Animals That Start with F | List & Examples

English has a lot of animals that start with “F.” This article contains a list of animal names that start or end with “F.”

Example: Animals that start with F in a sentence
The fox watched from the bushes as a falcon soared above, while a frog hopped along the edge of the pond.

Animals that start with F: List

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

  • Falcon
  • Fennec fox
  • Ferret
  • Fiddler crab (calling crab)
  • Field mouse
  • Fin whale (finback whale)
  • Fire ant
  • Firefly
  • Fire salamander
  • Fish
  • Flamingo
  • Flatfish
  • Flatworm
  • Flea
  • Fly
  • Flying squirrel
  • Fossa
  • Fox
  • Frog
  • Frogfish
  • Fulmar (seabird)
  • Fur seal

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

Animals that start with “F” PDF

Note
Some uncommon animal names with “F,” such as “fennec fox” and “fulmar,” are often misspelled. Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to avoid spelling mistakes.

Animals that end with F

There are very few animals that end with “F.” Two common ones are “wolf” and “mastiff” (a dog breed).

    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.

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    Animals with E Animals with K Animals with P Animals with U Animals with Z

    Frequently asked questions about animals that start with F

    What are some sea animals that start with “F”?

    English has many animals that start with F. Some sea animals with “F” include:

    • Fiddler crab
    • Fin whale
    • Fire coral
    • Fish
    • Flatfish
    • Flounder
    • Flower urchin
    • Flying fish
    • Frilled shark (lizard shark)
    What are some animals that start with “F” in Spanish?

    English has quite a few animals that start with F. Spanish only has a few, such as “foca” (seal), “faisán” (pheasant), flamenco (flamingo), and furón (ferret).

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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.