Animals That Start with Z | List & Examples

Animals that start with “Z” are not very common in English, except for animals with “zebra” in their name due to their zebra-like stripes. This article contains a list of animal names that start or end with “Z.”

Example: Animals that start with Z in a sentence
A zebra graced peacefully on the savanna, a zander leaped out of the river, and a zebra mussel clung to the rocks beneath the water.

Animals that start with Z: List

Here are some examples of animals that start with “Z”:

  • Zander (fish)
  • Zebra
  • Zebra duiker (small antelope)
  • Zebra finch (bird)
  • Zebrafish
  • Zebra moray eel
  • Zebra mussel
  • Zebra shark
  • Zebra snake
  • Zebu (also known as camel cow)
  • Zenaida dove
  • Zigzag salamander
  • Zokor (burrowing rodent)
  • Zorilla (also known as striped polecat)

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

Animals that start with “Z” PDF

Note
Some animal names with “Z,” such as “zebra moray eel” and “zigzag salamander,” are easily misspelled. Use QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker to check your spelling for free.

Animals that end with Z

English has no commonly recognized animals that end with “Z.”

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 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 Y

Frequently asked questions about animals that start with "Z"

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

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

  • Zebra moray eel
  • Zebra mussel
  • Zebra shark

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

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

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

  • Zander (fish)
  • Zebra
  • Zebra moray eel
  • Zebra shark
  • Zebra snake
  • Zigzag salamander
  • Zokor

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.