Species

**Species**, also known as **Rares**, are variations of animals that typically have strengthened mechanics, and/or a slightly different appearance that sets them apart from the common version of the animal. As the latter name implies, species are not always obtainable; the more common variant for each animal is more likely to appear on the Upgrade Menu than the rare variant/s. Hence, there is no guarantee of being able to play with a rare animal. The first rares were introduced on June 19, 2018, with various new editions since then.

## Technical

* An animal that are considered to be a 'species' will have a distinct trait that is not shared by the common animal. It will also have a contrasting appearance (whereas Shop skins are aesthetically different but have the same capabilities as the normal animal).
* The default animal and species will never simultaneously appear on the Upgrade Menu (unlike purchased skins).
* All Rares in a tier are in an isolated star tab on the Upgrade Menu, as well as their respective biome tabs.
* Many rare variants have extra health, and as a result, are harder to kill. The Lioness, Lion Cub, Doe, Momaffie and Girabie are exceptions, all of them with less health than the normal Animal.
	+ Although most Rares are better than the regular animal, they can have a disadvantage in comparison to the normal animal or other Rares that animal has if any.
* While The Snowman (1/2000), The Snowgirl (1/2000) and The Bigfoot (1/1000) are purchasable in the shop, they are technically their own rare animals. If purchased in the shop for 3K coins, 20K coins and 25K coins respectively they are still rares, but their chance of appearing becomes greater (1/10). It is not guaranteed that they will appear.

## List of Species

*The rarities of some animals on this list may be unknown. It has been stated by the developers that rarities do not simplify, and are as is.*

### Macaw

*Main article: Macaw*
Note that the Pakistani Macaw is detailed in the section below.

### Toucan

*Main article: Toucan*
Note that the Pakistani Toucan is detailed in the section below.

### Lion subspecies

#### Lion

*Main article: Lion*
The Lion has 10 different skin differences; 3 regular color, 3 white, 3 black, and a black-maned variety. There are also two other species called the Lion Cub and Lioness, all of which also have the aforementioned skin differences too. All Lions have the same 'Roar' ability, and are able to climb on trees.

### Black Dragon

*Main articles: Black Dragon and King Dragon*

### Pakistani Animals

*Main articles: Macaw, Toucan, Vulture, Falcon and Eagle*
Pakistani animals are a specific type of rare birds in Mope.io. All of them, with the exception of the Shahbaz varieties and Shaheen Falcon and have a distinct green and white color scheme that is based on the flag of Pakistan (hence the name). The Pakistani Macaw, Toucan and Vulture have a 1/3000 (0.033%) chance of being selected instead of their common counterparts.

## Gallery

A Pakistan Vulture with a Golden Shahbaz.An old Pakistan Toucan Flying.An Aqua Yeti Roaring.A Big Goat killing a Black Rhino.A freshly upgraded Rare White Dove.A freshly upgraded Musk Deer.A freshly upgraded Stinky Pig.A Golden Shahbaz.A Giant Scorpion near a Pakistan Vulture, Vulture and Fennec Fox.A Golden Eagle picking up a Giant Scorpion.A Bigfoot being bullied by a Sea Monster with a Stinky Pig watching.A Blue Whale that was speared by a BigFoot with a White Tiger watching.A lucky moper upgrades to a rare Golden Eagle.Big Goat with a Lemming on its tail.A White Lioness in mud.

## Criticism

The Mope.io community harshly criticized the rare buff on March 12, 2020. KOA stated that "Wild Mope [was being] integrated in the FFA as the rare animals," to make up for the removal of the Game Modes and Wild Mope in particular. The main source of criticism was abilities being too powerful for, specifically for the Golden Eagle, White/Black Rhino, Aqua Yeti, and Jackass. It was argued that said rares ruined the concept of the food-chain as apexes (especially the Black Dragon) would be easily outmatched against a group of them, which was more common due to their rarities being decreased. Backlash related to the decreased rarity continued, until KOA decreased the rarities in April and August 2020; nerfing the Golden Eagle and rare Rhinos, satisfying most of the community.

## Trivia

* The White Rhino was the first Rhino variant to be added, the Black Rhino was added much later.
	+ Interestingly, the White Rhino was rarer than the Black Rhino. But after an update on the chance of both variants, now the Black Rhino is rarer than the White Rhino.
* The King Dragon and Markhor are the only species that has its own separate skins in the Store.

## Footnotes

### References

1. ↑ Mope.io Official Discord, #mopeio channel (March 12, 2020). *Discord*. Retrieved on June 14, 2022. Archived on June 14, 2022.
2. ↑ King Of Agario - YouTube community post (2020). *YouTube*. Retrieved on July 15, 2020.
3. ↑ Rares are too OP; ways to nerf them (April 6, 2020). *Reddit*. Retrieved on July 8, 2022.
4. ↑ Mope.io Suggestions 5/25/2020 (May 25, 2020). *Reddit*. Retrieved on July 8, 2022.
5. ↑ Suggestion on Nerfing Geagles and rare rhinos. (March 14, 2020). *Reddit*. Retrieved on July 8, 2022.

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Due to a bug, both the Predator and Shaheen Falcon have the same health as the Falcon. The Shaheen Falcon is supposed to have more health than the Predator Falcon.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Shaheen Falcon was confirmed to be a Pakistani animal in the July 30, 2021 changelog entry.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Shahbaz species were confirmed to be Pakistani animals in January 2, 2021 changelog entry.

