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Animals that start with G

226 animals, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 34 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.

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Garden centipede
Minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops. Other invertebrates, Rare
Garganey
Small Eurasian teal. Birds, Rare
Gayal
Ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur. Mammals, Rare
Grayback
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere. Birds, Rare
Great skua
Large brown skua of the northern Atlantic. Birds, Rare
Goat antelope
Bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats. Mammals, Rare

All 226 animals that start with G

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Animals that start with G, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
NameWhat it isGroup
Any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns. Mammals Plankton 1.2M
breed A tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight. Mammals Plankton 1.2M
breed An English breed having a long silky golden coat. Mammals Plankton 673K
also German shepherd dog, German police dog, Alsatianbreed Breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind. Mammals Plankton 550K
Largest anthropoid ape. Mammals Plankton 550K
also Camelopard Tallest living quadruped. Mammals Plankton 450K
breed Bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland. Mammals Plankton 450K
Stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy. Mammals Plankton 450K
breed Very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog. Mammals Plankton 368K
also Woodchuck Reddish brown North American marmot. Mammals Plankton 301K
also White shark, Man-eating shark Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas. Fish Plankton 246K
also Grizzly bear, Silvertip, Silver-tip Powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America. Mammals Plankton 246K
Any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes. Reptiles Plankton 201K
also Black-footed albatross, Gooney, Gooney bird A variety of albatross with black feet. Birds Plankton 201K
Web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks. Birds Plankton 201K
Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping. Insects Plankton 201K
Small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes. Mammals Plankton 165K
Any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids. Reptiles Plankton 165K
Large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States. Reptiles Plankton 165K
Small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes. Fish Plankton 165K
also Pocket gopher, Pouched rat Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches. Mammals Plankton 165K
breed Horse of a light gray or whitish color. Mammals Plankton 165K
also Crotonbug Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe. Insects Plankton 135K
breed A large schnauzer. Mammals Plankton 135K
Any of various small biting flies: midges. Insects Plankton 135K
Large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck. Birds Plankton 135K
also Guineabreed A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white. Birds Plankton 135K
also Alligator Either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts. Reptiles Plankton 110K
A large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America. Molluscs Plankton 110K
also Gerbille Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. Mammals Plankton 110K
also Architeuthis Largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long). Molluscs Plankton 110K
Brown North American horned owl. Birds Plankton 110K
Smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail. Mammals Too Clever 91K
also Golden-eyed fly A variety of green lacewing. Insects Too Clever 91K
also Crow blackbird Long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage. Birds Too Clever 91K
Bottom-dwellers having large eyes with metallic green luster. Fish Too Clever 91K
Usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas. Fish Too Clever 91K
also Rainbow fish Small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies. Fish Too Clever 91K
Large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper. Reptiles Too Clever 74K
A spider common in European gardens. Spiders & arachnids Too Clever 74K
Small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings. Birds Too Clever 74K
Large American heron having bluish-grey plumage. Birds Too Clever 74K
also Fighting cock A cock bred and trained for fighting. Birds Too Clever 61K
also Garfish, Garpike Primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth. Fish Too Clever 61K
Large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout. Reptiles Too Clever 61K
also Panda, Panda bear, Coon bear Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet. Mammals Too Clever 61K
Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet. Birds Too Clever 61K
also Timber wolf, Grey wolf A wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America. Mammals Too Clever 50K
also Gray whale, Devilfish Medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific. Mammals Too Clever 50K
also Spermophile Any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds. Mammals Too Clever 50K
also Wildebeest Large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail. Mammals Too Clever 41K
Bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows. Reptiles Too Clever 41K
also Megathere Gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America. Mammals Too Clever 41K
Mature male goose. Birds Too Clever 33K
Large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup. Reptiles Too Clever 33K
also Gray fox Dark grey American fox. Mammals Too Clever 33K
Large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts. Insects Too Clever 27K
A siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae. Other invertebrates Too Clever 27K
The luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly. Insects Too Clever 27K
also Gopher turtle Burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America. Reptiles Too Clever 27K
Moth whose larvae feed on grain. Insects Too Clever 27K
breed The largest of the four Swiss breeds. Mammals Too Clever 27K
also Spring frog Similar to bullfrog. Amphibians Too Clever 27K
also Catbird, Gray catbird North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing. Birds Too Clever 27K
Wild llama. Mammals Too Clever 27K
Agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail. Mammals Too Clever 22K
also Ant bear, Great anteater, Tamanoir Large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws. Mammals Too Clever 22K
also Tsetse fly, Tsetse, Tzetze fly Bloodsucking African fly. Insects Too Clever 22K
Brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia. Birds Too Clever 22K
