Animals that start with X

6 animals, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 2 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.

1 Plankton
1 Too Clever
2 Schooler
2 Rare
0 Deep Cut
0 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.

Xantus's hummingbird: Hummingbird found only in Baja California, Mexico. Birds, Rare
Xenops: Small Neotropical ovenbird that forages on bark and twigs. Birds, Schooler
Xerus: African ground squirrel that lives in burrows in dry savanna. Mammals, Schooler

All 6 animals that start with X

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

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Animals that start with X, with definition, group, rarity tier and monthly searches
Name	What it is	Group
breed	Ancient Mexican dog breed, usually hairless; also called the Mexican hairless dog.	Mammals	Plankton	110K
	Small freshwater fish from South America whose body is so translucent its spine is visible.	Fish	Too Clever	22K
	African ground squirrel that lives in burrows in dry savanna.	Mammals	Schooler	9.9K
	Small Neotropical ovenbird that forages on bark and twigs.	Birds	Schooler	3.6K
	Hummingbird found only in Baja California, Mexico.	Birds	Rare	880
	Small black-and-white seabird of the Pacific coast of California and Baja California.	Birds	Rare	210

Questions about animals that start with X

How many animals start with X?

RareList lists 6 animals that start with X, including 1 breed. 1 is in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 2 are in the Rare tier or rarer.

What are common animals that start with X?

The most searched animals starting with X are X-ray tetra, Xerus, Xenops, Xantus's hummingbird and Xantus's murrelet.

What is a rare animal that starts with X?

Xantus's murrelet is one of the rarest. Small black-and-white seabird of the Pacific coast of California and Baja California. It gets about 210 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Xantus's hummingbird, Xenops and Xerus.

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.