Animals that start with L
153 animals, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 33 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.
- 17 Plankton
- 48 Too Clever
- 55 Schooler
- 22 Rare
- 10 Deep Cut
- 1 One in a Krillion
Rare but real
Names that are easy to defend and hard to guess. Good when you need an answer no one else will have.
- Lady crab
- Brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
- Lappet
- Medium-sized hairy moths.
- Leaf roller
- Moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk.
- Lungless salamander
- Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin.
- Louvar
- Large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common.
- Large white
- Old World form of cabbage butterfly.
All 153 animals that start with L
Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.
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| Name | What it is | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also King of beasts | Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male. | Mammals | Plankton | 2.2M |
| also Texas longhornbreed | Long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States. | Mammals | Plankton | 1M |
| also Red panda, Panda, Bear cat | Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore. | Mammals | Plankton | 368K |
| also Ladybeetle, Lady beetle, Ladybird | Small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests. | Insects | Plankton | 301K |
| Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots. | Mammals | Plankton | 301K | |
| Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail. | Reptiles | Plankton | 246K | |
| Any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae. | Crustaceans | Plankton | 246K | |
| also Catamount | Short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears. | Mammals | Plankton | 246K |
| Large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails. | Mammals | Plankton | 201K | |
| breed | Breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat. | Mammals | Plankton | 165K |
| Large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light. | Insects | Plankton | 165K | |
| Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump. | Mammals | Plankton | 165K | |
| Migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae. | Insects | Plankton | 165K | |
| Large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing. | Insects | Plankton | 165K | |
| Brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins. | Fish | Plankton | 135K | |
| Large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back. | Birds | Plankton | 135K | |
| Common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa. | Fish | Plankton | 110K | |
| also Lamprey eel, Lamper eel | Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue. | Other animals | Too Clever | 91K |
| also Largemouth bass, Largemouthed bass, Largemouth black bass | A large black bass. | Fish | Too Clever | 91K |
| also Bloodsucker, Hirudinean | Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end. | Worms | Too Clever | 91K |
| Any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution. | Mammals | Too Clever | 91K | |
| also Lhasabreed | A breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs. | Mammals | Too Clever | 91K |
| Any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing. | Birds | Too Clever | 74K | |
| also Leatherback, Leathery turtle | Wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace. | Reptiles | Too Clever | 74K |
| also Stilt, Stiltbird, Long-legs | Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons. | Birds | Too Clever | 74K |
| also African hunting dog, Hyena dog, Cape hunting dog | A powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs. | Mammals | Too Clever | 74K |
| also Firefly | Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs. | Insects | Too Clever | 61K |
| also Bearded vulture, Lammergeier | The largest Eurasian bird of prey. | Birds | Too Clever | 50K |
| also Plant bug | Small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices. | Insects | Too Clever | 41K |
| also Walking leaf | Tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body. | Insects | Too Clever | 41K |
| Food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings. | Fish | Too Clever | 41K | |
| Small European owl. | Birds | Too Clever | 41K | |
| also Lacewing fly | Any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae). | Insects | Too Clever | 33K |
| Degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards. | Reptiles | Too Clever | 33K | |
| Any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells. | Molluscs | Too Clever | 33K | |
| Flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans. | Worms | Too Clever | 33K | |
| also Goosefish, Angler, Anglerfish | Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey. | Fish | Too Clever | 33K |
| Elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe. | Fish | Too Clever | 27K | |
| also Farm animal | Any animals kept for use or profit. | Mammals | Too Clever | 27K |
| Slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes. | Fish | Too Clever | 27K | |
| also Longicorn, Longicorn beetle | Long-bodied beetle having very long antennae. | Insects | Too Clever | 27K |
| also Sucking louse | Wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals. | Insects | Too Clever | 27K |
| Small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates. | Birds | Too Clever | 27K | |
