Animals That Start with X | List & Examples

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

Example: Animals that start with X in a sentence
While watching the xeme dive for fish, I noticed a Xingu River ray gliding gracefully through the water, with a school of X-ray tetras shimmering nearby.

Animals that start with X: List

Animals that start with an “X” are rare in English. Some examples include:

  • Xeme (small gull)
  • Xerus (small ground squirrel)
  • Xingu River ray (river stingray)
  • X-ray tetra (fish with translucent body)

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

Animals that start with “X” PDF

Note
Some animal names with “X,” such as “xeme” and “xerus,” are easily misspelled. Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to check your spelling for free.

Animals that end with X: List

English also doesn’t have many animals that end with “X”:

  • Addax (white antelope)
  • Cimex (insect)
  • Culex (mosquito)
  • Fox
  • Hyrax (small mammal)
  • Ibex (wild goat)
  • Lynx
  • Oryx (antelope)
  • Ox
  • Sphynx (cat breed)

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

Animals that end with “X” 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 U
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 Y
Animals with E Animals with J Animals with O Animals with T Animals with Z

Frequently asked questions about animals that start with "X"

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

English only has a few animals that start with X. Some sea animals that start with “X” are:

  • Xingu River ray (stingray)
  • X-ray tetra (fish)

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

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

English only has a few animals that start with X. Some wild animals that start with “X” are:

  • Xenops (small bird)
  • Xerus (ground squirrel)
  • Xingu River ray (stingray)

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.