Animals that start with L
243 animals with a full page, by common name. Every species on file beginning with L, described or not, is in the complete L list.
Names are the English common names used on each animal’s own page, with the scientific name beside them. An animal known by several names is listed once, under the name its page uses, so if you cannot find it here try the search box, which also matches other common names, scientific names and older synonyms.
- L'Hoest's monkey Allochrocebus lhoesti
- La Plata dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei
- Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur Hapalemur alaotrensis
- Laced woodpecker Picus vittatus
- Lackey moth Malacosoma neustria
- Ladak pika Ochotona ladacensis
- Lady Amherst's pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
- Laggar falcon Falco jugger
- Lake duck Oxyura vittata
- Lancelet Branchiostoma lanceolatum
- Lanceolated monklet Micromonacha lanceolata
- Lanceolated warbler Locustella lanceolata
- Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
- Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Lappet-faced vulture Torgos tracheliotos
- Lar gibbon Hylobates lar
- Large fig parrot Psittaculirostris desmarestii
- Large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus
- Large frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus
- Large green pigeon Treron capellei
- Large grey babbler Argya malcolmi
- Large ground finch Geospiza magnirostris
- Large hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Large Indian civet Viverra zibetha
- Large Japanese field mouse Apodemus speciosus
- Large niltava Niltava grandis
- Large rock martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Large treeshrew Tupaia tana
- Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Large-billed tern Phaetusa simplex
- Large-eared pika Ochotona macrotis
- Large-spotted civet Viverra megaspila
- Large-tailed nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
- Lark bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
- Latham's snipe Gallinago hardwickii
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Laughing falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
- Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
- Laurel pigeon Columba junoniae
- Lava gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus
- Lavaret Coregonus lavaretus
- Lawes's parotia Parotia lawesii
- Lawrence's goldfinch Spinus lawrencei
- Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens
- Layard's parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
- Laysan albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
- Laysan duck Anas laysanensis
- Leach's storm petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
- Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
- Leaf chameleon Brookesia micra
- Leafy seadragon Phycodurus eques
- Lear's macaw Anodorhynchus leari
- Least auklet Aethia pusilla
- Least chipmunk Tamias minimus
- Least grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Least tern Sternula antillarum
- Least weasel Mustela nivalis
- Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea
- Lechwe Kobus leche
- Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris
- Lemuroid ringtail possum Hemibelideus lemuroides
- Leopard Panthera pardus
- Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis
- Leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius
- Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx
- Leopard slug Limax maximus
- Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis
- Leschenault's rousette Rousettus leschenaultii
- Lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Lesser bamboo rat Cannomys badius
- Lesser bandicoot rat Bandicota bengalensis
- Lesser bilby Macrotis leucura
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Lesser blind mole-rat Spalax leucodon
- Lesser capybara Hydrochoerus isthmius
- Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Lesser crested tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Lesser cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus
- Lesser fish eagle Icthyophaga humilis
- Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Lesser florican Sypheotides indicus
- Lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Lesser goldfinch Spinus psaltria
- Lesser green leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon
- Lesser grey shrike Lanius minor
- Lesser grison Galictis cuja
- Lesser ground cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus
- Lesser hedgehog tenrec Echinops telfairi
- Lesser honeyguide Indicator minor
- Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
- Lesser jacana Microparra capensis
- Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni
- Lesser moorhen Paragallinula angulata
- Lesser mouse-deer Tragulus kanchil
- Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythii
- Lesser noctule Nyctalus leisleri
- Lesser noddy Anous tenuirostris
- Lesser prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
- Lesser racket-tailed drongo Dicrurus remifer
- Lesser roadrunner Geococcyx velox
- Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
- Lesser short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis
- Lesser shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
- Lesser sooty owl Tyto multipunctata
- Lesser spot-nosed monkey Cercopithecus petaurista
- Lesser spotted eagle Clanga pomarina
- Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Lesser striped swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Lesser white-fronted goose Anser erythropus
- Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens
- Lesser whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Lesser yellow-headed vulture Cathartes burrovianus
- Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Lesser yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Letter-winged kite Elanus scriptus
- Lettered aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus
- Levaillant's woodpecker Picus vaillantii
- Lewis's woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
- Libyan jird Meriones libycus
- Lichtenstein's hartebeest Alcelaphus lichtensteinii
- Lichtenstein's sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
- Lidth's jay Garrulus lidthi
- Light-mantled albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
- Light-vented bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
- Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus
- Lilac-crowned amazon Amazona finschi
- Lilac-tailed parrotlet Touit batavicus
- Lilian's lovebird Agapornis lilianae
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Lincoln's sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Lineated barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- Lined forest falcon Micrastur gilvicollis
- Linnaeus's mouse opossum Marmosa murina
- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus
- Lion Panthera leo
- Lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus
- Little bee-eater Merops pusillus
- Little bittern Botaurus minutus
- Little black cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
- Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus
- Little bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Little bustard Tetrax tetrax
- Little corella Cacatua sanguinea
- Little cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Little crake Zapornia parva
- Little crow Corvus bennetti
- Little cuckoo-dove Macropygia ruficeps
- Little curlew Numenius minutus
- Little eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Little forktail Enicurus scouleri
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Little green pigeon Treron olax
- Little ground squirrel Spermophilus pygmaeus
- Little gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Little hermit Phaethornis longuemareus
- Little Indian field mouse Mus booduga
- Little kingfisher Ceyx pusillus
- Little owl Athene noctua
- Little penguin Eudyptula minor
- Little pied cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Little raven Corvus mellori
- Little red brocket Mazama rufina
- Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius
- Little sail Velella velella
- Little shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Little spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
- Little spotted kiwi Apteryx owenii
- Little stint Calidris minuta
- Little swift Apus affinis
- Little tern Sternula albifrons
- Little tinamou Crypturellus soui
- Little wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
- Little wood rail Aramides mangle
- Livingstone's fruit bat Pteropus livingstonii
- Livingstone's turaco Tauraco livingstonii
- Lizard buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Llama Lama glama
- Llanos long-nosed armadillo Dasypus sabanicola
- Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
- Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus
- Long-billed corella Cacatua tenuirostris
- Long-billed crow Corvus validus
- Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus
- Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Long-billed murrelet Brachyramphus perdix
- Long-billed partridge Rhizothera longirostris
- Long-billed pipit Anthus similis
- Long-billed plover Charadrius placidus
- Long-bodied cellar spider Pholcus phalangioides
- Long-crested eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus
- Long-eared jerboa Euchoreutes naso
- Long-eared owl Asio otus
- Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas
- Long-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Long-nosed bandicoot Perameles nasuta
- Long-tailed blue Lampides boeticus
- Long-tailed broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
- Long-tailed glossy starling Lamprotornis caudatus
- Long-tailed goral Naemorhedus caudatus
- Long-tailed ground dove Uropelia campestris
- Long-tailed ground roller Uratelornis chimaera
- Long-tailed hawk Urotriorchis macrourus
- Long-tailed hermit Phaethornis superciliosus
- Long-tailed honey buzzard Henicopernis longicauda
- Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Long-tailed koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Long-tailed marmot Marmota caudata
- Long-tailed minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Long-tailed pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla
- Long-tailed paradise whydah Vidua paradisaea
- Long-tailed parakeet Psittacula longicauda
- Long-tailed porcupine Trichys fasciculata
- Long-tailed pygmy possum Cercartetus caudatus
- Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach
- Long-tailed sylph Aglaiocercus kingii
- Long-tailed thrush Zoothera dixoni
- Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Long-tailed widowbird Euplectes progne
- Long-toed lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
- Long-toed stint Calidris subminuta
- Long-tongued nectar bat Macroglossus minimus
- Long-wattled umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger
- Long-whiskered owlet Xenoglaux loweryi
- Long-winged harrier Circus buffoni
- Longfin mako shark Isurus paucus
- Lord Derby's parakeet Psittacula derbiana
- Lowland anoa Bubalus depressicornis
- Lowland paca Cuniculus paca
- Lowland streaked tenrec Hemicentetes semispinosus
- Lucifer sheartail Calothorax lucifer
- Ludwig's bustard Neotis ludwigii
- Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus lumholtzi
- Luzon bleeding-heart Gallicolumba luzonica
- Luzon hornbill Penelopides manillae