Animals That Start with Y | List & Examples

Animals that start with “Y” are not very common in English, with the exception of animals starting with the color “yellow.” This article contains a list of animal names that start or end with “Y.”

Example: Animals that start with Y in a sentence
The yellow mongoose darted across the savanna, while a yellowfin tuna swam swiftly in the ocean and a yellowjacket buzzed around the flowers.

Animals that start with Y: List

Animals that start with an “Y” are not very common in English, unless they have the color “yellow” in their name. Some examples include:

  • Yabby (crayfish)
  • Yak
  • Yarara (venomous viper, also known as urutu)
  • Yellow anaconda
  • Yellow bass
  • Yellow-bellied sea snake
  • Yellowfin tuna
  • Yellowjacket
  • Yellowhammer (bird)
  • Yellow mongoose (red meerkat)
  • Yellow perch (fish)
  • Yellowtail snapper
  • Yeti crab

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

Animals that start with “Y” PDF

Note
Some animal names with “Y,” such as “yarara” and “yellow-bellied sea snake,” are easily misspelled. Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to check your spelling for free.

Animals that end with Y: List

English also has some animals that end with “Y”:

  • Butterfly
  • Canary
  • Cassowary (flightless bird)
  • Donkey
  • Dragonfly
  • Dromedary
  • Guppy (fish)
  • Monkey
  • Stingray
  • Turkey
  • Wallaby

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

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

Frequently asked questions about animals that start with "Y"

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

English has quite a few animals that start with Y. Some sea animals that start with “Y” are:

  • Yellowfin tuna
  • Yellowtail snapper
  • Yellow-edged moray
  • Yeti crab

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

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

English has quite a few animals that start with Y. Some wild animals that start with “Y” are:

  • Yabby (crayfish)
  • Yak
  • Yarara (venomous viper)
  • Yellow anaconda
  • Yellow bass
  • Yellow-bellied sea snake
  • Yellowjacket (wasp)
  • Yellowhammer (bird)
  • Yeti crab

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.