204 Animals that Start with U in English

Are you curious about the animals that start with the letter “U”? This reference will help you learn new English vocabulary through interesting facts about various animals. These animals come from different habitats and include wild, domestic, sea creatures, and zoo animals.

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Animals that Start with U

List of Common Animals Starting with U

• Uakari
• Uganda Kob
• Uguisu
• Uinta Chipmunk
• Uinta Ground Squirrel
• Ulysses Butterfly
• Umbrella Bird
• Unau
• Unicornfish
• Upupa
• Urchin
• Urial
• Uromastyx
• Urraca

Common Animals that Start with U | Interesting Facts and Pictures

Uakari

Unlike most monkeys, they have very short tails. They move by using their arms and legs, not by using their tail. They come from South America and are known for their bald heads and extremely bright red faces.

Uganda Kob

This species of antelope is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. They prefer grasslands, savanna woodlands, and floodplains that are close to a source of water. When they move in search of water, the females lead the group. Females are also known to be more social than males.

Uguisu

This small bird is also known as the Japanese Bush Warbler and the Japanese Nightingale. These birds are found throughout Japan, China, and Taiwan.

Uinta Chipmunk

They are one of the 24 North American chipmunk species. Uinta Chipmunks construct their den typically under rocks or shrubs.

Uinta Ground Squirrel

A small rodent that resembles a prairie dog. They are in hibernation for a long period of time, with them waking up in March and then going back into hibernation around mid-July. These animals are typically herbivores unless they find earthworms or human food.

Ulysses Butterfly

A large swallowtail butterfly that lives in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Their wingspan is between 100 and 130 mm. They are considered to be one of the most elusive butterflies, which makes it hard to snap a photo of their beautiful blue coloring.

Umbrella Bird

These birds live in the rainforests of Central and South America. Their name comes from the umbrella-like crest that sits on the top of their heads. Monkeys, snakes, hawks, and eagles are their primary predators.

Unau

A species of sloth from South America. They are three times stronger than humans, and they have the lowest metabolic rate of any mammal, meaning it takes them a long time to digest anything.

Unicornfish

Their mouths are designed to remove the algae from coral while leaving the coral intact. They have a bony horn on their forehead which is how they are easily identified.

Upupa

This animal is the national bird of Israel. They range throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Urchin

There are 950 different species that live in the water of all temperatures – hot and cold. Urchins aren’t known to be aggressive, however, humans commonly get injured by stepping on them.

Urial

A wild sheep that’s native to the Middle East. They have reddish-brown fur that fades during the winter months.

Uromastyx

These reptiles have the ability to change color by becoming darker to absorb more sunlight, and becoming lighter when they become too hot.

Urraca

A bird found in El Salvador. They have a blue breast and a gray head.

Animals Beginning with U (by Locations)

Wild Animals that Start with U

1. Uakari
2. Uinta ground squirrel
3. Umbrellabird
4. Urial
5. Uromastyx lizard
6. Uguisu bird
7. Ucayali spiny rat
8. Unau (sloth)
9. Ursid bear
10. Ural owl
11. Unstriped ground squirrel
12. Ugandan kob
13. Upupa bird
14. Utahraptor (dinosaur)
15. Urial sheep
16. Ugandan red colobus
17. Ussuri brown bear
18. Urial mountain goat
19. Urutu pit viper
20. Upemba lechwe
21. Umbrette bird
22. Uromys rat
23. Uakari monkey
24. Unicorn fish
25. Ursus bear
26. Umbrellamouth gulper eel
27. Urial wild sheep
28. Utahraptor dinosaur
29. Uguisu Japanese bush warbler
30. Unadorned rock-wallaby
31. Unicolored antbird
32. Unstriped surili
33. Uromastyx lizard
34. Ussuri weasel
35. Uta stansburiana lizard
36. Unstriped ground squirrel
37. Ural field mouse
38. Uca crab
39. Utricularia carnivorous plant
40. Unicorn beetle

