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Animals beginning with R

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

rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

raccoon

RaccoonProcyon lotor

Raccoon dog with dense grey-brown fur and dark facial markings around the eyes

Raccoon dogNyctereutes procyonoides

A brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, with whiskers and a scaly tail curved on the ground

rattlesnake

RattlesnakeCrotalus and Sistrurus spp.

raven

RavenCorvus corax

red fox

Red foxVulpes vulpes

Pinkish-silver red mullet with red blotches and two chin barbels on a sandy seabed

Red mulletMullus barbatus

Red panda with a pale face, reddish fur and a ringed tail

Red pandaAilurus spp.

Water turtle with yellow stripes and a red patch behind the eye on a rock

Red-eared sliderTrachemys scripta elegans

reindeer

ReindeerRangifer tarandus

rhinoceros

RhinocerosRhinocerotidae

roe deer

Roe deerCapreolus capreolus; Capreolus pygargus

rooster

RoosterGallus gallus domesticus