Bestiary

The **bestiary** provides a listing of all known animal types from the known world. Most of the animals inhabiting Nirn are similar to those of real life. Other creatures include plants and fungi.

## Sentient Mortals

* Mer
* Man
* Beastfolk

* Dragon
* Giant
* Goblin
* Hagraven

## Special Creatures

* Gargoyle
* Gryphon
* Harpy
* Hellhound
* Unicorn
* Spirggan

## Domesticated

* Camel
* Cat
* Cattle
	+ Cow
	+ Ox
* Chicken
* Dog
	+ Mastiff
* Donkey
* Falcon
	+ Gyrfalcon
	+ Merlin
	+ Peregrine falcon
* Goose
* Goat
* Hawk
	+ Goshawk
	+ Red-tailed hawk
* Horse
	+ Courser
	+ Destrier
	+ Dray
	+ Garron
	+ Mule
	+ Palfrey
	+ Pony
	+ Rouncey
* Pig
* Raven
* Sheep

## Mammals

* Bear
	+ Cave bear
	+ Black bear
	+ Snow bear
* Camel
* Canines
	+ Direwolf
	+ Dog
		- Mastiff
	+ Fox
		- Red fox
		- White fox
	+ Wolf
		- Red wolf
* Cattle
	+ Cow
	+ Ox
* Deer (Cervidae)
	+ Deer
		- Red deer
		- White deer
		- Mature stags (males) are also called harts
	+ Elk
		- Giant elk
	+ Moose
	+ Reindeer
* Dolphin
* Donkey
* Elephantidae
	+ Elephant
	+ Mammoth
* Felidae
	+ Cat
	+ Lion
		- Cave lion
	+ Mountain lion
	+ Panther
	+ Tiger
* Giraffe
* Goat
* Hedgehog
* Horse
	+ Courser
	+ Destrier
	+ Dray
	+ Garron
	+ Mule
	+ Palfrey
	+ Pony
	+ Rouncey
* Jackal
* Mustelidae
	+ Badger
	+ Ferret
	+ Otter
	+ Sable
	+ Stoat
		- Ermine
	+ Weasel
	+ Wolverine
* Pinnipeds
	+ Sea lion
	+ Seal
	+ Walrus
* Primates
	+ Ape
	+ Lemur
	+ Monkey
* Rabbit
* Sheep
* Rodents
	+ Beaver
	+ Mouse
		- Dormouse
	+ Procupine
	+ Rat
	+ Squirrel
		- Black squirrel
* Suldae
	+ Boar
	+ Pig
* Whale
	+ Grey whale
	+ Humpback
	+ Narwhal
	+ Spotted whale
	+ White whale

## Birds

* Bluejay
* Chicken
* Crow
	+ Carrion crow
* Dove
* Duck
* Eagle
	+ Sea eagle
* Falcon
	+ Gyrfalcon
	+ Kestrel
	+ Peregrine falcon
* Goose
* Gull
* Hawk
	+ Goshawk
	+ Sparrowhawk
* Heron
* Kite
* Magpie
* Martlet
* Merlin
* Mockingbird
* Nightingale
* Owl
	+ Hilas owl
	+ Horned owl
	+ Snow owl
* Parrot
* Partridge
* Peacock
* Pigeon
* Quail
* Raven
* Sandpiper
* Shrike
* Skylark
* Songbird
* Sparrow
* Stork
* Swan
	+ Black swan
* Tern
* Turkey
* Vulture

## Fish and Marine Life

* Barnacle
* Crustaceans
	+ Crab
		- King crab
		- Calico crab
		- Mud crab
		- Red crab
		- Spider crab
	+ Crawfish
	+ Lobster
	+ Shrimp
* Dolphin
* Eel
	+ Red eel
* Fish
	+ Catfish
	+ Cave fish
	+ Char
	+ Cod
		- Black cod
	+ Fingerfish
	+ Flying fish
	+ Herring
	+ Icefish
	+ Mackerel
	+ Monkfish
	+ Muskfish
	+ Pike
	+ Piranha
	+ Pricklefish
	+ Pufferfish
	+ Rays
	+ Sailfish
	+ Salmon
	+ Sand lance
	+ Sardine
	+ Shark
	+ Silver fish
	+ Skate
		- Grey skate
	+ Swordfish
	+ Trout
	+ Whitefish
	+ Wolf fish
* Frog
* Lamprey
* Mollusc
	+ Clam
		- Cockle
	+ Mussel
	+ Octopus
	+ Oyster
	+ Periwinkle
	+ Slug
		- Sea slug
	+ Snail
	+ Squid
* Otter
* Sea lion
* Seal
* Shellfish
* Starfish
* Walrus
* Whale
	+ Grey whale
	+ Humpback
	+ Narwhal
	+ Spotted whale
	+ White whale

## Reptiles

* Crocodile
* Lizard
* Snake
	+ Banded snake
	+ Milk snake
	+ Spitting snake
	+ Viper
	+ Water snake
* Turtle
	+ Black turtle
	+ Snapper turtle
	+ Brown turtle
	+ Flatback
	+ Green turtle
	+ Horned turtle
	+ Red-ear
	+ Sea turtle
	+ Softshell

## Arthropods

* Ant
* Barnacle
* Bee
* Beetle
	+ Dung beetle
* Butterfly
* Centipede
* Crab
* Crawfish
* Cricket
* Dragonfly
* Fly
	+ Midge
* Torch bug
* Lice
* Lobster
* Locust
* Mite
* Scorpion
* Shrimp
* Spider
	+ Frostbite spider
* Tick
* Wasp

## Annelids

* Leech
* Worm
	+ Earthworm