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Animals beginning with L

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

ladybird

LadybirdCoccinellidae

lark

LarkAlauda arvensis

A Hirudo leech with an elongated body and longitudinal markings

Black and yellow-brown Norway lemming crouching on a lichen-covered rock

lemur

LemurLemuriformes (several families)

leopard

LeopardPanthera pardus

A leopard gecko with dark spots, visible eyelids and a tapering banded tail on rough rock

Leopard geckoEublepharis macularius

lion

LionPanthera leo

Lionfish with red and white stripes and long feather-like fins on a dark background

LionfishPterois

White little egret with a black bill and yellow toes perched on a trunk

Little egretEgretta garzetta

Small brown little owl with white spots and yellow eyes perched on a rock

Little owlAthene noctua

lizard

LizardSquamata (lizards)

llama

LlamaLama glama

lobster

LobsterNephropidae (clawed lobsters)

Long-eared owl with orange eyes and streaked plumage among branches and leaves

Long-eared owlAsio otus

Rosy-faced lovebird with green plumage and a pale bill perched on a branch

LovebirdAgapornis

Yellow-and-black lowland streaked tenrec, photographed by Bernard DUPONT

Lowland streaked tenrecHemicentetes semispinosus

lynx