Animals Vocabulary Animal Names

If you are looking for ways to enhance your knowledge of Animal Vocabulary then this is the place for you. In this article of ours, both Kids and Adults will learn Vocabulary Related to Animals much more effectively. When it comes to learning English you will always come across a lot of animals.

It is often easier to remember Animal Names based on the category like mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, etc. You can not just learn the Animal Vocabulary and Animal Names by the type but also through locations such as farm animals, jungle creatures, and pets. Along with these categorizations, you can also learn Animal Names Alphabetically.

Animal Names | Types of Animals | List of Animals | Animal Pictures

Types of Animals

  • Pets
  • Farm & Domestic Animals
  • Wild Animals
  • Mammals
  • Sea Animals
  • Birds
  • Insects

Animal Names with Animal Pictures

  • Pet Names
  • Farm Animal Names
  • Bird Names
  • Mammal Animal Names
  • Wild Animal Names
  • Sea Animal Names
  • Names of Insects
  • Male, Female, and Baby Animal Names

Names of Animal Groups

Animal NameAnimal Group/ Collective Noun
Apes a shrewdness
Badgers a cete
Bats a colony, cloud or camp
Bears a sloth or sleuth
Bees a swarm
Buffalo a gang or obstinacy
Camels a caravan
Cats a clowder or glaring; Kittens
Cobras a quiver
Crocodiles a bask
Crows a murder
Dogs a pack; Puppies
Donkeys a drove
Eagles a convocation
Elephants a parade
Elk a gang or a herd
Falcons a cast
Ferrets a business
Fish a school
Flamingos a stand
Foxes a skulk or leash
Frogs an army
Geese a gaggle
Giraffes a tower
Gorillas a band
Hippopotami a bloat
Hyenas a cackle
Jaguars a shadow
Jellyfish a smack
Kangaroos a troop or mob
Lemurs a conspiracy
Leopards a leap
Lions a pride
Moles a labor
Monkeys a barrel or troop
Mules a pack
Otters a family
Oxen a team or yoke
Owls a parliament
Parrots a pandemonium
Pigs a drift or drove (younger pigs), or a sounder or team (older pigs)
Porcupines a prickle
Rabbits a herd
Rats a colony
Ravens an unkindness
Rhinoceroses a crash
Shark a shiver
Skunk a stench
Snakes a nest
Squirrels a dray or scurry
Stingrays a fever
Swans a bevy or game (if in flight
Tigers an ambush or streak
Toads a knot
Turkeys a gang or rafter
Turtles a bale or nest
Weasels a colony, gang or pack
Whales a pod, school, or gam
Wolves a pack
Zebras a zeal

List of Animals from A-Z

Animals Vocabulary List | Animal Names in English

Animals are broadly classified into two types namely Vertebrates(Animals with a backbone) and  Invertebrates(Animals without a backbone). They are further classified into subcategories and we have listed all the Vocabulary on Animals & their Names with pictures in English.

Vertebrates

Vertebrates include all species of animals having Vertebrata. These make upto less than 5% of all animal species and the rest all belong to invertebrates. Vertebrates are further classified into 5 small groups namely

  • Mammals
  • Birds
  • Fish
  • Amphibians
  • Reptiles

Mammals

Mammals are vertebrates that belong to the class Mammalia and can be distinguished from reptiles by seeing hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands. In Mammal Species females take care of their young ones by giving them the milk secreted using mammary glands.

Birds

Birds belong to a group of endothermic vertebrates and can be recognized by looking their feathers, toothless beaked jaws, high metabolic rate, four-chambered heart, lays hard-shelled eggs, strong yet lightweight skeleton.

Fish

Fish is gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals and lack limbs. These are important resources for humans all over the world when it comes to food. Fishkeepers raise them and exhibit them in public aquaria. They play a vital role in our culture through ages, religious symbols, serving as deities, the subject of art, books, and movies.

Amphibians

Amphibians are tetrapod vertebrates belonging to class amphibia. They have a wide variety of habitats and the majority of the species live in fossorial, terrestrial, arboreal, or freshwater aquatic ecosystems.

Reptiles

Reptiles are four-limbed vertebrate animals belonging to Class Reptilia and have scaly skin. They are cold-blooded and are born on land. Snakes, Crocodiles, Lizards, Turtles, and Alligators belong to the Reptile Family.

Invertebrates

Invertebrates are the animals that don’t develop a vertebral column usually referred to as backbone or spine. Common Examples of Invertebrates are Insects, Crabs, Snails, Octopus, Starfish, Jellyfish, and Worms, etc.

Conclusion

Learning English Animals Vocabulary comes through practice. Answer the Fun Learning Exercise over here to know various Animal Names and improve your English. Keep connected to our site to avail latest information on Animals Words List, Picture Dictionary, Food Vocabulary, and many other articles to improve your English Learning.