ANIMALS STARTING WITH LETTER p
2713 species
We collected more than 2170 animals beginning with the letter P.
You probably expect to find a Penguin in this list, but it is not here because we use species names rather than group or common names. The term “penguin” refers to a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae. There are between 17 and 20 living species exist but none of them can be found in this list. This is because their full English names don’t start with the letter “P”.
When searching for a Python one should be attentive as well. The term “python” refers to nonvenomous snakes in the family Pythonidae. This family comprises 39 species of snakes but only two are included in this list. These are the Papuan olive python and the Pygmy python whose English names begin with the letter “P”.
It can be confusing so we made a list of popular animal names starting with the letter “P”. Here it is: Panda, Peccary, Proboscis Monkey, Penguin, Pika, Palm Rat, Panther, Pine Snake, Peacock, Pelican, Puma, Prairie Rattlesnake, Possum, Python, Pheasant, Pig, Pademelon, Pied Tamarin, Pigeon.
We collected more than 2170 animals beginning with the letter P.
You probably expect to find a Penguin in this list, but it is not here because we use species names rather than group or common names. The term “penguin” refers to a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae. There are between 17 and 20 living species exist but none of them can be found in this list. This is because their full English names don’t start with the letter “P”.
When searching for a Python one should be attentive as well. The term “python” refers to nonvenomous snakes in the family Pythonidae. This family comprises 39 species of snakes but only two are included in this list. These are the Papuan olive python and the Pygmy python whose English names begin with the letter “P”.
It can be confusing so we made a list of popular animal names starting with the letter “P”. Here it is: Panda, Peccary, Proboscis Monkey, Penguin, Pika, Palm Rat, Panther, Pine Snake, Peacock, Pelican, Puma, Prairie Rattlesnake, Possum, Python, Pheasant, Pig, Pademelon, Pied Tamarin, Pigeon.
