RareList

Animals that start with T

198 animals, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 48 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.

Rare but real

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Thick-billed murre
A variety of murre. Birds, Rare
Tongue worm
Wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth. Other invertebrates, Rare
Torsk
Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters. Fish, Rare
Teju
Large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard. Reptiles, Rare
Thickhead
Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call. Birds, Rare
Tobacco moth
Small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products. Insects, Rare

All 198 animals that start with T

Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.

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Animals that start with T, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
NameWhat it isGroup
Large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes. Mammals Plankton 1.5M
breed Large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail. Birds Plankton 823K
Any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis. Spiders & arachnids Plankton 450K
Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming. Reptiles Plankton 450K
Any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America. Birds Plankton 368K
also White ant Whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood. Insects Plankton 368K
also Longhornbreed Long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States. Mammals Plankton 368K
also Titmouse Small insectivorous birds. Birds Plankton 368K
also Tabbybreed A cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black. Mammals Plankton 246K
also Ursine dasyure Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail. Mammals Plankton 246K
breed Very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia. Mammals Plankton 246K
Large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites. Spiders & arachnids Plankton 201K
breed The breed of very small poodles. Mammals Plankton 201K
Huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill. Reptiles Plankton 201K
An arthropod of the division Tardigrada. Other invertebrates Plankton 165K
also Calico catbreed A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings. Mammals Plankton 165K
also Tunny Any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus. Fish Plankton 165K
also Cestode Ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates. Worms Plankton 135K
Large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout. Mammals Plankton 135K
Songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast. Birds Plankton 135K
Large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body. Fish Plankton 135K
also Frog, Toad frog, Anuran Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping. Amphibians Plankton 135K
Usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs. Reptiles Plankton 135K
Brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak. Birds Plankton 135K
also Buzzard, Turkey vulture A New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States. Birds Plankton 135K
Any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons. Fish Plankton 110K
also Tyrannosaurus Large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations. Reptiles Plankton 110K
also Thylacine, Tasmanian wolf Rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back. Mammals Too Clever 91K
also Thresher, Fox shark Large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed. Fish Too Clever 91K
Large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida. Fish Too Clever 74K
breed Any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground. Mammals Too Clever 74K
An extinct arthropod that was abundant in Paleozoic times. Other invertebrates Too Clever 74K
Crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States. Birds Too Clever 74K
Nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing. Mammals Too Clever 61K
Any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water. Reptiles Too Clever 61K
breed A racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares. Mammals Too Clever 61K
also Thrip, Thripid Any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any. Insects Too Clever 61K
Any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes. Amphibians Too Clever 61K
also Mocking thrush Thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs. Birds Too Clever 50K
also Banded rattlesnake Widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States. Reptiles Too Clever 50K
also Giant armadillo, Tatou About three feet long exclusive of tail. Mammals Too Clever 41K
Brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes. Fish Too Clever 41K
Any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin. Fish Too Clever 41K
Only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand. Reptiles Too Clever 41K
also Tendrac Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar. Mammals Too Clever 33K
Yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters. Fish Too Clever 33K
also Grey wolf, Gray wolf A wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America. Mammals Too Clever 33K
American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid. Spiders & arachnids Too Clever 33K
also Tree wallaby Arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length. Mammals Too Clever 33K
Any of several Old World wild doves. Birds Too Clever 33K
Large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia. Reptiles Too Clever 27K
also Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse, Plantation walking horsebreed A horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk. Mammals Too Clever 27K
Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail. Birds Too Clever 27K
also Theropod dinosaur Any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs. Reptiles Too Clever 27K
breed A cat having a striped coat. Mammals Too Clever 27K
also Opsanus tau Bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth. Fish Too Clever 27K