Large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry. Birds Too Clever 22K
Large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts. Birds Too Clever 22K
The most common variety of prairie chicken. Birds Too Clever 22K
Small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests. Birds Too Clever 22K
Any of numerous African colubrid snakes. Reptiles Too Clever 22K
also Gray snapper, Mangrove snapper Found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida. Fish Too Clever 22K
also Carabid beetle Predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects. Insects Too Clever 22K
breed A dog trained to guard property. Mammals Too Clever 22K
also Seagull, Sea gull Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs. Birds Too Clever 22K
also Jungle fowl Small Asiatic wild bird. Birds Too Clever 18K
A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes. Molluscs Too Clever 18K
also Gemsbuck Large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks. Mammals Too Clever 18K
Largest living frog. Amphibians Too Clever 18K
breed A Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat. Mammals Too Clever 18K
also Great gray owl Large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia. Birds Too Clever 18K
also Brussels griffon, Belgian griffonbreed Breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle. Mammals Too Clever 18K
Medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught. Fish Too Clever 18K
also Bushbaby, Bush baby Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears. Mammals Too Clever 15K
A large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds. Molluscs Too Clever 15K
Large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia. Amphibians Too Clever 15K
also Gooseneck barnacle Stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers. Crustaceans Too Clever 15K
Any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae. Mammals Too Clever 15K
Large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys. Birds Too Clever 15K
also Chrysopid, Stink fly Pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae. Insects Too Clever 15K
also Greenwing Common teal of Eurasia and North America. Birds Too Clever 15K
breed Black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail. Mammals Too Clever 15K
breed Breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey. Mammals Too Clever 15K
Primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body. Fish Too Clever 15K
also Gipsy moth European moth introduced into North America. Insects Too Clever 15K
also Gerfalcon Large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases. Birds Too Clever 15K
Large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish. Birds Too Clever 12K
Wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India. Mammals Too Clever 12K
also Glass snake, Joint snake Snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail. Reptiles Too Clever 12K
Small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker. Fish Too Clever 12K
also Grossbeak Any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill. Birds Too Clever 12K
Small sculpin of the coast of New England. Fish Too Clever 12K
Slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns. Mammals Schooler 9.9K
European hornet introduced into the United States. Insects Schooler 9.9K
Very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands. Reptiles Schooler 9.9K
also Ring snake, Ringed snake Harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar. Reptiles Schooler 9.9K
also Figeater Large greenish June beetle of southern United States. Insects Schooler 9.9K
Green phase of the black mamba. Reptiles Schooler 9.9K
also Canada jay, Gray jay, Camp robber A jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest. Birds Schooler 9.9K
also Tatou, Tatu About three feet long exclusive of tail. Mammals Schooler 8.1K
Very large deep-water Japanese crab. Crustaceans Schooler 8.1K
also Mexican freetail bat The common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur. Mammals Schooler 8.1K
also Bracketed blenny Small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic. Fish Schooler 8.1K
also Cynipid wasp, Cynipid gall wasp Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants. Insects Schooler 6.6K
Any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix. Molluscs Schooler 6.6K
also Wrymouth Eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth. Fish Schooler 6.6K
The largest moa. Birds Schooler 6.6K
also Red mullet, Surmullet Brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels. Fish Schooler 6.6K
American golden-crested kinglet. Birds Schooler 6.6K
Shiner of eastern North America having golden glints. Fish Schooler 6.6K
also Goldcrest European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch. Birds Schooler 6.6K
Insectivorous mouse of western North America. Mammals Schooler 6.6K
A variety of kudu. Mammals Schooler 6.6K
A common Eurasian lizard about a foot long. Reptiles Schooler 6.6K
Large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings. Birds Schooler 6.6K
also Geometrid moth Slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms. Insects Schooler 5.4K
Large tropical American cockroaches. Insects Schooler 5.4K
Very small North American and South American warblers. Birds Schooler 5.4K
Mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur. Mammals Schooler 5.4K
Large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish. Fish Schooler 5.4K
also African green monkey Common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail. Mammals Schooler 5.4K
Zebra with less continuous stripes. Mammals Schooler 5.4K
also Graylag, Greylag goose, Graylag goose Common grey wild goose of Europe. Birds Schooler 5.4K
Any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae. Birds Schooler 5.4K
also Marsh hen, Water hen, Swamphen Any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens. Birds Schooler 4.4K
also Syrian hamster Small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet. Mammals Schooler 4.4K
Small goat antelope with small conical horns. Mammals Schooler 4.4K
also Flathead catfish, Mudcat, Shovelnose catfish Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw. Fish Schooler 4.4K
also Black-backed gull White gull having a black back and wings. Birds Schooler 4.4K
also Greenbottle Blowfly with brilliant coppery green body. Insects Schooler 4.4K
Carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts. Mammals Schooler 4.4K
breed A dog trained to guide the blind. Mammals Schooler 4.4K
Small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas. Birds Schooler 4.4K
breed Any of several breeds reared for cockfighting. Birds Schooler 3.6K
Large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa. Mammals Schooler 3.6K
also Angler, Anglerfish, Angler fish Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey. Fish Schooler 3.6K
Peafowl of southeast Asia. Birds Schooler 3.6K
