Animals That Start with H | List & Examples

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

Example: Animals that start with H in a sentence
The hippopotamus wallowed in the mud while a hawk circled overhead, and a herd of horses grazed peacefully in the field.

Animals that start with H: List

Here’s a list of some of the many animals that start with “H”:

  • Halibut (fish)
  • Hamster
  • Hare
  • Hawk
  • Hawkfish
  • Hedgehog
  • Heron
  • Herring (fish)
  • Hippo(potamus)
  • Hognose snake
  • Honeybee
  • Hornet (wasp)
  • Horse
  • Howler monkey
  • Hummingbird
  • Hyena

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

Animals that start with “H” PDF

Note
Some animal names with “H,” such as “hippopotamus” and “hedgehog,” are often misspelled. Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to avoid spelling mistakes.

Animals that end with H: List

There are not many animals that end with “H,” but some common ones include:

  • Cheetah
  • Cockroach
  • Jellyfish
  • Fish
  • Florida cottonmouth
  • Ostrich
  • Sloth
  • Starfish

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

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

Frequently asked questions about animals that start with "H"

What are some animals that start with “H” in Spanish?

English has many animals that start with H. Spanish also has a few animal names that start with “H.”

  • Halcón (hawk)
  • Hiena (Hyena)
  • Hipopótamo (hippopotamus)
  • Hormiga (ant)
  • Hurón (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.