List of 100+ Animals in French

One of the “most” important topics in French A1 is learning the vocabulary for animals in French. Why? A few examples will cure your doubts as to why you need to understand and learn the names of all animals in French.

Talking about a pet to someone… Do you like dogs?
Ordering food… One chicken sandwich please?
Ordering clothes and accessories… I like leather jackets and leather wallets
Watching cartoons… literally every cartoon has animals or is completely based on animals!

Let us go through the French vocabulary for 200+ animals in French with loads and loads of example sentences in French and with English translation!!! You will find many of these to be quite easy to memorize and retain as they as super similar to English!

Topics

Introduction
Animals related terms in French
Pet animals in French
Names of farm animals in French
Mammals in French
Marine Animals in French
Different Fish in French
Names of Reptiles in French
All Amphibians in French

How do you say Animals in French?

The plural for “The Animals” in French is “Les animaux”

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Animal related terms in French

You might need to be more generic in some cases when talking about animals. For example “A pet” is not an animal but is related to animals. These are the main words in French which you might use on a day to day basis in one way or another. You can learn the list of animal related terms in French.

French	English	English Sentence	French Sentence
L’animal	The animal	We like animals.	Nous aimons les animaux.
L’animal de compagnie	The pet	I have 5 pets	j’ai 5 animaux
L’animal sauvage	The wild animal	There are many wild animals in India	Il y a beaucoup d’animaux sauvages en Inde
L’animal de la ferme	The farm animal	The cow is a farm animal	La vache est un animal de ferme
Le mammifère	The mammal	What is a mammal?	Qu’est-ce qu’un mammifère ?
Le mammifère marin	The marine mammal	I love marine mammals.	J’adore les mammifères marins.
L’oiseau	The bird	Birds can fly.	Les oiseaux peuvent voler.
L’insecte	The insect	I hate insects.	Je déteste les insectes.
Le reptile	The reptile	The snake is a reptile.	Le serpent est un reptile.
L’amphibien	The amphibian	Is the tortoise an amphibian?	La tortue est-elle un amphibien ?
Le poisson	The fish	The cat ate the fish.	Le chat a mangé le poisson.
Herbivore	Herbivore	The cow is a herbivore.	La vache est un herbivore.
Carnivore	Carnivore	The lion is a carnivore	Le lion est un carnivore
Omnivore	Omnivore	The bear is an omnivore	L’ours est un omnivore

Names of Pet animals in French

How do you say House Pets in French? The correct word for “House Pet” in French is “Animal domestique”. The plural for “House Pets” in French is “Animaux domestiques” The correct word for “Pet Animal” in French is “Animal de compagnie”. The plural for “Pet Animals” in French is “Animaux de compagnie”

France (or most of the developed countries in Europe) is a very pet friendly country. People love their pets and small dogs are very much loved and preferred in Paris while larger dogs are preferred in the countryside.

If you go for a walk, summer or winter, hail or storm, ice or heat, you are pretty much guaranteed to see a dozen people walking their pets.

And of course, many people allow you to play with them which means one thing! It’s very important that you know the list of names of all pet animals in French fluently.

These are the main words in French related to house pets which you might use on semi frequent basis in one way or another. You can learn the list of pet related terms in French.

French	English	English Sentence	French Sentence
Le chien	The dog	My dog eats biscuits.	Mon chien mange des biscuits.
Le chat	The cat	I have ten cats.	J’ai dix chats.
Le matou	The tomcat	The orange tomcat is very large.	Le matou orange est très grand.
Le rat	The rat	There are many rat in China.	Il y a beaucoup de rat en Chine.
La vache	The cow	Cows are very large.	Les vaches sont très grandes.
Le cheval	The horse	I want to buy a Horse.	Je veux acheter un cheval.
Le chaton	The kitten	Kittens are cute.	Les chatons sont mignons.
Le chiot	The puppy	I love puppies	J’adore les chiots
Le lapin	The rabbit	I have a white rabbit	j’ai un lapin blanc
Le poisson	The fish	The cat eats the Fish.	Le chat mange le poisson.
Le hamster	The hamster	My son wants a hamster!	Mon fils veut un hamster !
Le cochon d’Inde	The guinea pig	Her son in law has two guinea pigs.	Son gendre a deux cobayes.
Le serpent	The snake	Snakes are dangerous.	Les serpents sont dangereux.
L’oiseau	The bird	Birds can fly.	Les oiseaux peuvent voler.
Le perroquet	The parrot	A parrot is green in color.	Un perroquet est de couleur verte.
Le lézard	The lizard	Lizards are not pets!	Les lézards ne sont pas des animaux de compagnie !
La souris	The mouse	Mickey Mouse is very famous.	Mickey Mouse est très célèbre.
Le gecko	The gecko	In Australia, geckos are common.	En Australie, les geckos sont communs.
La tortue	The turtle	Turtles are slow.	Les tortues sont lentes.