Related: Wild Animals in English

Domestic Animals Beginning with U

1. Urial Sheep
2. Umbria Horse
3. Utonagan Dog
4. Uruguayan Cimarron Dog
5. Ushuaia Wild Horse
6. Ukrainian Levkoy Cat
7. Ural Rex Cat
8. Usuri Cat
9. Ujumqin Sheep
10. Uda Sheep
11. Ushuaia Wild Cattle
12. Uzunyayla Sheep
13. Utrecht Whiteheaded Capuchin
14. Unmol Donkey
15. Ukrainian Riding Horse
16. Upper Galilee Mountain Goat
17. Uruguayan Pony
18. Umtali Horse
19. Utah Bantam Chicken
20. Uzunyayla Goat
21. Uralian Cow
22. Uttara Curly Horse
23. Ukrainian Grey Cattle
24. Ulyanovskaya Cattle
25. Ugandan Small East African Shorthorn Zebu
26. Uzumlu Goat
27. Uzunyayla Cattle
28. Uzbek Black Pied Cattle
29. Uruguayan Hereford
30. Uzhhorod Goat

Related: Farm and Domestic Animals in English

Sea and Ocean Animals that Start with U

1. Uakarii crab
2. Uca maracoani crab
3. Umbrella jellyfish
4. Unicolor brotula
5. Unicorn leatherjacket
6. Unicorn fish
7. Unidens angelfish
8. Uniserial sea pen
9. Urchin
10. Urchinfish
11. Urn jellyfish
12. Urocaridella shrimp
13. Urochordata
14. Uroconger eel
15. Urogymnus ray
16. Urolophus stingray
17. Uromastyx lizard
18. Uroteuthis squid
19. Urutu pit viper
20. Uta stansburiana lizard
21. Utahraptor (dinosaur)
22. Utricularia carnivorous plant
23. Uca crab
24. Uca rapax crab
25. Umbrina drum fish
26. Upeneus goatfish
27. Ursula’s goby
28. Uria guillemot
29. Urnula cranchii jellyfish
30. Urobatis ray
31. Urotrygon stingray
32. Umbra fish
33. Ural roach fish
34. Uruguayan angel shark
35. Unicorn shrimp
36. Umbrellamouth gulper eel
37. Umbrellabird
38. Urobatis halleri ray
39. Unstriped mullet fish
40. Urophycis fish

Related: Sea and Ocean Animals in English

Zoo Animals that Start with U

1. Umbrella bird
2. Uakari monkey
3. Uromastyx lizard
4. Urutu pit viper
5. Urial sheep
6. Ugandan kob
7. Utahraptor dinosaur
8. Umbrellabird
9. Ucayali spiny rat
10. Unstriped ground squirrel
11. Unicorn fish
12. Ussuri brown bear
13. Uguisu bird
14. Uromys rat
15. Usumbara orange baboon
16. Ural owl
17. Unstriped surili
18. Utahraptor dinosaur
19. Unstriped ground squirrel
20. Ursid bear
21. Ural field mouse
22. Uralian cow
23. Upland goose
24. Uakarii crab
25. Uca Marconi crab
26. Urocaridella shrimp
27. Urochordata
28. Uroconger eel
29. Urogymnus ray
30. Urolophus stingray
31. Ursula’s goby
32. Urotrygon stingray
33. Uria guillemot
34. Umbrellamouth gulper eel
35. Unstriped mullet fish
36. Uca crab
37. Uca rapax crab
38. Umbra fish
39. Uruguayan angel shark

Related: Zoo Animals in English

Animals with U (by Types)

