List of 100+ Animals in Portuguese / Português
In this super basic blog, we are going to learn about the list of 100+ animals in Portuguese / Português with example sentences.
Topics
- Introduction
- Basic Animals related terms in Portuguese
- Pet animals in Portuguese
- Names of farm animals in Portuguese
- Mammals in Portuguese
- Marine Animals in Portuguese
- Different Fish in Portuguese
- Names of Reptiles in Portuguese
- All Amphibians in Portuguese
Portuguese Vocabulary Introduction
One of the “most” important topics in Portuguese A1 is learning the vocabulary for animals in Portuguese. Why? A few examples will cure your doubts as to why you need to understand and learn the names of all animals in Portuguese.
- 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 Portuguese vocabulary for 100+ animals in Portuguese with loads and loads of example sentences in Portuguese 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!
How do you say Animals in Portuguese?
- The correct word for “The Animal” in Portuguese is “o animal”.
- The plural for “The Animals” in Portuguese is “os animais”
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Animal related terms in Portuguese / Português?
You might need to be more generic in some cases when talking about animals. For example “PET” is not an animal but is related to animals. These are the main words in Portuguese 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 Portuguese with articles in Singular and in Plural.
| Portuguese | English | English Sentence | Portuguese Sentence |
| O animal | The animal | We like animals. | Gostamos de animais. |
| O animal de estimação | The pet | I have 5 pets | Eu tenho 5 animais de estimação |
| O animal selvagem | The wild animal | There are many wild animals in India | Existem muitos animais selvagens na Índia |
| O animal da fazenda | The farm animal | The cow is a farm animal | A vaca é um animal de fazenda |
| O mamífero | The mammal | What is a mammal? | O que é um mamífero? |
| O mamífero marinho | The marine mammal | I love marine mammals. | Eu amo mamíferos marinhos. |
| O pássaro | The bird | Birds can fly. | Pássaros podem voar. |
| O inseto | The insect | I hate insects. | Eu odeio insetos. |
| O réptil | The reptile | The snake is a reptile. | A cobra é um réptil. |
| O anfíbio | The amphibian | Is the tortoise an amphibian? | A tartaruga é um anfíbio? |
| O Peixe | The fish | The cat ate the fish. | O gato comeu o peixe. |
| O herbívoro | The herbivore | The cow is a herbivore. | A vaca é herbívora. |
| O carnívoro | The carnivore | The lion is a carnivore | O leão é um carnívoro |
| O onívoro | The omnivore | The bear is an omnivore | O urso é um onívoro |
Names of pet animals in Portuguese
How do you say House Pets in Portuguese? The correct word for “Pet” in Portuguese is “O animal de estimação”. The plural for “The Pets” in Portuguese is “os animais de estimação”
Portugal (or most of the developed countries in Europe) is a very pet friendly country. It is one of the few countries in the world where the number of people to pets is skewed in favour of the pets. 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 it’s very important that you know the list of names of all pet animals in Portuguese fluently.
These are the main words in Portuguese 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 Portuguese in Singular and in Plural.
| Portuguese | English | English Sentence | Portuguese Sentence |
| o cachorro | dog | My dog eats biscuits. | Meu cachorro come biscoitos. |
| o gato | cat | I have ten cats. | Eu tenho dez gatos. |
| o rato | rat | There are many rat in China. | Existem muitos ratos na China. |
| a vaca | cow | Cows are very large. | As vacas são muito grandes. |
| o cavalo | horse | I want to buy a Horse. | Eu quero comprar um cavalo. |
| o gatinho | kitten | Kittens are cute. | Os gatinhos são fofos. |
| o cachorrinho | puppy | I love puppies | Eu amo filhotes de cachorro |
| o Coelho | rabbit | I have a white rabbit | Eu tenho um coelho branco |
| o Peixe | fish | The cat eats the Fish. | O gato come o peixe. |
| o hamster | hamster | My son wants a hamster! | Meu filho quer um hamster! |
| a cobaia | guinea pig | Her son in law has two guinea pigs. | O genro dela tem duas cobaias. |
| a cobra | snake | Snakes are dangerous. | As cobras são perigosas. |
| o pássaro | bird | Birds can fly. | Pássaros podem voar. |
| o papagaio | parrot | A parrot is green in color. | Um papagaio é de cor verde. |
| O lagarto | lizard | Lizards are not pets! | Lagartos não são animais de estimação! |
| a tartaruga | turtle | Turtles are slow. | As tartarugas são lentas. |
Names of Farm Animals in Portuguese
How do you say Farm Animals in Portuguese? The correct word for “Farm Animal” in Portuguese is “o animal da fazenda”. The plural for “Farm Animals” in Portuguese is “os animais da fazenda”
Portugal (again most of Europe) is a very diary heavy and meat eating country. This of course means that there are a lot of farms in Portugal. 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 Portuguese in Singular and in Plural.
