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Global Animal Guide

Animals that start with R

There are 23 animals that start with the letter R, including the Rabbit, Raccoon, Rainbow Trout, and more. See photos, facts, and full guides for each.

Brown rabbit sitting upright in green grass with small wildflowers

Mammal

Rabbit

The fast-breeding pet and classic prey animal

Raccoon with a black mask standing on a fallen log in a forest at dusk

Mammal

Raccoon

The masked, clever-handed night raider

Rainbow trout with pink stripe in clear mountain stream

Fish

Rainbow Trout

The colourful fly-fisher's favourite

Brown rat with brown-grey fur and a long tail alert on a wooden surface

Mammal

Rat

The clever, adaptable rodent that lives everywhere humans do

Red abalone with oval shell and row of respiratory pores clinging to California kelp reef

Critically Endangered

Invertebrate

Red Abalone

Critically Endangered nacre snail of Pacific kelp

Red deer stag with branched antlers in misty woodland

Mammal

Red Deer

The roaring stag of Eurasian woodlands

Red fox with a bushy tail standing in a snowy field looking alert

Mammal

Red Fox

The most widespread wild carnivore on Earth

Large red kangaroo standing upright in the Australian outback at golden hour

Mammal

Red Kangaroo

The largest marsupial and a powerful hopper

Red panda perched on a mossy branch in a misty Himalayan forest

Mammal

Red Panda

The fiery-furred resident of the Himalayas

Red-bellied piranha with a silvery body and reddish belly in murky river water

Fish

Red-bellied Piranha

The sharp-toothed fish of the Amazon

Red-eyed tree frog with vivid red eyes and orange feet clinging to a green leaf

Amphibian

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

The bright-eyed icon of the rainforest canopy

Red-necked wallaby with reddish neck and shoulders grazing at the edge of eucalyptus forest

Mammal

Red-necked Wallaby

The rusty-shouldered grazer of eastern Australia

Red-tailed hawk perched on a branch showing its rust-red tail and hooked beak against a blue sky

Bird

Red-tailed Hawk

North America's most familiar soaring hawk

Reindeer herd migrating across snowy Arctic tundra

Mammal

Reindeer

The Arctic migrator and both-sex antlered deer

Reticulated python with geometric net-like dorsal pattern coiled along a riverbank log

Reptile

Reticulated Python

World's longest snake

White rhinoceros standing on an African plain at golden hour

Near Threatened

Mammal

Rhinoceros

The armored giant with a horn of keratin

Large black rhinoceros beetle with a curved horn on a log

Insect

Rhinoceros Beetle

One of the strongest animals for its size

Rhinoceros hornbill with orange casque perched in rainforest canopy

Bird

Rhinoceros Hornbill

The thunderbird of Borneo's rainforest

Ring-tailed lemur sitting on a branch in a Madagascar forest, showing its grey body and black-and-white striped tail

Mammal

Ring-Tailed Lemur

Madagascar's striped-tailed, sun-bathing primate

Rooster with red comb crowing at sunrise in a farmyard

Bird

Rooster

The crowing guardian of the barnyard flock

Roseate spoonbill wading in shallow lagoon with pink plumage and spatulate bill sweeping the water

Bird

Roseate Spoonbill

Pink wader with a sweeping spoon bill

Ruby-throated hummingbird hovering beside a red flower with wings blurred in motion

Bird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

A tiny hovering bird with a blazing throat

Ruffed grouse on log with raised black neck ruff and crested head in autumn forest

Bird

Ruffed Grouse

Drumming phantom of northern woods

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Animals that start with R: FAQs

What animals start with the letter R?

Animals beginning with R include Rabbit, Raccoon, Rainbow Trout, Rat, Red Abalone, and 18 more.

How many animals begin with R?

Our guide currently covers 23 animals whose names start with R.