Animals that Start with Y! In this lesson, you will learn a list of common animal names that start with Y in English with ESL picture and example sentences to help you enhance your vocabulary words.
Animals that Start with Y
List of Animals that Start with Y
- Yabby
- Yak
- Yellow ground squirrel
- Yellow mongoose
- Yellow-backed duiker
- Yellow-bellied marmot
- Yellow-bellied weasel
- Yellow-eyed penguin
- Yellow-footed antechinus
- Yellow-footed rock wallaby
- Yellow-necked field mouse
- Yellow-nosed cotton rat
- Yellow-pine chipmunk
- Yellow-throated marten
- Yellow-winged bat
- Yucatan squirrel
- Yuma myotis
- Yorkshire terrier
- Yellow-billed hornbill
- Yellowjacket
- Yellowhammer
- Yacare caiman
- Yearling
Animals that Start with Y with Examples
Learn the list of animal names that start with Y in English with examples.
- Yabby
Yabby is a name given in Australia to two different kinds of crustacean: Cherax (freshwater yabby), a crayfish.
- Yak
The yak meat was tough, but after weeks of barley meal, we feasted until fit to burst.
- Yellow ground squirrel
The yellow ground squirrel has naked soles on the hind feet excluding heels.
- Yellow Mongoose
The Yellow Mongoose is a small African mammal.
- Yellow-backed duiker
The yellow-backed duiker gets its name from a triangular patch of erectile yellow hairs on its back.
- Yellow-bellied marmot
The yellow-bellied marmot, also known as the rock chuck, is a large, stout-bodied ground squirrel in the marmot genus.
- Yellow-bellied weasel
The yellow-bellied weasel is a species of weasel that inhabits pine forests in central and eastern Asia.
- Yellow-eyed penguin
The endemic yellow-eyed penguin is now the only extant member of the genus Megadyptes.
- Yellow-footed antechinus
The yellow-footed antechinus, also known as the mardo, is a shrew-like marsupial found in Australia.
- Yellow-footed rock wallaby
The Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby was once found in small, disjunct colonies throughout the semi-arid range country in South Australia, New South Wales and south-west Queensland.
- Yellow-necked field mouse
The yellow-necked mouse, also called yellow-necked field mouse, yellow-necked wood mouse, and South China field mouse is closely related to the wood mouse, with which it was long confused.
- Yellow-nosed cotton rat
The yellow-nosed cotton rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
- Yellow-pine chipmunk
The yellow-pine chipmunk is a species of order Rodentia in the family Sciuridae.
- Yellow-throated marten
The yellow-throated marten is a marten species native to Asia.
- Yellow-winged bat
The yellow-winged bat is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa.
- Yucatan squirrel
The Yucatan squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Belize, Guatemala, and Southeast Mexico
- Yuma myotis
The Yuma myotis is a species of vesper bat native to western North America.
- Yorkshire terrier
The Yorkshire Terrier is one of the smallest dog breeds of terrier type, and of any dog breed.
- Yellow-billed hornbill
The southern yellow-billed hornbill is a hornbill found in southern Africa.
- Yellowjacket
Yellowjacket or yellow jacket is the common name in North America for predatory social wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula.
- Yellowhammer
The yellowhammer is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia.
- Yacare caiman
The Yacare caiman is an ancient creature that lives in central South America.
- Yearling
Yearling is an animal (especially a sheep, calf, or foal) that is a year old or that is in its second year.
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