The Complete List of Animals That Start With E

This list includes 42 Animals that start with E, from “Eagle Ray” to “Eyelash Viper”. It covers familiar and ecologically important species worldwide. Use it for classroom reference, quick lookup, or basic field identification.

Animals that start with E are species whose common names begin with the letter E, spanning all animal groups worldwide. For example, the elephant appears in art, religion, and national symbols across many cultures.

Below you’ll find the table with Common name, Scientific name, Habitat, Description, and Conservation status.

Common name: The everyday name people use for the animal, so you can quickly identify familiar species.

Scientific name: The accepted Latin binomial for precise identification, useful when you need exact species information.

Habitat: Brief biome and region notes showing where the species lives, helping you understand ecological context.

Description: A concise one to two sentence overview of appearance, behavior, or role, useful for quick learning.

Conservation status: Tags indicating threat level or protection, so you can gauge conservation concern at a glance.

Animals that start with E

Common Name	Scientific Name	Conservation Status	Habitat
Eagle Ray	Aetobatus narinari	EN	Coastal tropical waters — worldwide
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	LC	Freshwater lakes and marshes — North America and Eurasia
Earwig	Dermaptera	Not Evaluated	Various terrestrial habitats — worldwide
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Not Evaluated	Soil and leaf litter — worldwide
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	LC	Open woodlands and farmlands — eastern North America
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake	Crotalus adamanteus	LC	Pine flatwoods and coastal scrub — southeastern United States
Eastern Gray Squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis	LC	Deciduous and mixed forests — eastern North America
Eastern Newt	Notophthalmus viridescens	LC	Ponds and deciduous forests — eastern North America
Echidna	Tachyglossus aculeatus	LC	Forests and woodlands — Australia and New Guinea
Eel	Anguilliformes	Varies	Freshwater and saltwater — worldwide
Eland, Common	Taurotragus oryx	LC	Savanna and grasslands — eastern and southern Africa
Eland, Giant	Taurotragus derbianus	VU	Woodlands and savanna — central and western Africa
Electric Eel	Electrophorus electricus	LC	Freshwater basins — South America
Electric Ray	Torpediniformes	Varies	Shallow and deep marine waters — worldwide
Elephant, African Bush	Loxodonta africana	EN	Savannas and forests — sub-Saharan Africa
Elephant, African Forest	Loxodonta cyclotis	CR	Tropical rainforests — central and west Africa
Elephant, Asian	Elephas maximus	EN	Forests and grasslands — south and southeast Asia
Elephant Seal, Northern	Mirounga angustirostris	LC	Coastal waters and beaches — eastern North Pacific
Elephant Seal, Southern	Mirounga leonina	LC	Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic waters — Southern Ocean
Elephant Shrew	Macroscelidea	Varies	Deserts and forests — Africa
Elf Owl	Micrathene whitneyi	LC	Deserts and woodlands — southwestern US and Mexico
Elk	Cervus canadensis	LC	Forests and mountains — North America and East Asia
Emerald Ash Borer	Agrilus planipennis	Not Evaluated	Hardwood forests — native to Asia, invasive in North America
Emerald Tree Boa	Corallus caninus	LC	Tropical rainforests — South America
Emerald Tree Monitor	Varanus prasinus	LC	Tropical rainforests — New Guinea and surrounding islands
Emperor Angelfish	Pomacanthus imperator	LC	Coral reefs — Indo-Pacific Ocean
Emperor Goose	Anser canagicus	NT	Arctic tundra and coastal lagoons — Alaska and Siberia
Emperor Moth	Saturnia pavonia	Not Evaluated	Heathland and open woodland — Europe and Asia
Emperor Penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	NT	Sea ice and coastal waters — Antarctica
Emperor Scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Not Evaluated	Savannas and rainforests — West Africa
Emu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	LC	Savannas and forests — Australia
Ermine	Mustela erminea	LC	Boreal forests and tundra — northern Eurasia and North America
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	CR	Arctic tundra and grasslands — The Americas
Eurasian Beaver	Castor fiber	LC	Freshwater rivers and lakes — Eurasia
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	LC	Woodlands and parks — Europe and Asia
Eurasian Lynx	Lynx lynx	LC	Temperate and boreal forests — Europe and Asia
Eurasian Otter	Lutra lutra	NT	Rivers, lakes, and coastlines — Europe, Asia, and North Africa
European Adder	Vipera berus	LC	Woodlands and heathlands — Europe and Asia
European Hare	Lepus europaeus	LC	Open farmland and grassland — Europe and western Asia
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	LC	Gardens and woodlands — Europe
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	LC	Urban and rural areas — native to Eurasia, invasive elsewhere
Eyelash Viper	Bothriechis schlegelii	LC	Tropical rainforests — Central and South America

Descriptions