If you are looking to adopt pets related to Germany, then you need to learn the German word which pertains to your pet.
In the German language, a distinct word is assigned to every animal to help with its identification. You need to improve your vocabulary to be able to master the words used for these animals.
Some of the most popular animal names in Germany are (der Esel) donkey, (der Elefant) elephant, (der Eisbär) polar bear, (der Delfin) dolphine, (der Dachs) badger, (der Bär) bear, (der Fuchs) fox, (der Affe) monkey, (die Ziege) goat, (die Taube) pigeon, (die Spinne) spider, (die Schlange) snake, (die Schildkröte) turtle, (die Ratte) rat, (die Qualle) jellyfish, (Tiger der) Tiger.
Read on to know more about the world of German animals.
Der Narwal(German origin), meaning ‘narwhal,’ is otherwise called nar-whale (der Wal) belongs to the class Mammalia.
Das Flusspferd(German origin), meaning ‘hippopotamus,’ is one of the largest herbivorous animals that has a lifetime of about 40 to 50 years.
Die Wespe (German origin), meaning ‘wasp,’ belongs to the order Hymenoptera and class Insecta.
Das Gurteltier (German origin), meaning ‘armadillo,’ is called the belt animal that has sharp claws used for digging.
Der Seehund (German origin), meaning ‘sea dog,’ is an animal of class Mammalia that feeds milk to its young.
Das Wasserschwein (German origin), meaning ‘capybara,’ is a variety of water pig that belongs to the family Caviidae.
Der Pottwal(German origin), meaning ‘pot whale,’ is also called a sea whale that lives in the sea.
Der Hund (German origin), meaning ‘dog,’ is a descendent of the wolf. Der Hund belongs to the class Mammalia.
Das Eichhörnchen (German origin), meaning ‘squirrel,’ belongs to the family Sciuridae.
Das Nashorn (German origin), meaning ‘rhinoceros,’ belongs to the family Rhinocerotidae.
Der Pavian (German origin), meaning ‘baboon,’ belongs to the family Cercopithecidae from the kingdom Animalia.
Der Elch (German origin), meaning ‘moose,’ belongs to the class Mammalia and family Cervidae.
Das Pferd (German origin), meaning ‘horse,’ Das Pferd is a domesticated mammal that belongs to the family Equidae.
Das Stinktier (German origin), meaning ‘skunk,’ is a sting animal that belongs to the family Mephitidae.
Das Ei(German origin), meaning ‘eggs,’ in the English version.
Die Schlange (German origin), meaning ‘snake,’ belongs to the order Squamata.
Das Lamm (German origin), meaning ‘lamb,’ is a young sheep.
Das Erdferkel (German origin), meaning ‘aardvark,’ belongs to the class Mammalia and orders Tubulidentata.
Das Faultier (German origin), meaning ‘sloth,’ is called the lazy animal of the class Mammalia.
Die Schlangen (German origin), meaning ‘snake,’ has a lifetime of nearly about nine years and belongs to the order Squamata.
Der Vogel(German origin), meaning ‘bird,’ is most commonly found in the households of Germany.
Die Gamse (German origin), meaning ‘chamois,’ is found in the mountain regions.
Das Leopard (German origin), meaning ‘leopard,’ is one of the cat family has a lifetime of about 12 to 17 years.
Der Hase (German origin), meaning ‘hare,’ belongs to the genus Lepus and family Leporidae.
Der Truthahn(German origin), meaning ‘turkey,’ is called the threatening rooster or chicken.
Der Schneeleopard (German origin), meaning ‘snow leopard,’ is otherwise called ounce, belongs to the family Felidae.
Die Qualle (German origin), meaning ‘jellyfish,’ is one of the marine animals found all over the world.
Das Karibu or Der Karibu (German origin), meaning ‘caribou,’ is otherwise called reindeer, found mostly in the mountain regions.
Die Kuh (German origin), meaning ‘cow,’ is Taurine cattle that belong to the family Bovidae.
Der Igel (German origin), meaning ‘hedgehog,’ belongs to the family Erinaceidae and subfamily Erinaceinae.
Der Hamster (German origin), meaning ‘hamster,’ is most commonly kept as pets by humans.
Die Fledermaus (German origin), meaning ‘bat,’ belongs to the class Mammalia and has the order Chiroptera.
Der Otter (German origin), meaning ‘otter,’ is one of the carnivores’ animals that belong to the family Lutrinae.
Der Stier (German origin), meaning ‘bull,’ is called a male cow usually will be larger in size and has big horns in it.
Das Warzenschwein(German origin), meaning ‘warthog,’ is from the pig (das Schwein) family belongs to the Suidae family.
Der Hirsch (German origin), meaning ‘deer,’ generally refers to the male variety deer in the forest.
Der Waschbar (German origin), meaning ‘wash bear,’ used to wash their food before eating.
Die Bremse (German origin), meaning ‘horsefly,’ belongs to the family Tabanidae and order Diptera.
Der Mistkafer (German origin), meaning ‘dung beetle or garbage beelt,’ belongs to the German variety of animals.
Der Tintenfisch (German origin), meaning ‘squid,’ is also called the ink fish (der Fisch) that belongs to the order Cephalopod.
Die Eidechse (German origin), meaning ‘lizard,’ belongs to the order Squamata and Kingdom Animalia.