List of Farm Animals in French

How do you say Farm Animals in French? The correct word for “The Farm Animals” in French is “Les animaux de la ferme”.

France (again most of Europe) is a very diary heavy and meat eating country. Of course you know this as France is most famous for its legendary cheeses and diary products. This of course means that there are a lot of farms in France. And with farms come the farm animals!

The farm animals are something even children read about in poems and rhymes and it’s something that you absolutely need to learn and know!

These are the main list of farm animals which you call upon to use. You can learn the list of farm animal related terms in French.

French	English	English Sentence	French Sentence
La vache	The cow	This is a cow.	C’est une vache.
Le taureau	The bull	The bull is a very large animal.	Le taureau est un très gros animal.
Le cheval	The horse	A Horse is quite tall.	Un cheval est assez grand.
la jument	The mare	Where is the mare?	Où est la jument ?
L’âne	The donkey	He works like a donkey.	Il travaille comme un âne.
Le cochon	The pig	The pig is very dirty.	Le cochon est très sale.
Le mouton	The sheep	The sheep is fluffy.	Le mouton est duveteux.
La chèvre	The goat	I have two hundred goats.	J’ai deux cents chèvres.
Le coq	The rooster	The rooster has colorful feathers.	Le coq a des plumes colorées.
Le canard	The duck	There are ducks and swans in the lake.	Il y a des canards et des cygnes dans le lac.
L’oie	The goose	The goose is silly.	L’oie est stupide.

Names of Mammals in French

How do you say Mammals in French? The correct word for “mammals” in French is “mammifères”.

Who wouldn’t want to start off their French knowledge without the study of all mammals? You can learn the list of all mammals in French with English translation.

French	English	English Sentence	French Sentence
L’oryctérope	The aardvark	Aardvarks eat ants.	Les oryctéropes mangent des fourmis.
L’antilope	The antelope	The antelope is very fast.	L’antilope est très rapide.
Le babouin	The baboon	The king of the baboons carried the lamp.	Le roi des babouins portait la lampe.
La chauve-souris	The bat	The bat caught the butterfly.	La chauve-souris a attrapé le papillon.
L’ours	The bear	The grizzly bear is hibernating.	Le grizzli est en hibernation.
Le sanglier	The boar	A boar is very strong.	Un sanglier est très fort.
Le chameau	The camel	A camel does not drink water.	Un chameau ne boit pas d’eau.
le guépard	The cheetah	The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.	Le guépard est l’animal le plus rapide du monde.
le coyote	The coyote	The coyote caught the bird.	Le coyote a attrapé l’oiseau.
Le cerf	The deer	My Dogs play with the deer	Mes chiens jouent avec le cerf
le cerf	The Stag	The stag has antlers.	Le cerf a des bois.
Le loir	The dormouse	The dormouse sleeps a lot.	Le loir dort beaucoup.
L’éléphant	The elephant	She went on an elephant ride in Thailand.	Elle a fait une balade à dos d’éléphant en Thaïlande.
Le furet	The ferret	Ferrets are not good pets.	Les furets ne sont pas de bons animaux de compagnie.
Le renard	The fox	The fox is sly.	Le renard est rusé.
La girafe	The giraffe	The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world.	La girafe est l’animal le plus grand du monde.
Le gorille	The gorilla	The gorilla is an endangered animal	Le gorille est un animal en voie de disparition
Le lièvre	The Hare	Rabbits do not like Hares.	Les lapins n’aiment pas les lièvres.
Le hérisson	The hedgehog	I saw a Hedgehog in Germany.	J’ai vu un hérisson en Allemagne.
L’hippopotame	The hippopotamus	The hippopotamus is the most dangerous animal in the world.	L’hippopotame est l’animal le plus dangereux au monde.
Le léopard	The leopard	I saw the Leopard and ran away.	J’ai vu le Léopard et je me suis enfui.
Le lion	The lion	The lion is the king of the jungle.	Le lion est le roi de la jungle.
Le lynx	The lynx	Have you seen the lynx?	Avez-vous vu le lynx ?
Le suricate	The meerkat	Meerkats are timid.	Les suricates sont timides.
la mangouste	The mongoose	The mongoose caught the snake	La mangouste a attrapé le serpent
Le singe	The monkey	I like monkeys but I don’t like gorillas.	J’aime les singes mais je n’aime pas les gorilles.
L’élan	The moose	I saw a moose in Canada.	J’ai vu un orignal au Canada.
La souris	The mouse	The rat is bigger than the mouse	Le rat est plus gros que la souris
la loutre	The otter	The zoo does not have otters	Le zoo n’a pas de loutres
la panthère	The panther	There is a panther in the zoo.	Il y a une panthère dans le zoo.
la panthère	The panther	The panther lives in south America.	La panthère vit en Amérique du Sud.
L’ornithorynque	The platypus	The platypus is poisonous.	L’ornithorynque est venimeux.
Le lapin	The rabbit	Who ate the rabbit?	Qui a mangé le lapin ?
Le raton laveur	The raccoon	We have many raccoons in our garden.	Nous avons beaucoup de ratons laveurs dans notre jardin.
Le renne	The reindeer	Santa has many reindeer.	Le Père Noël a beaucoup de rennes.
Le rhinocéros	The rhinoceros	The Rhinoceros weighs over two thousand kilograms.	Le rhinocéros pèse plus de deux mille kilogrammes.
la musaraigne	The shrew	The shrew is blind.	La musaraigne est aveugle.
L’écureuil	The squirrel	I gave a cashew nut to the squirrel.	J’ai donné une noix de cajou à l’écureuil.
Le tigre	The Tiger	The Tiger is ferocious.	Le Tigre est féroce.
Le phacochère	The warthog	Warthog are quick.	Les phacochères sont rapides.
la belette	The weasel	The weasel is faster than the mouse.	La belette est plus rapide que la souris.
Le loup	The wolf	Is the wolf larger than a dog?	Le loup est-il plus gros qu’un chien ?
Le zèbre	The zebra	A zebra has black stripes.	Un zèbre a des rayures noires.

