Diet
Herbivore
Animals that eat mainly plants.
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Molluscs
Abalone
Haliotis
Abalones are marine snails with broad muscular feet and flattened shells.
Living
NTMammals
African buffalo
Syncerus caffer
The African buffalo is a heavy wild ox of sub-Saharan Africa that lives in herds of dozens to thousands and must drink every day.
Living
ENMammals
African bush elephant
Loxodonta africana
The African bush elephant is the largest land animal alive.
Living
Mammals
African Forest Elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis
The African forest elephant moves through the rainforests of western and central Africa.
Living
Birds
African Grey Parrot
Psittacus erithacus
Grey parrots are social African birds with grey feathers, a red tail and a strong curved bill.
Living
Reptiles
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Aldabrachelys gigantea
The Aldabra giant tortoise is a large land reptile native to a Seychelles atoll.
Living
Mammals
Alpaca
Vicugna pacos
The alpaca is a domesticated Andean camelid kept for its fleece.
Living
NTMammals
American bison
Bison bison
The American bison is the heaviest land animal in North America and the national mammal of the United States.
Living
LCBirds
American goldfinch
Spinus tristis
The American goldfinch is a small seed-eating finch of open weedy country across North America.
Living
Reptiles
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus was a heavily armoured plant-eating dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous.
ExtinctAI reconstruction
Mammals
Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus
The Asian elephant is a large herbivore native to southern and southeastern Asia.
Living
Birds
Atlantic canary
Serinus canaria
The Atlantic canary is the wild island finch from which domestic canaries descend.
Living
Insects
Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas
The atlas moth is a large silk moth of Asian tropical and subtropical forests.
Living
EXMammals
Aurochs
Bos primigenius
The aurochs was the wild ox of Europe, North Africa and much of Asia, and the ancestor of domestic cattle.
ExtinctAI reconstruction
Mammals
Bactrian Camel
Camelus bactrianus
The domestic Bactrian camel is a two-humped camel associated with Central Asia.
Living
Mammals
Beaver
Castoridae
Beavers are semiaquatic rodents that alter waterways.
Living
LCMammals
Bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis
The bighorn sheep is a wild sheep of the mountains and deserts of western North America.
Living
Mammals
Bison
Bison
Bison are heavy-bodied wild cattle.
Living
Insects
Black Aphids
Aphididae
Black aphids are not a single species.
Living
CRMammals
Black rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
The black rhinoceros is a two-horned browser of eastern and southern Africa with a pointed, gripping upper lip.
Living
LCBirds
Black swan
Cygnus atratus
The black swan is a large Australian waterbird with black plumage, white flight feathers and a bright red bill.
Living
Fish
Blenny
Blenniiformes
Blennies include many small fishes living close to the bottom.
Living
Fish
Blue Tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
The blue tang is a brightly coloured Indo-Pacific reef fish.
Living
Reptiles
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus was a tall plant-eating dinosaur of Jurassic North America.
ExtinctAI reconstruction
LCBirds
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus
The budgerigar is a small green and yellow parrot from the dry interior of Australia.
Living
Mammals
Camel
Camelus
Camels are large dry-country mammals.
Living
LCMammals
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world.
Living
EXBirds
Carolina parakeet
Conuropsis carolinensis
The Carolina parakeet was the only parrot native to the eastern United States.
ExtinctAI reconstruction
Birds
Cassowary
Casuarius
Cassowaries are large flightless forest birds.
Living
LCMammals
Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
The chamois is a small goat-antelope of the steep mountains of Europe and western Asia, with hooked horns and a striped face.
Living
Mammals
Chinchilla
Chinchilla
Chinchillas are South American rodents with exceptionally dense fur.
Living
Insects
Cicada
Cicadidae
Cicadas include annual and periodical species.
Living
LCBirds
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
The cockatiel is the smallest cockatoo, and it lives across the dry inland of Australia.
Living
Birds
Cockatoo
Cacatuidae
Cockatoos are parrots with mobile head crests.
LivingMammals
Cow
Bos taurus
Domestic cattle are large social herbivores kept in many parts of the world.
Living
Reptiles
Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassizii
The Mojave desert tortoise is a burrowing reptile of the southwestern United States.
Living
Reptiles
Diplodocus
Diplodocus
Diplodocus was a long-necked, long-tailed sauropod dinosaur.
ExtinctAI reconstruction
Mammals
Donkey
Equus asinus
The domestic donkey is an herbivorous equid with long ears and sturdy hooves.
Living
Mammals
Dromedary
Camelus dromedarius
The dromedary is the one-humped domestic camel.
Living
VUMammals
Dugong
Dugong dugon
The dugong is a large marine mammal that grazes seagrass in warm, shallow coastal water from East Africa to Vanuatu.
Living
LCBirds
Egyptian goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
The Egyptian goose is a pale brown waterbird of African rivers, lakes and grassland, marked by a dark ring around each eye.
Living
LCMammals
Elk
Cervus canadensis
The elk, or wapiti, is the second largest deer in the world.
Living
NTMammals
European bison
Bison bonasus
The European bison, or wisent, is the heaviest wild animal on land in Europe.
Living
Mammals
Fallow deer
Dama dama
The fallow deer is a grazing and browsing deer often associated with woodland edges and open grass.
Living
Mammals
Flying fox
Pteropus
Flying foxes are fruit bats with large eyes and fox-like faces.
Living
VUReptiles
Galápagos giant tortoise
Chelonoidis niger
The Galápagos giant tortoise is the largest living tortoise and one of the longest-lived animals.
Living
VUMammals
Gaur
Bos gaurus
The gaur, or Indian bison, is the largest of all wild cattle, a forest bovine of India and Southeast Asia.
Living
Mammals
Gazelle
Gazella
Gazelles are slender antelopes, but their habitats and ranges differ by species.
Living
VUMammals
Giant panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
The giant panda is a bear that eats almost nothing but bamboo.
Living
VUMammals
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
The giraffe is the tallest land animal.
Living
Mammals
Goat
Capra
Goats belong to the genus Capra, which includes wild species and domestic forms.
Living
Birds
Goose
Geese are grazing waterbirds.
Living
Mammals
Gorilla
Gorilla
Gorillas are large African great apes that feed mainly on plants.
Living
Insects
Grasshopper
Orthoptera
Grasshoppers include many plant-eating species.
Living
Reptiles
Green iguana
Iguana iguana
The green iguana is a large tree-climbing lizard of tropical America.
Living
LCReptiles
Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
The green sea turtle grazes on seagrass in warm coastal waters.
Living
LCMammals
Groundhog
Marmota monax
The groundhog is a large ground squirrel of eastern and northern North America that digs long burrows and hibernates through the winter.
Living
LCMammals
Guanaco
Lama guanicoe
The guanaco is the wild camelid of South America and the ancestor of the llama.
Living
Mammals
Guinea pig
Cavia
Guinea pigs are social rodents kept by people.
Living
Mammals
Hare
Lepus
Hares are long-eared relatives of rabbits.
Living
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