Animals That Start with T | List & Examples

Animals that start with “T” are very common in English. This article contains a list of animal names that start or end with “T.”

Example: Animals that start with T in a sentence
The tiger silently stalked the tapir while a toucan watched from a nearby tree.

Animals that start with T: List

English has a lot of animals that start with “T,” such as:

  • Takin (gnu goat)
  • Tamarin (small monkey)
  • Tapir
  • Tarantula
  • Tasmanian devil (marsupial)
  • Termite (insect)
  • Tern (seabird)
  • Tetra (fish)
  • Thorny devil (thorny lizard)
  • Tiger
  • Tiger shark
  • Toad
  • Tortoise
  • Toucan (bird)
  • Tree frog
  • Trout (fish)
  • Tuna
  • Turkey
  • Turtle

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

Animals that start with “T” PDF

Note
Some animal names with “T,” such as “tortoise and “tarantula,” are often misspelled. Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to check your spelling for free.

Animals that end with T: List

English also has many animals that end with “T,” including:

  • Ant
  • Bat
  • Bobcat (red lynx)
  • Cat
  • Cricket
  • Elephant
  • Ferret
  • Gnat (flying insect)
  • Goat
  • Hornet (wasp)
  • Locust (short-horned grasshopper)
  • Meerkat (small mongoose)
  • Muskrat
  • Newt (salamander)
  • Ocelot (spotted wild cat)
  • Parrot
  • Pheasant (bird)
  • Rabbit
  • Rat
  • Stick insect
  • Stoat (ermine)
  • Trout (also starts with “T”)
  • Whippet (dog breed)
  • Wildebeest (antelope)
  • Wombat (short-legged marsupial)

You can download our list of animals that end with “T” as a PDF.

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

Frequently asked questions about animals that start with "T"

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

English has many animals that start with T. Some sea animals that start with “T” are:

  • Tetra
  • Tiger shark
  • Toadfish
  • Triggerfish
  • Tuna
  • Turtle

Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to avoid misspelling animal names.

What are some wild animals that start with “T”?

English has many animals that start with T. Some wild animals that start with “T” are:

  • Tapir
  • Tarantula
  • Tasmanian devil
  • Tern (bird)
  • Thorny devil
  • Tiger
  • Tortoise
  • Toucan

Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to avoid misspelling animal names.

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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.