104 Cool Animals that Start with V in English

This reference highlights animals that start with the letter V, providing both an educational experience and an interesting journey into the animal kingdom. Each animal mentioned not only contributes to vocabulary growth but also offers unique details about its habitat and behavior.

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Animals that Start with V

Animals that Start with V
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Common Names of Animals Starting with V

  • Vampire Bat
  • Vampire Squid
  • Vancouver Island Marmot
  • Vanga
  • Vaquita
  • Variegated Squirrel
  • Velvet Asity
  • Verreaux’s Sifaka
  • Vervet Monkey
  • Viper
  • Viperfish
  • Vireo
  • Virginia Opossum
  • Visayan Spotted Deer
  • Visayan Warty Pig
  • Vlei Rat
  • Volcano Rabbit
  • Vole
  • Vulture

Common Animals that Start with V | Interesting Facts and Pictures

Vampire Bat

These bats feed on the blood of other animals (typically mammals). The three species of vampire bats are found in Central and South America. Unlike other bats, vampire bats have the ability to walk and jump.

Vampire Bat

Vampire Squid

These creatures resemble squids, octopuses, and jellyfish. They are covered in photophores which are light-producing organs that are used to scare off predators.

Vancouver Island Marmot

There are only around 90 to 130 left in the wild. This species is endemic to Vancouver Island and is Canada’s most endangered mammal.

Vancouver Island Marmot

Vanga

This bird is found in Madagascar and other neighboring islands. They have hooked bills that they use to capture reptiles, insects, and frogs.

Vanga

Vaquita

A porpoise that is found in the Gulf of California. This species is critically endangered due to the use of gillnets used by fishermen.

Variegated Squirrel

This is a common squirrel found in many Central American countries. They spend most of their lives in trees and are known to hoard their food.

Variegated Squirrel

Velvet Asity

This bird is only found in Madagascar. Males are black and have green wattles, where females are a pale green color.

Verreaux’s Sifaka

Once again, this lemur is endemic to Madagascar, meaning it’s nowhere else in the world! When they are on the ground, they move by jumping. However, these animals spend most of their lives in trees.

Verreaux’s Sifaka

Vervet Monkey

These creatures are the most widespread of the African monkeys. They live in a variety of habitats such as humid rainforests, desert environments, and even swamps. They spend hours each day removing parasites or dirt from their fur.

Vervet Monkey

Vicuña

This animal is the national mammal of Peru. They are found in South America and their wool is of extreme value.

Vicuña

Viper

There are more than 200 species of these venomous snakes. They can open their mouth at almost 180 degrees to strike their prey.

Viper

Viperfish

They are one of the fiercest predators in the deep sea. They have a large mouth and fang-like teeth.

Vireo

Small songbirds that have spectacle-like markings on their faces.

Vireo

Virginia Opossum

The only marsupial found in the United States and Canada.

Virginia Opossum

Visayan Spotted Deer

They are a small species of deer, weighing between 55 to 180 pounds.

Visayan Spotted Deer

Visayan Warty Pig

They get their name from the wart-like growths on their snout. This wild pig is found in the Philippines.

Visayan Warty Pig

Vlei Rat

These animals are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Vlei Rat

Volcano Rabbit

They are known to eat over 70 different kinds of plants. They are very small creatures, only weighing about a pound.

Volcano Rabbit

Vole

They have shorter tails, smaller ears, and smaller eyes than a mouse.

Vole

Vulture

These birds have strong acids inside of their stomachs, allowing them to break down the bones of the carcasses that they eat.

Vulture

Animals Beginning with V (by Locations)

Wild Animals that Start with V

  1. Vaquita
  2. Vampire Bat
  3. Vicuna
  4. Viper
  5. Virginia Opossum
  6. Vizcacha
  7. Vole
  8. Voltan
  9. Vulpes (Fox)
  10. Vulture

RelatedWild Animals in English

Domestic Animals Beginning with V

  1. Vizsla
  2. Vallhund
  3. Van Cat
  4. Vlaamperd
  5. Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig
  6. Vorwerk Chicken
  7. Vaynol Cattle
  8. Verata Goat
  9. Victoria Crowned Pigeon (kept in captivity as a pet bird)
  10. Valais Blacknose Sheep
  11. Vaynol Cattle
  12. Vosges Horse
  13. Ventasso Horse
  14. Venda Horse
  15. Vlaanderen Draught Horse
  16. Volpino Italiano (Italian Spitz)
  17. Volgogradski Terrier (Russian Toy Terrier)

RelatedFarm and Domestic Animals in English

Zoo Animals that Start with V

  1. Vampire bat
  2. Vervet monkey
  3. Vicuna
  4. Viper
  5. Viscacha
  6. Vulture

RelatedZoo Animals in English

Animals with V (by Types)

Mammals that Start with V

  1. Vampire bat
  2. Vicuna
  3. Viscacha
  4. Vaquita (Porpoise)
  5. Vole
  6. Vesper bat
  7. Vole lemming
  8. Verreaux’s Sifaka
  9. Venezuelan Red Howler Monkey
  10. Virginia Opossum
  11. Vietnamese Javan Rhinoceros
  12. Volcano Rabbit
  13. Viscacha rat
  14. Vancouver Island Marmot
  15. Viscayan Water Shrew
  16. Visayan Spotted Deer
  17. Vaylats mole
  18. Venezuelan tree rat
  19. Vlakvark (Warthog)
  20. Velvet monkey
  21. Victoria shrew
  22. Viscacha mouse
  23. Vole naked-tailed
  24. Vagrant shrew
  25. Venezuelan mouse-opossum
  26. Vizcacha mouse
  27. Van Gelder’s bat
  28. Visayan warty pig
  29. Venezuelan brown howler monkey
  30. Vesper mouse
  31. Viscacha mouse-opossum
  32. Vesper rat

RelatedMammals in English

Insects that Start with V

  1. Velvet Ant
  2. Violet Carpenter Bee
  3. Variegated Grasshopper
  4. Variable Ladybug
  5. Vapourer Moth
  6. Vine Sphinx Moth
  7. Veined White Butterfly
  8. Virginia Ctenucha Moth
  9. Vine Weevil
  10. Variegated Cutworm
  11. Varied Carpet Beetle
  12. Vampire Moth
  13. Velvet bean Caterpillar
  14. Violet Eurybia Moth
  15. Virginia Tiger Moth
  16. Viceroy Butterfly
  17. Violet-marked Wasp
  18. Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth
  19. Vagrant Darter Dragonfly

Related:  Insects in English

Birds that Start with V

  1. Vireo
  2. Violet-crowned Hummingbird
  3. Varied Thrush
  4. Vermilion Flycatcher
  5. Veery
  6. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
  7. Vinaceous Dove
  8. Valley Quail
  9. Verdin
  10. Vesper Sparrow
  11. Venezuelan Troupial
  12. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl
  13. Van Hasselt’s Sunbird
  14. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
  15. Visayan Tarictic Hornbill
  16. Violet Sabrewing
  17. Violet-green Swallow
  18. Venezuelan Bristle-Tyrant
  19. Vinous-breasted Sparrow
  20. Variegated Fairywren

Related: List of Birds in English

Animals Starting with the Letter “V” for Kindergarten

  1. Vole
  2. Vicuna
  3. Vampire bat
  4. Vulture
  5. Vaquita (a type of porpoise)
  6. Velvet worm
  7. Vaquero (a type of fish)
  8. Viper
  9. Volcano rabbit
  10. Vermilion flycatcher
  11. Violet-backed starling
  12. Visayan warty pig
  13. Virginia opossum
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