Names of Sea creatures or marine animals in French

How do you say Marine Animal or Mammals of the sea in French? The correct word for “Marine Animals” in French or “Sea Animals” in French is “Animaux marins”.

From dolphin to whales, Sharks to stingrays, the animals in the ocean or the marine animals have always held our fascination. You can learn the list of all Sea creatures of marine animals in French with English example sentences.

French	English	English Sentence	French Sentence
Le crabe	The crab	Crabs are tasty.	Les crabes sont savoureux.
Le dauphin	The dolphin	The dolphin is friendly.	Le dauphin est sympathique.
La tortue verte	The green sea turtle	You can see green sea turtles in Maldives	Vous pouvez voir des tortues de mer vertes aux Maldives
L’épaulard	The killer whale	A killer whaleis massive.	Un épaulard est énorme.
Le homard	The lobster	The lobster is expensive.	Le homard est cher.
La pieuvre	The octopus	An octopus has 8 tentacles.	Une pieuvre a 8 tentacules.
L’huître	The oyster	The otter broke the oyster.	La loutre a cassé l’huître.
Le lion de mer	The sea lion	The sea lion likes fruits.	Le lion de mer aime les fruits.
L’oursin	The sea urchin	Did you see a sea urchin?	Avez-vous vu un oursin?
Le phoque	The seal	There are 5 seals in the lake.	Il y a 5 phoques dans le lac.
Le coquillage	The seashell	He sells seashells	Il vend des coquillages
Le requin	The shark	The shark is deadly.	Le requin est mortel.
La crevette	The shrimp	The shrimps are dead.	Les crevettes sont mortes.
Le signal	The signal	Did you see the signal?	Avez-vous vu le signal?
Le cachalot	The sperm whale	Moby Dick is a Sperm Whale	Moby Dick est un cachalot
Le calamar	The squid	Japanese people eat Squids	Les japonais mangent des calmars
L’étoile de mer	The starfish	A starfish is colorful.	Une étoile de mer est colorée.
La raie	The stingray	The stingray is dangerous.	La raie est dangereuse.
le morse	The walrus	The walrus eats fish.	Le morse mange du poisson.
La baleine	The whale	The whale is massive.	La baleine est massive.
La palourde	The clam	The clam is grey in color.	La palourde est de couleur grise.

