Animals A–Z

Every animal on WildFacts, with numbers from NOAA, the Smithsonian and university sources. We are starting in the ocean and adding more habitats over time.

Mammals

Photo: NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized · Photo: Cloudette-90, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized · Photo: Lawrence Hylton, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist, resized · Photo: Galen Rathbun, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized · Photo: Shannon Rankin, NOAA/NMFS/SWFSC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized · Photo: Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USA (bairdphotos.com), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Fish

Photo: Petr Knotek, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist, resized · Photo: Terry Goss, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Reptiles

Sea turtleChelonioideaOcean

Photo: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Birds

Emperor penguinAptenodytes forsteriPolar1–1.3 m (3–4 ft)

Photo: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist, resized

Amphibians

AxolotlAmbystoma mexicanumRivers & Lakes20–30 cm (8–12 in)Full profile

Photo: LoKiLeCh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Octopuses & Squid

OctopusOctopodaOceanFull profile

Photo: Beckmannjan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Crabs & Lobsters

Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized · Photo: Roger Rittmaster, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist, resized

Jellyfish & Corals

JellyfishScyphozoaOcean

Photo: Andra Waagmeester, CC0, via iNaturalist, resized