List of fictional species

Table of contents

1 Alien Species (science fiction) 2 Fantasy Species (fantasy fiction) 3 Legendary / Mythological Species 3.1 Individual Creatures 4 National Fictional Species (folktales, talltales) 5 Related Topics

Alien Species (science fiction)

• Aliens in fiction

Fantasy Species (fantasy fiction)

• Fantasy bestiary
• Dragons

Legendary / Mythological Species

These are legendary creatures that historically humans have thought were real.

• Abatwa
• Ajatar
• Aziza
• Banshee
• Basilisk
• Beast of Bodmin
• Behemoth
• Bigfoot
• Boggart
• Brownie (elf)
• Centaur
• Cerberus
• Chimaera
• Chupacabra
• Cyclopes
• Demon
• Dragon (also, "Wyrm"): European dragon, Chinese dragon
  • Individual Dragons
• Dryad
• Duergar
• Dwarf
• Elf
• Fairy
• Feeorin
• Gargoyle
• Ghoul
• Giant
• Giant animals
• Giant squid (Kraken)
• Gnome
• Goblin
• Golem
• Gorgon
• Griffin
• Hag
• Harpy
• Hippocampus
• Hippogriff
• Hobgoblin
• Huldrefolk
• Huracan
• Hydra
• Kappa
• Kitsune and Tanuki
• Knockers
• Kobold
• Leprechaun
• Leviathan
• Loch Ness monster
• Manticore
• Merfolk
• Mimi
• Minotaur
• Mo-o
• Mummy
• Nagumwasuck
• Naiad
• Nereid
• Nymph
• Odhow
• Ogre
• Oni
• Orc
• Phoenix
• Pixie (or Pixy)
• Polevik
• Pooka, see Puck-(mythology)
• Redcap
• Ri
• Roc
• Salamander
• Satyr
• Sea serpent
• Seelie
• Simurgh
• Skvader
• Sluagh
• Spriggan
• Squonk
• Taniwha
• Tarasque
• Troll
• Trow
• Unicorn
• Vampire
• Werewolf
• Wight
• Wyvern
• Yeti
• Zombie
• Youkai

Individual Creatures

• Fenris
• Leviathan
• Ouroboros
• Slepnir
• Thunderbird

National Fictional Species (folktales, talltales)

Many nations around the world have mythical animals which are widely believed not to exist and for which there is little or no scientific evidence, but which are nevertheless well known and, in a sense, popular. Some animals on this list are treated more properly by cryptozoology, where there has been a belief that they are real. Note that the creatures listed below are unofficial fictional national animals and that the tales told about them differ a great deal. It is often not possible to deliver a definitive description as the stories vary from time to time and place to place.

• Australia
  • Bunyip
  • Drop Bear
  • Yowie

• China
  • Kirin

• Germany
  • Wolpertinger

• Japan
  • Kirin

• Mexico
  • Chupacabra

• Scotland
  • The Loch Ness Monster
  • Wild Haggis

• Tibet
  • The Yeti (Abominable Snowman)

• United States
  • Champ (Lake Champlain, New York/Vermont)
  • Fur-bearing trout
  • The Hodag (Northern Midwest)
  • Jackalope (Western United States)
  • Jersey Devil (New Jersey)
  • Sasquatch
  • Snipe (for the ever popular Snipe-hunting games for new campers)
  • Thunderbird

Related Topics

• List of historical animals
• Index of lists of fictional animals
• List of deities