{"id":70107,"date":"2019-03-06T07:18:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T12:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/animals-in-italian\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T05:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T10:16:19","slug":"animals-in-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/italian\/animals-in-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"179 Animals in Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered what daily feeding time would sound like if Noah (of Noah’s Ark, that is<\/a>) were Italian? You\u2019d certainly hear screams of\u201cPesce<\/em>! <\/em>Pesce<\/em>!<\/em>\u201d<\/em> (Fish! Fish!)<\/strong> or \u201cPollo! Pollo!”<\/em> (Chicken! Chicken!)<\/strong>, almost exactly like your Italian farmer\u2019s market.<\/p>\n

Let’s add to your Italian vocabulary list by learning all about animals in Italian.<\/p>\n

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Pets in Italian<\/h2>\n

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Italian<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Il parrocchetto <\/a>\n <\/td>Budgerigar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il canarino <\/a>\n <\/td>Canary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il gatto <\/a>\n <\/td>Cat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il cincill\u00e0 <\/a>\n <\/td>Chinchilla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il cane <\/a>\n <\/td>Dog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il furetto <\/a>\n <\/td>Ferret<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pesce <\/a>\n <\/td>Fish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il gerbillo <\/a>\n <\/td>Gerbil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pesce rosso <\/a>\n <\/td>Goldfish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il porcellino d'India <\/a>\n <\/td>Guinea pig<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il criceto <\/a>\n <\/td>Hamster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il granchio eremita <\/a>\n <\/td>Hermit crab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'iguana <\/a>\n <\/td>Iguana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La lucertola <\/a>\n <\/td>Lizard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il topo <\/a>\n <\/td>Mice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il maiale vietnamita <\/a>\n <\/td>Pot-bellied pig<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il coniglio <\/a>\n <\/td>Rabbit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il ratto <\/a>\n <\/td>Rat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il serpente <\/a>\n <\/td>Snake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La tartaruga <\/a>\n <\/td>Tortoise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Farm Animals in Italian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Italian<\/th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Il toro <\/a>\n <\/td>Bull<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pollo <\/a>\n <\/td>Chicken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La mucca <\/a>\n <\/td>Cow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'asino <\/a>\n <\/td>Donkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'anatra <\/a>\n <\/td>Duck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La capra <\/a>\n <\/td>Goat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'oca <\/a>\n <\/td>Goose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La gallina <\/a>\n <\/td>Hen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il cavallo <\/a>\n <\/td>Horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il maiale <\/a>\n <\/td>Pig<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La quaglia <\/a>\n <\/td>Quail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il gallo <\/a>\n <\/td>Rooster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La pecora <\/a>\n <\/td>Sheep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il tacchino <\/a>\n <\/td>Turkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Wild Animals in Italian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Italian<\/th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Il castoro <\/a>\n <\/td>Beaver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La lince rossa <\/a>\n <\/td>Bobcat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il ghepardo <\/a>\n <\/td>Cheetah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lo scimpanz\u00e9 <\/a>\n <\/td>Chimpanzee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il coyote <\/a>\n <\/td>Coyote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'elefante <\/a>\n <\/td>Elephant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La volpe <\/a>\n <\/td>Fox<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La giraffa <\/a>\n <\/td>Giraffe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il gorilla <\/a>\n <\/td>Gorilla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'orso grizzly <\/a>\n <\/td>Grizzly bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il riccio <\/a>\n <\/td>Hedgehog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'ippopotamo <\/a>\n <\/td>Hippopotamus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La iena <\/a>\n <\/td>Hyena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il giaguaro <\/a>\n <\/td>Jaguar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il canguro <\/a>\n <\/td>Kangaroo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il koala <\/a>\n <\/td>Koala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il leopardo <\/a>\n <\/td>Leopard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il leone <\/a>\n <\/td>Lion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La lince <\/a>\n <\/td>Lynx<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'ocelot <\/a>\n <\/td>Ocelot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La lontra <\/a>\n <\/td>Otter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il panda <\/a>\n <\/td>Panda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'orso polare <\/a>\n <\/td>Polar bear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il procione <\/a>\n <\/td>Raccoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il panda rosso <\/a>\n <\/td>Red panda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il rinoceronte <\/a>\n <\/td>Rhino<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il leopardo delle nevi <\/a>\n <\/td>Snow leopard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lo scoiattolo <\/a>\n <\/td>Squirrel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La tigre <\/a>\n <\/td>Tiger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il lupo <\/a>\n <\/td>Wolf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La zebra <\/a>\n <\/td>Zebra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Marine Animals in Italian<\/h2>\n

