Animals That Start with A | List & Examples

There are many animals that start with “A.” This article contains an extensive list of animal names that start or end with “A.”

Example: Animals that start with A in a sentence
During my trip to the wildlife park, I was amazed to see an aardvark digging for ants, an alpaca grazing peacefully in a field, and an antelope gracefully leaping across the savanna exhibit.

Animals that start with A: List

Here’s a list of animals that start with “A”:

  • Aardvark
  • Albatross
  • Alligator
  • Alpaca
  • Anaconda
  • Angelfish
  • Ant
  • Anteater
  • Antelope
  • Armadillo
  • Arctic fox
  • Axolotl
  • Asian elephant
  • Atlantic puffin (bird)
  • Arowana (fish)

You can also download this list of animals that start with “A” as a PDF.

Animals that start with “A” PDF

Note
Some uncommon animal names with “A,” such as arowana and axolotl, can easily be misspelled. Use QuillBot’s Grammar Checker to check your spelling for free.

Animals that end with A: List

Not all animals with an “A” start with the “A.” Some end with an “A” instead.

  • Alpaca (starts and ends with “A”)
  • Anaconda (starts and ends with “A”)
  • Barracuda (fish)
  • Capybara
  • Chinchilla
  • Cobra
  • Gorilla
  • Hyena
  • Koala
  • Llama
  • Piranha
  • Puma
  • Quokka
  • Tuna
  • Zebra

You can also download this list as a PDF.

Animals that end with “A” PDF

Animals with other letters

If you’re looking for animals that start with another letter, you can visit one of our other articles on animal names.

Animals with B Animals with G Animals with L Animals with Q Animals with V
Animals with C Animals with H Animals with M Animals with R Animals with W
Animals with D Animals with I Animals with N Animals with S Animals with X
Animals with E Animals with J Animals with O Animals with T Animals with Y
Animals with F Animals with K Animals with P Animals with U Animals with Z

Frequently asked questions about animals that start with “a”

What 5-letter animals end with “A”?

English has many animals with A. Some 5-letter animals that end with “A” are koala, llama, and panda.

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Julia Merkus, MA

Julia has a bachelor in Dutch language and culture and two masters in Linguistics and Language and speech pathology. After a few years as an editor, researcher, and teacher, she now writes articles about her specialist topics: grammar, linguistics, methodology, and statistics.