List of all Reptiles in French

How do you say Reptiles in French? The correct word for “The Reptile” in French is “Le Reptile”.

What can be more memorable than the creepy crawly snakes and crocodiles? They are scary and hence always a nice discussion point and hence you might as well do it in French. And once upon a time, France was very famous for crocodile skin bags and snake skin belts and bags.

French	English
le caméléon	the chameleon
crocodile	crocodile
l’alligator	the alligator
le gecko	the gecko
l’iguane	the iguana
la salamandre	the salamander
le varan	the monitor lizard
le lézard cornu	the horned lizard
le serpent venimeux	the poisonous snake
le serpent à sonnette	the rattlesnake
le cobra	the cobra
la tortue de mer	the sea turtle
la couleuvre	the grass snake
le lézard	the lizard
la tortue	the turtle
le serpent	the snake

List of all Birds in French with English translation and example sentences

How do you say Birds in French? The correct word for “The Bird” in French is “L’oiseau”. The plural for “The Birds” in French is “Les oiseaux”

Now that you’ve learnt the list of animals in French, why not step into birds? Here you will learn about the names used for different birds in French language with English translation and with a large number of example sentences.

French	English	English Sentence	French Sentence
Le merle	The blackbird	The blackbird ate the worm	Le merle a mangé le ver
La perruche	The budgie	She has three budgies	Elle a trois perruches
La grue	The crane	The crane is tall.	La grue est haute.
Le corbeau	The crow	The crow drinks water.	Le corbeau boit de l’eau.
La colombe	The dove	The dove flew away.	La colombe s’est envolée.
L’aigle	The eagle	The eagle flies above the clouds	L’aigle vole au dessus des nuages
Le faucon	The falcon	The falcon has brown feathers.	Le faucon a des plumes brunes.
L’oie	The goose	The goose laid a golden egg.	L’oie a pondu un œuf d’or.
Le busard	The harrier	The harrier is smaller than the hawk.	Le busard est plus petit que le faucon.
Le héron	The heron	The heron has a long neck.	Le héron a un long cou.
la pie	The magpie	Where did the magpie go?	Où est passée la pie ?
L’autruche	The ostrich	The ostrich is the largest bird.	L’autruche est le plus gros oiseau.
Le hibou	The owl	The owl sat on the bull.	La chouette était assise sur le taureau.
La perdrix	The partridge	The partridge sat on the pear tree	La perdrix était assise sur le poirier
Le paon	The peacock	The peacock has colorful feathers.	Le paon a des plumes colorées.
Le pingouin	The penguin	Penguin live in Antarctica.	Le pingouin vit en Antarctique.
Le faucon pèlerin	The Peregrine hawk	The peregrine hawk has sharp claws.	Le faucon pèlerin a des griffes acérées.
le pigeon	The pigeon	She likes to feed the Pigeon.	Elle aime nourrir le Pigeon.
la caille	The quail	Quail soup is very tasty.	La soupe de caille est très savoureuse.
La Mouette	The seagull	There are many seagulls near California.	Il y a beaucoup de mouettes près de la Californie.
Le moineau	The sparrow	Sparrows are very cute.	Les moineaux sont très mignons.
L’hirondelle	The swallow	The swallow attacked the sparrow.	L’hirondelle a attaqué le moineau.
Le cygne	The swan	The swan is graceful.	Le cygne est gracieux.
La dinde	The turkey	Can you buy a turkey?	Pouvez-vous acheter une dinde?
Le vautour	The vulture	Have you seen vultures?	Avez-vous vu des vautours ?
Le pic	The woodpecker	There are many woodpeckers in the forest.	Il y a beaucoup de pics dans la forêt.

Amphibians in French

Done with the list of animals in French and the list of birds in French? Excellent!!! Now let us go for the list of amphibians in French.

French	English
L’anguille	The eel
L’anchois	The anchovy
Le poisson-chat	The catfish
La truite	The trout
Le requin	The shark
Le mérou	The grouper
Le hareng	The herring
la morue	The cod
Le saumon	The Salmon
La brème	The bream
le rayon	The ray
Le poisson épée	The sword fish
Le pêcheur à la ligne	The anglerfish
L’esturgeon	The sturgeon
Le merlan	The whiting
Le poisson-chat	The catfish
La basse	The bass
Le mérou	The grouper

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