also Guenon monkey Small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face. Mammals Schooler 3.6K
also Sporting dogbreed A dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns. Mammals Schooler 3.6K
Large wading bird that resembles a curlew. Birds Schooler 2.9K
Extinct elephants of Central American and South America. Mammals Schooler 2.9K
also Giant kangaroo Very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas. Mammals Schooler 2.9K
Large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male. Birds Schooler 2.9K
Greenish aphid. Insects Schooler 2.9K
also Seismosaur Huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America. Reptiles Schooler 2.9K
Small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers. Fish Schooler 2.9K
Bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom. Fish Schooler 2.9K
also Komodo dragon, Komodo lizard, Dragon lizard The largest lizard in the world (10 feet). Reptiles Schooler 2.4K
also Giant fulmar Large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas. Birds Schooler 2.4K
also Takin Large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area. Mammals Schooler 2.4K
also Bigeye scad, Big-eyed scad Of Atlantic coastal waters. Fish Schooler 2.4K
also Gorgonian coral Corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton. Other invertebrates Schooler 2.4K
Slaty-grey blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas. Mammals Schooler 2.4K
A variety of yellowlegs. Birds Schooler 2.4K
Small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America. Reptiles Schooler 2.4K
breed Liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany. Mammals Schooler 1.9K
Largest European land bird. Birds Schooler 1.9K
Large Old World grebe with black ear tufts. Birds Schooler 1.9K
Woodpecker of Europe and western Asia. Birds Schooler 1.9K
also Hungarian partridge, Gray partridge Common European partridge. Birds Schooler 1.9K
also Sport fish Any fish providing sport for the angler. Fish Schooler 1.6K
Southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck. Birds Schooler 1.6K
Plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots. Birds Schooler 1.6K
Food fish of the northern Pacific. Fish Schooler 1.6K
also Mullet, Gray mullet Freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body. Fish Schooler 1.6K
also Bowfin Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin. Fish Schooler 1.6K
Any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport. Birds Schooler 1.3K
Nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales. Reptiles Schooler 1.3K
A vertebrate animal possessing true jaws. Other animals Schooler 1.3K
Bright yellow songbird with black wings. Birds Schooler 1.3K
Towhee of the Rocky Mountains. Birds Schooler 1.3K
also Bowhead, Bowhead whale Large-mouthed Arctic whale. Mammals Schooler 1.3K
also Bottom fish Fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder). Fish Schooler 1.3K
also Gall gnat Fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants. Insects Schooler 1K
breed A word for horse used by children or in adult slang. Mammals Schooler 1K
A common semiterrestrial European frog. Amphibians Schooler 1K
also Gray kingbird, Petchary A kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America. Birds Schooler 1K
Small pygmy rattlesnake. Reptiles Schooler 1K
A fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward. Mammals Schooler 1K
also Garden symphilid, Symphilid Minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops. Other invertebrates Rare 880
Small Eurasian teal. Birds Rare 880
also Mithan Ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur. Mammals Rare 880
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere. Birds Rare 880
Large brown skua of the northern Atlantic. Birds Rare 880
Bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats. Mammals Rare 720
White and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face. Mammals Rare 720
also Oilbird Nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter. Birds Rare 720
Common merganser of Europe and North America. Birds Rare 590
Yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches. Insects Rare 590
also Ganoid fish Primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering. Fish Rare 320
also Grape louse Destructive to various grape plants. Insects Rare 320
Large bowerbird of northern Australia. Birds Rare 320
Whitefly that inhabits greenhouses. Insects Rare 320
Large European sandpiper with greenish legs. Birds Rare 320
Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms. Birds Rare 320
Any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed. Insects Rare 260
also Woodcock snipe Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe. Birds Rare 260
A large variety of conch. Molluscs Rare 210
A colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body. Mammals Rare 210
also Grey skate Common European skate used as food. Fish Rare 140
also Angwantibo A kind of lemur. Mammals Deep Cut 90
Usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds. Birds Deep Cut 70
also Apple aphid Bright green aphid. Insects Deep Cut 50
also Whitethroat, Sylvia communis Greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts. Birds Deep Cut 30
also Gelechiid Small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests. Insects Deep Cut 10
White furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft. Insects Deep Cut 10
also Gracilariid moth Small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves. Insects Deep Cut 10
also Grey flounder Flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Fish Deep Cut 10
also Gray lemming, Red-backed lemming Old World lemming. Mammals Deep Cut 10
Seabirds of the order Gaviiformes. Birds One in a Krillion <10
Snake mackerels. Fish One in a Krillion <10
Giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America. Molluscs One in a Krillion <10
Of southern South America. Mammals One in a Krillion <10

Questions about animals that start with G

How many animals start with G?

RareList lists 226 animals that start with G, including 19 breeds. 32 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 34 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common animals that start with G?

The most searched animals starting with G are Goat, Gorilla, Giraffe, Guinea pig and Groundhog.

What is a rare animal that starts with G?

Gelechiid moth is one of the rarest. Small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests. It gets about 10 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Garden centipede, Garganey and Gayal.

How does RareList decide what counts as rare?

Each name is ranked by its average monthly Google searches in the United States. Fewer searches means fewer people are likely to think of it, which is what matters in games that reward unique answers. See how we rank for the details.