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Animals beginning with P

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

pale fox

Pale foxVulpes pallida

Pangolin with overlapping scales and a narrow snout

PangolinManidae

parrot

ParrotPsittaciformes

peacock

PeacockPavo spp.; Afropavo congensis is the Congo peafowl

pelican

PelicanPelecanus spp.

penguin

PenguinSpheniscidae

pheasant

PheasantPhasianus colchicus

pig

PigSus scrofa domesticus

pigeon

PigeonColumba livia (domestic and feral forms)

piranha

PiranhaSerrasalmidae: piranhas, including Pygocentrus and Serrasalmus

platypus

PlatypusOrnithorhynchus anatinus

Blue poison dart frog with black spots on the ground

Poison dart frogDendrobatidae

polar bear

Polar bearUrsus maritimus

polecat

PolecatMustela (polecats and related ferrets)

Old illustration of a Pontic shad, an elongated fish with large scales and a forked tail

Pontic shadAlosa immaculata

pony

PonyEquus caballus (domestic horse; also Equus ferus caballus)

Black-tailed prairie dog at a burrow entrance, holding food with its front paws

Prairie dogCynomys

Prussian carp seen from the side underwater

Prussian carpCarassius gibelio

White-spotted pufferfish with a small mouth swimming beside coral in blue water

PufferfishTetraodontidae

python

PythonPythonidae