Are Narwals even real? Why indeed they are and they are just one interesting creature amongst the many animals that start with letter N! From frogs hopping around in the rain forest to dogs running about and living their best tail-wagging life, there are plenty of animals to see.

Not only that, but there are also highlighted animals that have free Animal Coloring Sheets, and every animal has its Genus ⁽¹⁾ and Species ⁽²⁾ listed in parenthesis!

So, what’re you waiting for? Let’s get to exploring these critters!

Amphibians that Start with the letter N

There’s a particularly incredible fella on this list of amphibians that start with the letter N, and you may not have guessed it due to its size. It’s the adorable Newt!

Now Newts are capable of far more than they lead you to believe by the first appearance; they are amazing abilities! For instance, did you know that Newts are able to regenerate? That’s correct, just like in those cool sci-fi movies; now we know where their inspiration must have come from! Newts can reconstruct their upper and lower jaws, limbs, spinal cord, intestines, and even eyes and heart! ⁽³⁾ Long live the Newts!

And let’s not forget the legendary comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s shoutout to Newts!

• Natal Spiny Reed Frog (Afrixalus spinifrons)
• Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita)
• New Guinea Bush Frog (Asterophrys turpicola)
• Newt (Pleurodelinae)
• Nicaragua Giant Glass Frog (Centrolene prosoblepon)
• Nike’s Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis nikeae)
• Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
• Northern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus)
• Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus)
• Northern Green Frog (Rana clamitans melanota)
• Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
• Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora)
• Northern Sandhill Frog (Arenophryne rotunda)
• Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)
• Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)
• Northern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon dorsalis)
• Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)
• Nurse frog of the Serranía de Perijá (Allobates ignotus)
• Nutt’s River Frog (Amietia nutti)

Birds that Start with the letter N

If you’re a fan of the hit Netflix original Stranger Things, you’re quite familiar with the upsidedown, and here on our list of birds that start with the letter N we have a flying creature who is also familiar with being upside down! This little birdy is the Nuthatch.

Nuthatches can be found scoping out tree trunks for yummy grub upside down, unlike other birds that search for their food in trees right side up. That’s not the only interesting thing about this lovely bird, they also form a sort of fortress group of misfits with other bird species such as the woodpeckers and chickadees during the winter to increase their food findings and survival. Speaking of food, do you like sunflower seeds? ⁽⁴⁾ Well, it looks like you and Nuthatches have something in common!

• Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda)
• Naga Wren-babbler (Spelaeornis chocolatinus)
• Nahan’s Partridge (Ptilopachus nahani)
• Naked-faced Barbet (Gymnobucco calvus)
• Naked-faced Spiderhunter (Arachnothera clarae)
• Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
• Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)
• Namaqua Warbler (Phragmacia substriata)
• Namuli Apalis (Apalis lynesi)
• Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday)
• Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
• Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
• Napo Sabrewing (Campylopterus villaviscensio)
• Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
• Narcondam Hornbill (Rhyticeros narcondami)
• Naretha Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster)
• Narina Trogon (Apaloderma narina)
• Nariño Tapaculo (Scytalopus vicinior)
• Narrow-billed Antwren (Formicivora iheringi)
• Narrow-billed Tody (Todus angustirostris)
• Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris)
• Narrow-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon stenurus)
• Narrow-tailed Starling (Poeoptera lugubris)
• Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla)
• Natal Spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis)
• Natewa Silktail (Lamprolia klinesmithi)
• Natterer’s Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus stictocephalus)
• Naumann’s Thrush (Turdus naumanni)
• Naung Mung Scimitar Babbler (Jabouilleia naungmungensis)
• Nauru Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus rehsei)
• Nava’s Wren (Hylorchilus navai)
• Nazca Booby (Sula granti)
• Neblina Metaltail (Metallura odomae)
• Neblina Tapaculo (Scytalopus altirostris)
• Nechisar Nightjar (Caprimulgus solala)
• Necklaced Barbet (Psilopogon auricularis)
• Necklaced Spinetail (Synallaxis stictothorax)
• Neddicky (Cisticola fulvicapilla)
• Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii)
• Neergaard’s Sunbird (Cinnyris neergardi)
• Negros Bleeding-heart Pigeon (Gallicolumba keayi)
• Negros Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus arcanus)
• Negros Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus nigrorum)
• Negros Scops Owl (Otus nigrorum)
• Negros Striped Babbler (Zosterornis nigrorum)
• Nelicourvi Weaver (Ploceus nelicourvi)
• Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
• Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)
• Neotropical Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata)
• Nepal Cupwing (Pnoepyga immaculata)
• Nepal Fulvetta (Alcippe nipalensis)
• Nepal House Martin (Delichon nipalense)
• Neumann’s Starling (Onychognathus neumanni)
• Neumann’s Warbler (Hemitesia neumanni)
• New Britain Boobook (Ninox odiosa)
• New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
• Newell’s Shearwater (Puffinus newelli)
• Newton’s Parakeet (Psittacula exsul)
• Newton’s Sunbird (Anabathmis newtonii)
• Niam-Niam Parrot (Poicephalus crassus)
• Nias Hill Myna (Gracula robusta)
• Niau Kingfisher (Todiramphus gertrudae)
• Nicaraguan Grackle (Quiscalus nicaraguensis)
• Nicaraguan Seed Finch (Oryzoborus nuttingi)
• Niceforo’s Wren (Thryophilus nicefori)
• Nicholson’s Pipit (Anthus similis)
• Nicobar Bulbul (Ixos nicobariensis)
• Nicobar Imperial Pigeon (Ducula nicobarica)
• Nicobar Jungle Flycatcher (Cyornis nicobaricus)
• Nicobar Megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis)
• Nicobar Parakeet (Psittacula caniceps)
• Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
• Nicobar Scops Owl (Otus alius)
• Nicobar Sparrowhawk (Accipiter butleri)
• Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
• Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
• Nightjar (Caprimulgidae)
• Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
• Nihoa Finch (Telespiza ultima)
• Nile Valley Sunbird (Hedydipna metallica)
• Nilgiri Blue Robin (Sholicola major)
• Nilgiri Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
• Nilgiri Flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus)
• Nilgiri Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron cachinnans)
• Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis)
• Nilgiri Thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis)
• Nilgiri Wood Pigeon (Columba elphinstonii)
• Nimba Flycatcher (Melaenornis annamarulae)
• Nkulengu Rail (Himantornis haematopus)
• Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis)
• Nocturnal Curassow (Nothocrax urumutum)
• Noddy (Anous stolidus)
• Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
• Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
• Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor)
• Noisy Scrub Bird (Atrichornis clamosus)
• Nonggang Babbler (Stachyris nonggangensis)
• Nordmann’s Greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
• Norfolk Gerygone (Gerygone modesta)
• Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
• Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
• Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
• Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
• Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
• Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
• Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
• Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
• Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
• Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
• Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
• Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
• Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
• Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
• Northern White-crowned Shrike (Eurocephalus rueppelli)
• Northern White-crowned Tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus)
• Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)
• Northern White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora grisea)
• Northern Yellow White-eye (Zosterops senegalensis)
• Notornis (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
• Nubian Bustard (Neotis nuba)
• Nubian Nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus)
• Nubian Woodpecker (Campethera nubica)
• Nuku Hiva Monarch (Pomarea nukuhivae)
• Nullarbor Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma alisteri)
• Numfor Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus maforensis)
• Numfor paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae)
• Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
• Nutcracker (Nucifraga)
• Nuthatch (Sitta)
• Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura punctulata)
• Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)
• Nutting’s Flycatcher (Myiarchus nuttingi)
• Nyanza Swift (Apus niansae)

