Types of animals

Words describing types of animals.

• What words refer to types of animals?
  phylum class order family genus species chordate vertebrate invertebrate crustacean rodent insect arthropod mollusk echidna protozoa protozoan protozoon amebic amoeba bacteriophage cold-blooded warm-blooded multicellular single-celled unicellular microorganism germ virus viral purebred hybrid quadruped biped two-footed four-footed diurnal nocturnal beast brute vermin varmint albino
• What words refer to wild animals?
  wild (animal) untamed feral wildlife beast
• What words refer to tame animals?
  tame (animal) tamed domesticated livestock pet
• What words refer to the process of taming an animal?
  tame domesticate break (a horse)
• What words refer to animals that eat certain things?
  carnivore carnivorous meat eater meat eating predator predatory insectivore insectivorous herbivore herbivorous plant eating omnivore omnivorous scavenger parasite
• What words refer to whether or not an animal can be eaten?
  edible non-edible clean unclean kosher
• What words refer to where an animal lives?
  amphibian aquatic arboreal barnyard tropical

• Mammal
  • Primate
  • Carnivore
  • Hoofed animals
  • Rodent
  • Marsupial
  • Anteater, aardvark
  • Sea mammal
  • Bat
• Bird
• Reptile
  • Snake
  • Lizard
  • Turtle
  • Crocodile
• Amphibian
• Fish
• Shark, ray
• Insect
• Spider
• Small animals