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This list includes animals in Italian that live both in and around the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Italian<\/th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
L'anemone di mare <\/a>\n <\/td>Anemone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il barracuda <\/a>\n <\/td>Barracuda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pesce pagliaccio <\/a>\n <\/td>Clownfish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il corallo <\/a>\n <\/td>Coral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il granchio <\/a>\n <\/td>Crab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il delfino <\/a>\n <\/td>Dolphin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'anguilla <\/a>\n <\/td>Eel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La passera di mare <\/a>\n <\/td>Flounder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lo squalo martello <\/a>\n <\/td>Hammerhead shark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La medusa <\/a>\n <\/td>Jellyfish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'aragosta <\/a>\n <\/td>Lobster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il lamantino <\/a>\n <\/td>Manatee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La manta <\/a>\n <\/td>Manta ray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il narvalo <\/a>\n <\/td>Narwhal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il polpo <\/a>\n <\/td>Octopus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'ostrica <\/a>\n <\/td>Oyster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il salmone <\/a>\n <\/td>Salmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La sardina <\/a>\n <\/td>Sardine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il cavalluccio marino <\/a>\n <\/td>Sea horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La lumaca di mare <\/a>\n <\/td>Sea snail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La tartaruga marina <\/a>\n <\/td>Sea turtle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'echino marino <\/a>\n <\/td>Sea urchin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La foca <\/a>\n <\/td>Seal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lo squalo <\/a>\n <\/td>Shark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il gambero <\/a>\n <\/td>Shrimp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La balenottera <\/a>\n <\/td>Sperm whale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il calamaro <\/a>\n <\/td>Squid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La stella marina <\/a>\n <\/td>Starfish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pesce spada <\/a>\n <\/td>Swordfish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il tonno <\/a>\n <\/td>Tuna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il tricheco <\/a>\n <\/td>Walrus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La balena <\/a>\n <\/td>Whale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Birds in Italian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Italian<\/th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
L'albatros <\/a>\n <\/td>Albatross<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'aquila calva <\/a>\n <\/td>Bald eagle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'uccello <\/a>\n <\/td>Bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La ghiandaia <\/a>\n <\/td>Blue jay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il canarino <\/a>\n <\/td>Canary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il casuario <\/a>\n <\/td>Cassowary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il corvo <\/a>\n <\/td>Crow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'aquila <\/a>\n <\/td>Eagle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'emu <\/a>\n <\/td>Emu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il falcone <\/a>\n <\/td>Falcon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il fenicottero <\/a>\n <\/td>Flamingo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'oca <\/a>\n <\/td>Goose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il falco <\/a>\n <\/td>Hawk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'airone <\/a>\n <\/td>Heron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il calao <\/a>\n <\/td>Hornbill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il colibr\u00ec <\/a>\n <\/td>Hummingbird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il martin pescatore <\/a>\n <\/td>Kingfisher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il kiwi <\/a>\n <\/td>Kiwi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il dacelo <\/a>\n <\/td>Kookaburra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La gazza <\/a>\n <\/td>Magpie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lo struzzo <\/a>\n <\/td>Ostrich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il gufo <\/a>\n <\/td>Owl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pappagallo <\/a>\n <\/td>Parrot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pavone <\/a>\n <\/td>Peacock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pellicano <\/a>\n <\/td>Pelican<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il falco pellegrino <\/a>\n <\/td>Peregrine falcon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il fagiano <\/a>\n <\/td>Pheasant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il piccione <\/a>\n <\/td>Pigeon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il geococcyx <\/a>\n \/ il corridore della strada <\/a>\n <\/td>Roadrunner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il pettirosso <\/a>\n <\/td>Robin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il gabbiano <\/a>\n <\/td>Seagull<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il serpentario <\/a>\n <\/td>Secretary bird<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il passero <\/a>\n <\/td>Sparrow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La cicogna <\/a>\n <\/td>Stork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La rondine <\/a>\n <\/td>Swallow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il tucano <\/a>\n <\/td>Toucan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'avvoltoio <\/a>\n <\/td>Vulture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il picchio <\/a>\n <\/td>Woodpecker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Reptiles and Amphibians in Italian<\/h2>\n

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Italian<\/th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
L'alligatore <\/a>\n <\/td>Alligator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'anfibio <\/a>\n <\/td>Amphibian (generic)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il ceciliano <\/a>\n <\/td>Caecilian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il camaleonte <\/a>\n <\/td>Chameleon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il coccodrillo <\/a>\n <\/td>Crocodile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La rana <\/a>\n <\/td>Frog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il geco <\/a>\n <\/td>Gecko<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'iguana <\/a>\n <\/td>Iguana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il drago di Komodo <\/a>\n <\/td>Komodo dragon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La lucertola <\/a>\n <\/td>Lizard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il tritone <\/a>\n <\/td>Newt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il rettile <\/a>\n <\/td>Reptile (generic)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La salamandra <\/a>\n <\/td>Salamander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il serpente <\/a>\n <\/td>Snake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il rospo <\/a>\n <\/td>Toad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La tartaruga <\/a>\n <\/td>Turtle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Insects and Arachnids in Italian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Italian<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
La formica <\/a>\n <\/td>Ant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La cimice <\/a>\n <\/td>Bedbug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'ape <\/a>\n <\/td>Bee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il coleottero <\/a>\n <\/td>Beetle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La farfalla <\/a>\n <\/td>Butterfly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lo scarafaggio <\/a>\n <\/td>Cockroach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il grillo <\/a>\n <\/td>Cricket<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La libellula <\/a>\n <\/td>Dragonfly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La lucciola <\/a>\n <\/td>Firefly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La mosca <\/a>\n <\/td>Fly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La cavalletta <\/a>\n <\/td>Grasshopper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L'insetto <\/a>\n <\/td>Insect (generic)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La coccinella <\/a>\n <\/td>Ladybug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La zanzara <\/a>\n <\/td>Mosquito<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La falena <\/a>\n <\/td>Moth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La mantide religiosa <\/a>\n <\/td>Praying mantis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lo scorpione <\/a>\n <\/td>Scorpion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Il ragno <\/a>\n <\/td>Spider<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La termite <\/a>\n <\/td>Termite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Collective Animal Nouns in Italian<\/h2>\n

In English, there are special words for some groups of animals. These are called “collective nouns,” and there are a few worth knowing in Italian, too. Here are a handful to remember:<\/p>\n