Das Katzenbaby (German origin), meaning ‘kitten,’ generally depends on their mother for survival.
Der Papagei (German origin), meaning ‘parrot,’ is otherwise called psittacines.
Das Nilpferd (German origin), meaning ‘river horse,’ is also called hippo, spends 16 hours a day submerged in rivers and lakes.
Der Nasenbar (German origin), meaning ‘nose bear,’ is one of the bear varieties that have big noses.
Das Zebra (German origin), meaning ‘zebra,’ belongs to the family Equidae.
Roter Fuchs (German origin), meaning ‘red fox,’ is one of the native animals that can be seen roaming in all the places of the country.
Das Stachelschwein (German origin), meaning ‘porcupine,’ has spikes in it, and it is called a spiky pig.
Die Elefanten (German origin), meaning ‘elephant,’ is one of the largest existing animals on land.
Das Entchen (German origin), meaning ‘duckling,’ is a young duck belonging to the class Aves.
Das Meerschweinchen (German origin), meaning ‘guinea pig,’ is also called a sea pig.
Das Schwein(German origin), meaning 'pig', is a German word used for pig.
Der Hundewelpe (German origin), meaning ‘puppy dog,’ especially refers to young dogs.
Die Giftschlange (German origin), meaning ‘poisonous Snake,’ belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
Der Schweinswal (German origin), meaning ‘porpoise,’ belongs to the family Phocoenidae.
Das Gurteltier (German origin), meaning ‘armadillo,’ is called the belt animal that has short legs can move fast quietly.
Der Tiger(German origin), meaning ‘tiger,’ is one of the largest living cat varieties (species) that belongs to the family Felidae.
Das Wildschwein (German origin), meaning ‘wild boar,’ is otherwise called wild swine.
Die Biene (German origin), meaning ‘bee,’ belongs to the order Hymenoptera.
Das Kalb (German origin), meaning ‘calf,’ is a young cow or bull.
Die Spitzmaus(German origin), meaning ‘shrew,’ has a lifetime of about 2-3 years.
Das Stinktier (German origin), meaning ‘skunk,’ is also called the Stink animal that belongs to the family Mephitidae.
Der Pinguin(German origin), meaning ‘penguin,’ der Pinguin belong to the class Aves and order Sphenisciformes.
Die Antilope(German origin), meaning ‘antelope,’ belongs to the family Bovidae.
Grobe Hufeisennase (German origin), meaning ‘horseshoe bat,’ is one of the largest of all the bat varieties.
Das Esel (German origin), meaning ‘donkey,’ is a hoofed mammal that belongs to the family Equidae.
Der Mungo (German origin), meaning ‘mongoose,’ is a carnivorous mammal and has two subfamilies.
Der Gecko (German origin), meaning ‘gecko,’ is another common variety found in the household.
Der Kafer (German origin), meaning ‘beetle,’ belongs to the order Coleoptera.
Die Hornisse (German origin), meaning ‘hornet,’ is one of the largest varieties of wasps that belong to the family Vespidae.
Der Gepard (German origin), meaning ‘cheetah,’ is one of the largest cat varieties and is the fastest land animal.
Das Frettchen (German origin), meaning ‘ferret,’ belongs to the class Mammalia and the family Mustelidae.
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Der Bär(German origin), meaning ‘bear,’ Der Bär belongs to the family Ursidae.
Das Schnabeltier (German origin), meaning ‘platypus,’ is called the beak animal of the family Ornithorhynchidae.
Das Küken(German origin), meaning ‘chicks,’ is a bird (der Vogel) that has not reached its adult stage.
Der Eisbar (German origin), meaning ‘polar bear,’ belongs to the family Ursidae is found in sea and landmasses.
Die Nacktschnecke (German origin), meaning ‘slug,’ is also called a naked snail slow-moving creature that has no legs.
Das Seeschwein (German origin), meaning ‘sea pig,’ is called dugong that belongs to the family Dugongidae.
Die Bettwanze (German origin), meaning ‘bedbug,’ belongs to the genus Cimex.
Das Reh (German origin), meaning ‘deer,’ generally refers to the female species in the forest.
Das Murmeltier (German origin), meaning ‘groundhog,’ is called the mumble animal that belongs to the family Sciuridae.
Die Zecke (German origin), meaning ‘tick,’ belongs to the class Arachnida and kingdom Animalia.
Das Wasserschwein (German origin), meaning ‘capybara,’ belongs to the family Caviidae and the class Mammalia.
Die Haie (German origin), meaning ‘shark,’ belongs to the kingdom Animalia and class Chondrichthyes.
Die Kuchenschabe (German origin), meaning ‘cockroach,’ belongs to the class Insecta and kingdom Animalia.
Der Wolf(German origin), meaning ‘wolf,’ has a lifespan of nearly 16 years is also called gray wolf.
Die Schildkröte (German origin), meaning ‘turtle/tortoise,’ and the literal translation of turtle/tortoise is shield toad.
Das Kamel (German origin), meaning ‘camel,’ is said to have a minimum life of about 17.8 years.
Das Panther (German origin), meaning ‘panther,’ is mostly found in tropical forests.
Die Ameise (German origin), meaning ‘ant,’ belongs to the order Hymenopterans.
Die Feldermaus (German origin), meaning ‘bat,’ belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
Die Spinne (German origin), meaning ‘spider,’ has eight legs that can inject venom.
