We’ve compiled an ultimate list of over 130 animals that start with the letter U!
This list focuses on vertebrates (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish) but includes a few invertebrates at the end, like the Hedgehog!
But first, how many animals can you think of starting with u?
We did the same (um, we had some help since we have a lot of books here but guess how many animals we have on our list?
How many animals start with the letter U on our list?
31 Mammals36 Birds4 Reptiles6 Amphibians54 Fish6 Invertebrates= 137 Animals that start with the letter U!
If you want more information about any animal that starts with u, you can highlight the name in the list and then right-click it in your browser.
Here is a short list of my favorite animals starting with u to get you started
Urial (a wild sheep)
Hedgehog (a sea creature with spines)
Umbrellabird (a large crested bird)
Unicornfish (a fish with a long nose)
Uromastyx (thorny lizard)
Uguisu (Japanese nightingale)
Hedgehogs are some of my favorite animals that start with the letter U!
ANIMAL STARTS WITH U
Mammals: 31 species of animals that start with the letter U
Animals Beginning with the Letter U: Uinta Chipmunk
Urial (sheep)
Ucayali thorny mouse
Ugandan kob
Ugandan big-toothed shrew
Ugandan shrew
Ground squirrel Uinta
the last shrew
Umboi ống tube-nosed fruit bat
Lemming has the neck of Unalaska
Underwood’s Hat Bat
Underwood’s Long Tongue Bat
Underwood’s Water Rat
Lemming ancient ungava
Rice mouse on a tree of one color
Multicolored oldfield mouse
Multi-colored tree mouse
Stripe-nosed bats
Ural school rat
Hamster like Urartsk
shrew Usambara
Ussuri shrew
Ussuri shrew
Ussuri . pipe-nosed bat
Utah prairie dog
Birds: 36 Animals Starting with U
Animals Starting with U: Highland Goose
Uguisu
Ugandan Warbler
Flycatcher Ultramarine
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Kingfisher Ultramarine
Ultramarine Lory
Grayback Uluguru
Flycatcher without decoration
Antpitta ripples
Antshrike ripples
Tinamou ripples
Jay is colorless
Antwren one color
Blackbird one color
Tapaculo one color
Thrush one color
Antshrike uniform
unity wheel
Unified Finch
Treehunter uniform
Upland ants
Highland kites
Geese goose
Highland Pipit
Highland starling
Ural owl
Usambara Akalat
Weaver Usambara
Ussher’s Flycatcher
Reptiles: 4 animals that start with the letter U
Amphibians: 6 animals that start with the letter U
Uganda Claw Frog
Uluguru Green Belly Frog
Highland chorus frogs
Usambara green-bellied frog
Usambara Stream Frog
Fish: 55 Animals Starting With U
Cichlid Uaru
Uganda branch
Ulrey’s Tetra
Cichlid Umbee
oh cichlid fish
Umpqua chub
great race
Umpqua squid
blenny doesn’t brush
undulating paint rays
wavy moray
monochromatic moray
unicorn crest
unicorn ice fish
unicorn leather jacket
unicorn emperor
highland bully
Upper Grijalva livebearer
Labeo Upper Zambesi
Upper Zambesi squeaker
Upper Zambezi nembwe
Upper Zambezi Goldfish
upside down goby fish
upside down harptail blenny
Uruguay River
Uruguay quadrangle
Ussuri’s catfish
Ussuri is sharp
Usumacinta cichlid species
Usumacinta sea catfish
Utah
Utah Lake Sculpture
Utah bloodsucker
Invertebrates: 6 animals that start with the letter U
Animals that start with U: Hedgehog
Hedgehog
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Hal Brindley
Brindley is an American conservation biologist, wildlife photographer, filmmaker, writer, and illustrator living in Asheville, NC.
He has studied black-footed cats in Namibia for his master’s study, has traveled to all seven continents, and loves native botanical gardening.
See more of his work at Travel for Wildlife, Truly Wild, Our Wild Yard, & Naturalist Studio.