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Animals beginning with H

Browse the animals in the encyclopedia whose English names begin with H.

hammerhead shark

Hammerhead sharkSphyrnidae

hamster

HamsterCricetinae

Grey harbour porpoise with a short snout and small triangular dorsal fin swimming in greenish water

Harbour porpoisePhocoena phocoena

Hawfinch with a massive bill, orange-brown head and black throat patch

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes

hawk

HawkAccipitridae; includes Accipiter and Astur

Magnified head louse among hairs, showing six legs with gripping claws

Head lousePediculus humanus capitis

hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceinae

hippopotamus

HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius

hoopoe

HoopoeUpupa epops

horse

HorseEquus ferus caballus

Tabanus bromius horse fly with large iridescent eyes and transparent wings, viewed from the side

Horse flyTabanidae

Pale Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus dust mites seen through a microscope on dark fibres

House dust mitesDermatophagoides spp.

House martin with a glossy blue-black back and white underparts beside a mud nest

House martinDelichon urbicum

German cockroach (Blattella germanica) viewed from above

Household cockroachesBlattodea (specii sinantrope)

Male marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus, photographed by Sandy Rae

HoverfliesSyrphidae

Black-furred howler monkey walking along a branch among leaves

Howler monkeyAlouatta

hummingbird

HummingbirdTrochilidae

AI illustration of a hummingbird hawk-moth with grey forewings and orange hindwings

Hummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum

humpback whale

Humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliae

hyena