* Land
* Ocean
* Arctic
* Desert
* Forest
* Lava
* Rares
* Poisonous
* AI
* Unreleased
* Re-added

 **Rabbit** ·
 **Pigeon** ·
 **Mole** ·
 **Chicken** ·
 **Pig** ·
 **Woodpecker** ·
 **Deer** ·
 **Fox** ·
 **Hedgehog** ·
 **Peacock** ·
 **Zebra** ·
 **Donkey** ·
 **Macaw** ·
 **Giraffe** ·
 **Cheetah** ·
 **Cobra** ·
 **Gorilla** ·
 **Toucan** ·
 **Bear** ·
 **Tiger** ·
 **Crocodile** ·
 **Falcon** ·
 **Lion** ·
 **Rhino** ·
 **Eagle** ·
 **Hippo** ·
 **Boa Constrictor** ·
 **Ostrich** ·
 **Elephant** ·
 **Giant Spider** ·
 **Cassowary** ·
 **Dragon** ·
 **T-REX** ·
 **Phoenix** ·
 **Dino Monster** ·
 **Land Monster** ·
 **Bird Monster** ·
 **Black Dragon** ·
 **King Dragon**

 **Trout** ·
 **Crab** ·
 **Sea-horse** ·
 **Squid** ·
 **Flamingo** ·
 **Jellyfish** ·
 **Turtle** ·
 **Stingray** ·
 **Pufferfish** ·
 **Swordfish** ·
 **Pelican** ·
 **Octopus** ·
 **Shark** ·
 **Killer Whale** ·
 **Blue Whale** ·
 **The Kraken** ·
 **King Crab** ·
 **Sea Monster** ·

 **Arctic Hare** ·
 **Penguin** ·
 **Seal** ·
 **Reindeer** ·
 **Arctic Fox**
 **Muskox** ·
 · **Walrus** ·
 **Snowy Owl** ·
 **Snow Leopard** ·
 **Wolf** ·
 **Polar Bear** ·
 **Markhor** ·
 **Wolverine** ·
 **Sabertooth Tiger** ·
 **Mammoth** ·
 **The Yeti** ·
 **The Snowman** ·
 **The Snowgirl** ·
 **Ice Monster**

**Desert Chipmunk** ·
**Meerkat** ·
**Armadillo** ·
**Gazelle** ·
**Fennec Fox** ·
**Camel** ·
**Warthog** ·
**Rattlesnake** ·
**Hyena** ·
**Gobi Bear** ·
**Vulture** ·
**Bison** ·
 **Komodo Dragon** ·
 **Blackwidow Spider** ·
**Pterodactyl** ·
 **Giant Scorpion** ·

 **Chukar** ·
 **Flying Lizard** ·
 **Kakapo** ·
 **Swinehoe** ·
 **Raven** ·
 **Turkey** ·
 **White Giraffe** ·
 **The Bigfoot**

 **Phoenix** ·
 **Land Monster** ·
 **Black Dragon** ·
 **King Dragon**

 **Pinky Pig** ·
 **Stinky Pig** ·
 **Doe** ·
 **Marsh Deer** ·
 **Musk Deer** ·
 **Golden Pheasant** ·
 **Jackass** ·
 **Blue Macaw** ·
 **Pakistan Macaw** ·
 **Momaffie** ·
 **Girabie** ·
 **Momaffie Family (1)** ·
 **Jaguar** ·
 **Leopard** ·
 **Black Panther** ·
 **Choco Toucan** ·
 **Keel-Billed Toucan** ·
 **Fiery Toucan** ·
 **Lava Toucan** ·
 **Pakistan Toucan** ·
 **Golden Pufferfish** ·
 **Demon Fish** ·
 **White Tiger** ·
 **Black-Maned Lion** ·
 **Lioness** ·
 **Lion Cub** ·
 **White Lion** ·
 **White Lioness** ·
 **White Lion Cub** ·
 **Black Lion** ·
 **Black Lioness** ·
 **Black Lion Cub** ·
 **Pakistan Vulture** ·
 **Predator Falcon** ·
 **Shaheen Falcon** ·
 **White Rhino** ·
 **Black Rhino** ·
 **Big Goat** ·
 **Golden Eagle** ·
 **Shahbaz** ·
 **Golden Shahbaz** ·
 **White Giraffe** ·
 **White Giraffe Family (2)** ·
 **Aqua Yeti** ·
 **The BigFoot** ·
 **The Snowman** ·
 **The Snowgirl** ·
 **King Dragon** ·

 **Cobra** ·
 **Rattlesnake** ·
 **Boa Constrictor** ·
 **Giant Spider** ·
 **Blackwidow Spider** ·
 **Giant Scorpion**

 **Lemming** ·
 **Duckling** ·
/ **Duck** ·
 **Goose** ·
 **Frog** ·
 **Honey Bee** ·

 **Bullet Ant (Possibly scrapped)** ·
 **Forest Monster**

 **Chicken** ·
 **Markhor** ·
 **Black Dragon** ·
 **Land Monster** ·
 **Dino Monster** ·
 **Sea Monster** ·
 **Ice Monster** ·