Mammals that Start with U

1. Urial (sheep)
2. Umbrellabird
3. Unicorn (mythical)
4. Umbrella bat
5. Unstriped ground squirrel
6. Uakari (monkey)
7. Uinta chipmunk
8. Uintatherium (extinct mammal)
9. Ucayali spiny rat
10. Ugandan red colobus
11. Ugandan kob
12. Uist woolly mouse
13. Uluguru bushbaby
14. Uncia (snow leopard)
15. Urial (sheep)
16. Urutu pit viper
17. Uromastyx (lizard)
18. Usambara thrush
19. Ussuri brown bear
20. Ussuri dhole
21. Ussuri white-toothed shrew
22. Urial (sheep)
23. Uakarii crab
24. Urocyon (gray fox)
25. Uroderma (tent-making bat)
26. Ursid bear
27. Urial sheep
28. Uromys (rat)
29. Usumbara orange baboon
30. Utahraptor (dinosaur)
31. Ucayali titi
32. Ural field mouse
33. Urial sheep
34. Urutu pit viper
35. Ussurian tube-nosed bat
36. Ussurian water shrew
37. Uttara orca
38. Uzhursky flying squirrel
39. Ubangian mole-rat
40. Umbalite mongoose

Related: Mammals in English

Insects that Start with U

1. Unicorn beetle
2. Ulysses butterfly
3. Umbrella wasp
4. Umber skipper
5. Unmarked tussock moth
6. Utetheisa moth
7. Uresiphita moth
8. Urodus beetle
9. Umbonia spittlebug
10. Unicolor darkling beetle
11. Upupa epops (Hoopoe bird, also known as the “European Hoopoe”)
12. Urania moth
13. Udea moth
14. Unusual scarab beetle
15. Ulotrichous moth
16. Ulopina moth
17. Uraeus hawk moth
18. Urodidae (a family of moths)
19. Uropodina mite
20. Urostylid mite
21. Ussurian longhorn beetle
22. Uvarovite bush cricket
23. Uvarovite katydid
24. Uvarovite grasshopper
25. Uvarovite mole cricket.

Related:  Insects in English

Birds that Start with U

1. Ural owl
2. Umbrellabird
3. Upupa epops (Hoopoe bird)
4. Upland sandpiper
5. Unicolored blackbird
6. Ultramarine flycatcher
7. Udzungwa forest-partridge
8. Unicolored jay
9. Unicolored thrush
10. Uniform finch
11. Uralian finch
12. Ussuri hawk-eagle
13. Ultramarine kingfisher
14. Unicolored brush-finch
15. Unicolored tapaculo
16. Ultramarine lory
17. Usambara akalat
18. Unicolored antpitta
19. Unicolored blackbird
20. Unicolored jay
21. Unicolored thrush
22. Unicolored wren
23. Uniform crake
24. Ural owl
25. Uralian treecreeper
26. Urutau
27. Utahraptor (a dinosaur)
28. Uvira sparrow
29. Uzungwe forest partridge
30. Ukrainian scops owl
31. Upcher’s warbler
32. Usambara eagle-owl
33. Ugandan woodpecker
34. Uruguayan nightjar
35. Udzungwa forest-partridge
36. Uluguru bushshrike
37. Ultramarine grosbeak
38. Ural owl

Related: List of Birds in English

Reptiles that Start with U

1. Uakari gecko
2. Ulianin’s snake
3. Unadorned burrowing snake
4. Unbanded tropical gecko
5. Uncarina tortoise
6. Underwood’s snake
7. Ungaliophis snake
8. Unicoloured black snake
9. Unidactyl worm lizard
10. Union Island gecko
11. Unpatterned burrowing snake
12. Upemba chameleon
13. Upland chorus frog
14. Upper Zambezi lizard
15. Upsidedown catfish
16. Upstart snake
17. Ural dwarf gecko
18. Uroplatus gecko
19. Ursula’s leaf-toed gecko
20. Urutu pit viper

Related: Reptiles in English

Animals Starting with the Letter “U” for Kindergarten

1. Unicorn
2. Urial sheep
3. Uakari monkey
4. Uguisu bird
5. Utahraptor dinosaur
6. Uca crab
7. Urial goat
8. Upland goose
9. Umbrella cockatoo
10. Umbrella squid

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