| Portuguese | English | English Sentence | Portuguese Sentence |
| A vaca | Cow | This is a cow. | Isso é uma vaca. |
| O touro | Bull | The bull is a very large animal. | O touro é um animal muito grande. |
| O cavalo | Horse | A Horse is quite tall. | Um cavalo é bastante alto. |
| O burro | Donkey | He works like a donkey. | Ele trabalha como um burro. |
| O porco | Pig | The pig is very dirty. | O porco está muito sujo. |
| As ovelhas | Sheep | The sheep is fluffy. | A ovelha é fofa. |
| A cabra | Goat | I have two hundred goats. | Eu tenho duzentas cabras. |
| O Galo | Rooster | The rooster has colorful feathers. | O galo tem penas coloridas. |
| O pato | Duck | There are ducks and swans in the lake. | Existem patos e cisnes no lago. |
| O Ganso | goose | The goose is silly. | O ganso é bobo. |
Names of Mammals in Portuguese / Português
How do you say Mammals in Portuguese? The correct word for “The Mammal” in Portuguese is “O mamífero”. The plural for “The Mammals” in Portuguese is “Os mamíferos”
Who wouldn’t want to start off their Portuguese knowledge without the study of all mammals? You can learn the list of all mammals in Portuguese with English translation and with Singular and in Plural.
Note that this list includes all the Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores.
| Portuguese | English | English Sentence | Portuguese Sentence |
| O porco-da-terra | aardvark | Aardvarks eat ants. | Os porcos-da-terra comem formigas. |
| O antílope | antelope | The antelope is very fast. | O antílope é muito rápido. |
| O babuíno | baboon | The king of the baboons carried the lamp. | O rei dos babuínos carregava a lâmpada. |
| O morcego | bat | The bat caught the butterfly. | O morcego pegou a borboleta. |
| O urso | bear | The grizzly bear is hibernating. | O urso pardo está hibernando. |
| O javali | boar | A boar is very strong. | Um javali é muito forte. |
| O camelo | camel | A camel does not drink water. | Um camelo não bebe água. |
| A chita | cheetah | The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. | A chita é o animal mais rápido do mundo. |
| O coiote | coyote | The coyote caught the bird. | O coiote pegou o pássaro. |
| O veado | deer | My Dogs play with the deer | Meus cães brincam com o veado |
| O arganaz | dormouse | The dormouse sleeps a lot. | O arganaz dorme muito. |
| O elefante | elephant | She went on an elephant ride in Thailand. | Ela fez um passeio de elefante na Tailândia. |
| O furão | ferret | Ferrets are not good pets. | Os furões não são bons animais de estimação. |
| A Raposa | fox | The fox is sly. | A raposa é manhosa. |
| A girafa | giraffe | The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. | A girafa é o animal mais alto do mundo. |
| O gorila | gorilla | The gorilla is an endangered animal | O gorila é um animal em extinção |
| A lebre | Hare | Rabbits do not like Hares. | Coelhos não gostam de lebres. |
| O ouriço | hedgehog | I saw a Hedgehog in Portugal. | Eu vi um ouriço em Portugal. |
| O hipopótamo | hippopotamus | The hippopotamus is the most dangerous animal in the world. | O hipopótamo é o animal mais perigoso do mundo. |
| O leopardo | leopard | I saw the Leopard and ran away. | Eu vi o Leopardo e fugi. |
| O Leão | lion | The lion is the king of the jungle. | O leão é o rei da selva. |
| O lince | lynx | Have you seen the lynx? | Você viu o lince? |
| O suricato | meerkat | Meerkats are timid. | Os suricatos são tímidos. |
| O mangusto | mongoose | The mongoose caught the snake | O mangusto pegou a cobra |
| O macaco | monkey | I like monkeys but I don’t like gorillas. | Eu gosto de macacos, mas não gosto de gorilas. |
| O alce | moose | I saw a moose in Canada. | Eu vi um alce no Canadá. |
| O rato | mouse | The rat is bigger than the mouse | O rato é maior que o camundongo |
| A lontra | otter | The zoo does not have otters | O zoológico não tem lontras |
| A pantera | panther | The panther lives in south America. | A pantera mora na América do Sul. |
| O ornitorrinco | platypus | The platypus is poisonous. | O ornitorrinco é venenoso. |
| O Coelho | rabbit | Who ate the rabbit? | Quem comeu o coelho? |
| O guaxinim | raccoon | We have many raccoons in our garden. | Temos muitos guaxinins em nosso jardim. |
| A rena | reindeer | Santa has many reindeer. | Papai Noel tem muitas renas. |
| O rinoceronte | rhinoceros | The Rhinoceros weighs over two thousand kilograms. | O rinoceronte pesa mais de dois mil quilos. |
| A megera | shrew | The shrew is blind. | A megera é cega. |
| O esquilo | squirrel | I gave a cashew nut to the squirrel. | Dei uma castanha de caju para o esquilo. |
| O Tigre | Tiger | The Tiger is ferocious. | O tigre é feroz. |
| A doninha | weasel | The weasel is faster than the mouse. | A doninha é mais rápida que o mouse. |
| O lobo | wolf | Is the wolf larger than a dog? | O lobo é maior do que um cachorro? |
| A zebra | zebra | A zebra has black stripes. | Uma zebra tem listras pretas. |
Names of different marine animals in Portuguese
How do you say Marine Animal or Mammals of the sea in Portuguese? The correct word for “Marine Animal or Mammal of the sea” in Portuguese is “mamífero marinho”. The plural for “Marine Animals or Mammals of the sea” in Portuguese is “mamíferos marinhos”
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 Portuguese with English example sentences.