| Air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins. | Fish | Too Clever | 27K | |
| Australian bird that resembles a pheasant. | Birds | Too Clever | 27K | |
| also Salmon trout | Large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States. | Fish | Too Clever | 22K |
| Small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side. | Fish | Too Clever | 22K | |
| also Leaf-foot bug | Large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs. | Insects | Too Clever | 22K |
| Small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia. | Mammals | Too Clever | 22K | |
| also Little brown myotis | The small common North American bat. | Mammals | Too Clever | 22K |
| also Brachiopod, Lampshell | Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food. | Other invertebrates | Too Clever | 18K |
| also Spotted hyena | African hyena noted for its distinctive howl. | Mammals | Too Clever | 18K |
| Small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants. | Insects | Too Clever | 18K | |
| also Leaf-cutter, Leaf-cutter bee | Bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest. | Insects | Too Clever | 15K |
| Insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales. | Insects | Too Clever | 15K | |
| also Lipizzan, Lippizanerbreed | A compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna. | Mammals | Too Clever | 15K |
| Tiny glossy black ant. | Insects | Too Clever | 15K | |
| also Loggerhead turtle | Very large carnivorous sea turtle. | Reptiles | Too Clever | 15K |
| Any of various small lories. | Birds | Too Clever | 15K | |
| Small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States. | Mammals | Too Clever | 12K | |
| also Spring frog | Common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots. | Amphibians | Too Clever | 12K |
| Small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere. | Birds | Too Clever | 12K | |
| A common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes. | Birds | Too Clever | 12K | |
| Slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts. | Birds | Too Clever | 12K | |
| also Long-tailed weasel | The common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail. | Mammals | Too Clever | 12K |
| also Tenpounder | Game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller. | Fish | Schooler | 9.9K |
| breed | Breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting. | Mammals | Schooler | 9.9K |
| also Amphioxus | Small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal. | Other animals | Schooler | 9.9K |
| Large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail. | Fish | Schooler | 9.9K | |
| also Crossopterygian, Lobefin | Any fish of the order Crossopterygii. | Fish | Schooler | 9.9K |
| breed | A dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap. | Mammals | Schooler | 8.1K |
| also Pewit, Pewit gull | Small black-headed European gull. | Birds | Schooler | 8.1K |
| Any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae. | Insects | Schooler | 8.1K | |
| Wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call. | Birds | Schooler | 8.1K | |
| Similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region. | Fish | Schooler | 8.1K | |
| also Chrysomelid | Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves. | Insects | Schooler | 6.6K |
| also Tamarin, Lion marmoset, Leoncita | Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail. | Mammals | Schooler | 6.6K |
| Clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker. | Fish | Schooler | 6.6K | |
| Small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines. | Insects | Schooler | 5.4K | |
| Slender long-tailed monkey of Asia. | Mammals | Schooler | 5.4K | |
| also Lesser scaup duck, Lake duck | Common scaup of North America. | Birds | Schooler | 5.4K |
| also Dovekie | Small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions. | Birds | Schooler | 5.4K |
| Found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska. | Fish | Schooler | 4.4K | |
| also Green plover, Peewit, Pewit | Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs. | Birds | Schooler | 4.4K |
| breed | The largest breed of poodle. | Mammals | Schooler | 4.4K |
| Small American bittern. | Birds | Schooler | 4.4K | |
| also Tamandua, Tamandu | Small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs. | Mammals | Schooler | 4.4K |
| also Lintwhite | Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead. | Birds | Schooler | 4.4K |
| breed | A solid dark brown horse. | Mammals | Schooler | 4.4K |
| also Lookdown fish | Similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead. | Fish | Schooler | 4.4K |
| Any of several very small lumpfishes. | Fish | Schooler | 4.4K | |
| also Laughing jackass | Almost extinct owl of New Zealand. | Birds | Schooler | 3.6K |
| Large European dormouse. | Mammals | Schooler | 3.6K | |
| also Lobworm | Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. | Worms | Schooler | 3.6K |
| also Leatherfish | Any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes. | Fish | Schooler | 2.9K |
| also Snakefish, Snake-fish | Tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads. | Fish | Schooler | 2.9K |
| Small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits. | Birds | Schooler | 2.9K | |
| also Lake salmon | Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada. | Fish | Schooler | 2.4K |
| Tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains. | Mammals | Schooler | 2.4K | |
| Any of several large lizards with many dark spots. | Reptiles | Schooler | 2.4K | |
| A smaller variety of kudu. | Mammals | Schooler | 2.4K | |
| A smaller prairie chicken of western Texas. | Birds | Schooler | 2.4K | |
| Old World egret. | Birds | Schooler | 2.4K | |
| Similar to shortfin mako but darker blue. | Fish | Schooler | 2.4K | |
| Bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose. | Mammals | Schooler | 1.9K | |
| also Stint | Smallest American sandpiper. | Birds | Schooler | 1.9K |
| A variety of yellowlegs. | Birds | Schooler | 1.9K | |
| Any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears. | Mammals | Schooler | 1.9K | |
| An amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia. | Amphibians | Schooler | 1.6K | |
| Small European sole. | Fish | Schooler | 1.6K | |
| Gibbons and siamangs. | Mammals | Schooler | 1.6K | |
| A small or young lion. | Mammals | Schooler | 1.6K | |
| also Hippoboscid | Bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals. | Insects | Schooler | 1.6K |
| also Spiny lobster, Rock lobster, Crawfish | Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters. | Crustaceans | Schooler | 1.3K |
| also Soft-shell clam, Steamer clam | An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe. | Molluscs | Schooler | 1.3K |
| also Lycaenid butterfly | Any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae. | Insects | Schooler | 1.3K |
| Mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head. | Reptiles | Schooler | 1.3K | |
| Any member of the class Larvacea. | Other animals | Schooler | 1K | |
| Rabbits and hares. | Mammals | Schooler | 1K | |
| Secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods. | Reptiles | Schooler | 1K | |
| also American lady crab, Calico crab | Brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States. | Crustaceans | Rare | 880 |
| also Lappet moth | Medium-sized hairy moths. | Insects | Rare | 880 |
| Moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk. | Insects | Rare | 880 | |
| breed | A brown-spotted dalmatian. | Mammals | Rare | 880 |
| Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin. | Amphibians | Rare | 880 | |
| breed | A large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland. | Mammals | Rare | 720 |
| Large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common. | Fish | Rare | 720 | |
| Old World form of cabbage butterfly. | Insects | Rare | 590 | |
| also Dabchick | Small European grebe. | Birds | Rare | 590 |
| Important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America. | Fish | Rare | 480 | |
| Most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer. | Fish | Rare | 480 | |
| Somewhat flattened cylindrical squid. | Molluscs | Rare | 480 | |
| also Tettigoniid | Grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male. | Insects | Rare | 480 |
| Any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America. | Reptiles | Rare | 390 | |
| also Mallee fowl, Leipoa | Australian mound bird. | Birds | Rare | 390 |
| Long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family. | Birds | Rare | 320 | |
| also Sand lance, Sand launce, Sand eel | Very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches. | Fish | Rare | 320 |
| Scaleless domestic carp. | Fish | Rare | 260 | |
| Porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail. | Mammals | Rare | 260 | |
| also Lefteyed flounder | Flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head. | Fish | Rare | 210 |
| Dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa. | Mammals | Rare | 210 | |
| also Whitethroat | Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller. | Birds | Rare | 170 |
| also Lacertid lizard | Old World terrestrial lizard. | Reptiles | Deep Cut | 90 |
| breed | A domestic long-wool sheep. | Mammals | Deep Cut | 90 |
| Similar to Shasta salamander. | Amphibians | Deep Cut | 70 | |
| also Topminnow, Poeciliid fish, Poeciliid | Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters. | Fish | Deep Cut | 70 |
| Common civet of India and southeast Asia. | Mammals | Deep Cut | 50 | |
| American wren that inhabits tall reed beds. | Birds | Deep Cut | 30 | |
| also Northern casque-headed frog | Terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head. | Amphibians | Deep Cut | 20 |
| also Lygaeid | A true bug: usually bright-colored. | Insects | Deep Cut | 20 |
| also Leptodactylid | Toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal. | Amphibians | Deep Cut | 10 |
| North American pika. | Mammals | Deep Cut | 10 | |
| also Lasiocampid moth | Medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae. | Insects | One in a Krillion | <10 |
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Questions about animals that start with L
How many animals start with L?
RareList lists 153 animals that start with L, including 11 breeds. 17 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 33 are in the Rare tier or rarer.
What are common animals that start with L?
The most searched animals starting with L are Lion, Lesser panda, Ladybug, Leopard and Lizard.
What is a rare animal that starts with L?
Leptodactylid frog is one of the rarest. Toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal. It gets about 10 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Lady crab, Lappet and Leaf roller.
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.