also Lion monkey, Lion marmoset, Leoncita Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail. Mammals Too Clever 22K
breed Breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails. Mammals Too Clever 22K
also Tsetse, Tzetze fly, Tzetze Bloodsucking African fly. Insects Too Clever 22K
A vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages. Other animals Too Clever 18K
Widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches. Amphibians Too Clever 18K
also Titi monkey Small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail. Mammals Too Clever 18K
also Rubber boa Boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America. Reptiles Too Clever 18K
also Tree martin Of Australia and Polynesia. Birds Too Clever 18K
Large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry. Birds Too Clever 18K
A large brownish European flatfish. Fish Too Clever 18K
Reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes. Birds Too Clever 15K
Of arid and semiarid open country. Reptiles Too Clever 15K
Active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects. Insects Too Clever 15K
Medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings. Insects Too Clever 15K
Small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs. Insects Too Clever 15K
also Trichopterous insect, Trichopteron Caddis fly. Insects Too Clever 15K
also Tamandu, Lesser anteater Small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs. Mammals Too Clever 12K
Any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males. Birds Too Clever 12K
also Blackfish Large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America. Fish Too Clever 12K
A sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot. Mammals Too Clever 12K
also Titanosaurian Amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail. Reptiles Too Clever 12K
Primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva. Other animals Too Clever 12K
also Gnu goat Large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area. Mammals Schooler 9.9K
Highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania. Reptiles Schooler 9.9K
breed Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets. Mammals Schooler 9.9K
Tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout. Fish Schooler 9.9K
Swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds. Birds Schooler 9.9K
also Lymantriid Dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees. Insects Schooler 9.9K
also Pinworm Small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children. Worms Schooler 8.1K
also Apar South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates. Mammals Schooler 8.1K
Any of numerous long-tailed American finches. Birds Schooler 8.1K
breed A very small spaniel. Mammals Schooler 8.1K
also Trichinella spiralis Parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles. Worms Schooler 8.1K
also Boatswain bird Mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land. Birds Schooler 8.1K
also Unau, Unai Relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on each front foot. Mammals Schooler 8.1K
also Notornis Flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules. Birds Schooler 6.6K
also Taira Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America. Mammals Schooler 6.6K
also Sassaby A large South African antelope. Mammals Schooler 6.6K
Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera. Insects Schooler 6.6K
Northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye. Birds Schooler 6.6K
Bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects. Insects Schooler 5.4K
Freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water. Fish Schooler 5.4K
Moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars. Insects Schooler 5.4K
also Peba, Nine-banded armadillo Having nine hinged bands of bony plates. Mammals Schooler 5.4K
also Protomammal Probably warm-blooded. Reptiles Schooler 5.4K
Any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. Mammals Schooler 5.4K
Tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest. Birds Schooler 4.4K
East African gazelle. Mammals Schooler 4.4K
Insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout. Mammals Schooler 4.4K
Large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with a caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail. Fish Schooler 4.4K
also Touraco, Turacou, Turakoo Large brightly crested bird of Africa. Birds Schooler 4.4K
also Teleost A bony fish of the subclass Teleostei. Fish Schooler 3.6K
Having irregularly cross-banded back. Reptiles Schooler 3.6K
Heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds. Birds Schooler 3.6K
Tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill. Birds Schooler 3.6K
also Blue tit Widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head. Birds Schooler 3.6K
also Orange tortrix California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges. Insects Schooler 3.6K
also Toy Manchester terrierbreed Breed of small Manchester terrier. Mammals Schooler 3.6K
also Fluke, Trematode worm Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host. Worms Schooler 3.6K
Of warm coasts from Australia to Asia. Other invertebrates Schooler 3.6K
A kind of branchiopod crustacean. Crustaceans Schooler 2.9K
breed European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century. Mammals Schooler 2.9K
Close relative to the desert tortoise. Reptiles Schooler 2.9K
Mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays. Fish Schooler 2.9K
Pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation. Insects Schooler 2.9K
Any typical arboreal squirrel. Mammals Schooler 2.9K
Forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails. Birds Schooler 2.9K
breed A horse trained to trot. Mammals Schooler 2.9K
Any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar). Mammals Schooler 2.9K
Nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest. Amphibians Schooler 2.4K
Of rivers and coastal regions. Fish Schooler 2.4K
Small toucan. Birds Schooler 2.4K
Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow. Birds Schooler 2.4K
Migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food. Birds Schooler 2.4K