| Portuguese | English | English Sentence | Portuguese Sentence |
| O caranguejo | crab | Crabs are tasty. | Os caranguejos são saborosos. |
| O golfinho | dolphin | The dolphin is friendly. | O golfinho é amigável. |
| A tartaruga verde | green sea turtle | You can see green sea turtles in Maldives | Você pode ver tartarugas marinhas verdes nas Maldivas |
| A baleia assassina | killer whale | A killer whaleis massive. | Uma baleia assassina é enorme. |
| A lagosta | lobster | The lobster is expensive. | A lagosta é cara. |
| O polvo | octopus | An octopus has 8 tentacles. | Um polvo possui 8 tentáculos. |
| A ostra | oyster | The otter broke the oyster. | A lontra quebrou a ostra. |
| O leão marinho | sea lion | The sea lion likes fruits. | O leão-marinho gosta de frutas. |
| O ouriço-do-mar | sea urchin | Did you see a sea urchin? | Você viu um ouriço do mar? |
| A concha | seashell | He sells seashells | Ele vende conchas |
| O tubarão | shark | The shark is deadly. | O tubarão é mortal. |
| O camarão | shrimp | The shrimps are dead. | Os camarões estão mortos. |
| O cachalote | sperm whale | Moby Dick is a Sperm Whale | Moby Dick é um cachalote |
| A lula | squid | Japanese people eat Squids | Os japoneses comem lulas |
| A estrela do mar | starfish | A starfish is colorful. | Uma estrela do mar é colorida. |
| A arraia | stingray | The stingray is dangerous. | A arraia é perigosa. |
| A morsa | walrus | The walrus eats fish. | A morsa come peixe. |
| A baleia | whale | The whale is massive. | A baleia é enorme. |
| O molusco | clam | The clam is grey in color. | O molusco é de cor cinza. |
List of all Reptiles in Portuguese
How do you say Reptiles in Portuguese? The correct word for “The Reptile” in Portuguese is “O réptil”. The plural for “The Reptiles” in Portuguese is “Os répteis”
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 Portuguese.
| Portuguese | English |
| o camaleão | the chameleon |
| o crocodilo | crocodile |
| a lagartixa | the gecko |
| a iguana | the iguana |
| a salamandra | the salamander |
| o lagarto monitor | the monitor lizard |
| o lagarto com chifres | the horned lizard |
| a cobra venenosa | the poisonous snake |
| a cascavel | the rattlesnake |
| a tartaruga marinha | the sea turtle |
| a cobra grama | the grass snake |
| a tartaruga | the turtle |
| O lagarto | lizard |
| a tartaruga | turtle |
| a cobra | snake |
Names of Birds in Portuguese
How do you say Birds in Portuguese? The correct word for “The Bird” in Portuguese is “o pássaro”. The plural for “The Birds” in Portuguese is “os pássaros”
Now that you’ve learnt the list of animals in Portuguese, why not step into birds? Here you will learn about the names used for different birds in Portuguese language with English translation and with a large number of example sentences.
| Portuguese | English |
| o melro | blackbird |
| o periquito | budgie |
| o corvo | crow |
| a pomba | dove |
| a águia | eagle |
| o Falcão | falcon |
| o Ganso | goose |
| o harrier | harrier |
| a garça | heron |
| a pega | magpie |
| o avestruz | ostrich |
| a coruja | owl |
| a perdiz | partridge |
| o pavão | peacock |
| o pinguim | penguin |
| o falcão peregrino | Peregrine falcon |
| o pombo | Pigeon |
| a codorna | Quail |
| a gaivota | Seagull |
| o pardal | Sparrow |
| o cisne | swan |
| o Peru | turkey |
| o abutre | vulture |
| o pica-pau | woodpecker |
Names of some Amphibians in Portuguese
Done with the list of animals in Portuguese and the list of birds in Portuguese? Excellent!!! Now let us go for the list of amphibians in Portuguese?
| Word / Plural | Meaning |
| o sapo | frog |
| o sapo comum | the common toad |
| a perereca | the tree frog |
| a salamandra | the salamander |
