey (all terrestrial/semi-terrestrial)
• Mouse
• Moose
• Meerkat
• Mongoose
• Moth (terrestrial life stages)

N

• Newt (terrestrial adult phase)
• Numbat
• Nightingale
• Nyala

O

• Ostrich
• Ocelot
• Orangutan
• Okapi
• Opossum

P

• Panda
• Panther
• Porcupine
• Prairie Dog
• Pangolin
• Python (terrestrial when not swimming)

Q

• Quokka
• Quail
• Queen Ant (in nest)

R

• Rabbit
• Rhinoceros
• Raccoon
• Rat
• Reindeer
• Roadrunner

S

• Snake (terrestrial species)
• Sloth
• Squirrel
• Scorpion
• Spider
• Sheep

T

• Tiger
• Tapir
• Tortoise
• Tarantula
• Tasmanian Devil
• Turtle (terrestrial species)

U

• Uakari
• Urial
• Uromastyx (Spiny-tailed Lizard)

V

• Vulture
• Vicuna
• Vole
• Vinegaroon

W

• Wolf
• Wombat
• Weasel
• Warthog
• Wallaby
• Woodpecker

X

• Xenarthra (armadillo, sloth, anteater group)
• Xerus (African ground squirrel)

Y

• Yak
• Yellow Mongoose
• Yabby (land crustacean when migrating)

Z

• Zebra
• Zorilla (Striped Polecat)
• Zebu
• Zokor (mole-like rodent)

Note: This list includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, arachnids, and other terrestrial animals. Some animals listed may have semi-aquatic behaviors or spend time in trees but are primarily land-dwelling creatures.

Classification includes both wild and domesticated animals that primarily live on land.