also Tooth shell Any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing. Molluscs Schooler 2.4K
Tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin. Amphibians Schooler 1.9K
also Bell toad, Ribbed toad, Tailed toad Western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ. Amphibians Schooler 1.6K
Widespread plant and fruit pest. Insects Schooler 1.6K
breed A small active dog. Mammals Schooler 1.6K
also Boxfish Any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates. Fish Schooler 1.6K
breed Pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground. Birds Schooler 1.6K
Brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia. Birds Schooler 1.3K
Typical shipworm. Molluscs Schooler 1.3K
also Trachodont Large duck-billed dinosaur of the Cretaceous period. Reptiles Schooler 1.3K
Brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head. Birds Schooler 1.3K
also Napu Chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil. Mammals Schooler 1.3K
Any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet. Birds Schooler 1.3K
Prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms. Mammals Schooler 1K
(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus. Other animals Schooler 1K
Cowrie whose shell is used for ornament. Molluscs Schooler 1K
Left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point. Fish Schooler 1K
Brilliantly colored. Insects Schooler 1K
also Sloth Any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America. Mammals Schooler 1K
also New World flycatcher, Flycatcher Large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing. Birds Schooler 1K
A variety of murre. Birds Rare 880
also Pentastomid Wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth. Other invertebrates Rare 880
also Cusk Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters. Fish Rare 880
also Earless seal, Hair seal Any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers. Mammals Rare 880
Large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard. Reptiles Rare 720
Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call. Birds Rare 720
also Cacao moth Small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products. Insects Rare 720
Found off the West Indies and Florida. Fish Rare 720
A climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico. Reptiles Rare 720
also Thecodont reptile Presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds. Reptiles Rare 590
also Stone curlew Large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint. Birds Rare 590
Red ladybug with a black spot on each wing. Insects Rare 590
Large nightingale of eastern Europe. Birds Rare 480
also Tortricid moth Any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings. Insects Rare 480
Arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe. Amphibians Rare 480
also Ranid Insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs. Amphibians Rare 480
also Harpy bat, Tube-nosed fruit bat Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes. Mammals Rare 480
Any of various dung beetles. Insects Rare 480
Smallest guenon monkey. Mammals Rare 320
Cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back. Fish Rare 260
also Poeciliid fish, Poeciliid, Live-bearer Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters. Fish Rare 260
Any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill. Birds Rare 210
also Tusseh, Tussur, Tussore Oriental moth that produces brownish silk. Insects Rare 210
also Crested swift Birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees. Birds Rare 170
also Yellow gurnard, Trigla lucerna A kind of gurnard. Fish Rare 170
also Tineid Small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur. Insects Rare 110
Fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins. Fish Deep Cut 90
also Tamarao Small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines. Mammals Deep Cut 70
Injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts. Insects Deep Cut 70
Mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates. Spiders & arachnids Deep Cut 70
Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water. Amphibians Deep Cut 50
also Cabassous Naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America. Mammals Deep Cut 50
Large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs. Crustaceans Deep Cut 50
Almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America. Amphibians Deep Cut 40
Found in warm waters of western Atlantic. Fish Deep Cut 30
also Tineoid moth Small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts. Insects Deep Cut 20
also Monoplane flying fish Having only pectoral fins enlarged. Fish Deep Cut 20
A gerbil that is popular as a pet. Mammals Deep Cut 10
Confined to rivers. Fish Deep Cut 10
also Thysanopteron, Thysanopterous insect An insect of the order Thysanoptera. Insects Deep Cut 10
Edible tropical and warm-water prawn. Crustaceans Deep Cut 10
Mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth. Molluscs One in a Krillion <10
breed A racehorse that is three years old. Mammals One in a Krillion <10
also Thysanuron Primitive wingless insects: bristletail. Insects One in a Krillion <10
Mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods. Spiders & arachnids One in a Krillion <10
A marmoset. Mammals One in a Krillion <10
breed A racehorse that is two years old. Mammals One in a Krillion <10
Small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs. Mammals One in a Krillion <10

Questions about animals that start with T

How many animals start with T?

RareList lists 198 animals that start with T, including 20 breeds. 27 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 48 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common animals that start with T?

The most searched animals starting with T are Tiger, Tick, Turtle, Teal and Termite.

What is a rare animal that starts with T?

Tamarisk gerbil is one of the rarest. A gerbil that is popular as a pet. It gets about 10 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Thick-billed murre, Tongue worm and Torsk.

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.