Dogs that Start with the letter N

As you can see from the picture above, the Newfoundland is one patient dog amongst this list of dogs that start with the letter N to be dressed up in a costume! And this sort of behavior completely checks out for this teddybear of a pup. For they may be incredibly big, weighing as much as 150 lbs, but they couldn’t contain more kindness and chillness. ⁽⁵⁾ This is truly a person’s best furry friend!

• New Guinea Singing Dog
• New Zealand Heading Dog
• Newfoundland
• Norfolk Terrier
• Norrbottenspets
• Northern Inuit Dog
• Norwegian Buhund
• Norwegian Elkhound
• Norwegian Lundehund
• Norwich Terrier
• Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Fish that Start with the letter N

If you’ve been looking for a pet fish, we’ve got you covered! This dazzling fishy, the Neon Tetra, is beautiful to look at and fairly easy to care for. Some fish enjoy alone time, but the Neon Tetra is not one of them. If you’re adopting one, you may want to think twice on that and adopt a few more; Neon Tetra love spending time together! Plus, they have the ability to live for 5 years if they are well taken care of and this includes their social life. If you watch your Neon Tetras closely, you can even catch them playing with one another. ⁽⁶⁾ Nothing fishy going on there, just good clean fun!

• Naked-back Knifefish (Gymnotidae)
• Nase (Chondrostoma nasus)
• Needlefish (Belonidae)
• Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
• New World Rivuline (Austrofundulus limnaeus)
• New Zealand Sand Diver (Tewara cranwellae)
• New Zealand Smelt (Retropinna retropinna)
• Nibble Fish (Garra rufa)
• Noodlefish (Salangidae)
• North American Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)
• North American Freshwater Catfish (Ictaluridae)
• North Pacific Daggertooth (Anotopterus nikparini)
• Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax)
• Northern Clingfish (Gobiesox maeandricus)
• Northern Lampfish (Stenobrachius leucopsarus)
• Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
• Northern Sea Robin (Prionotus carolinus)
• Northern Squawfish (Ptychocheilus oregonensis)
• Northern Stargazer (Astroscopus guttatus)
• Notothen (Pagothenia borchgrevinki)
• Nurseryfish (Kurtus)
• Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

Insects & Spiders that Start with the letter N

When we see a wasp there’s a surge of panic and dislike that rushes through us as we look around for something to wack at it. And although in that moment we are heated with wasp-rage, if you’re in the UK you may in fact be encountered with a Nomad Bee and not a wasp.

The Nomad Bee, which is quite a common species in the UK, can easily be mistaken for a wasp as they look quite similar! But rest assured, this yellow fellow is not a wasp though they do have a pesky tendency to uses hosts for their needs. ⁽⁷⁾

• Nairobi Fly (Paederus eximius)
• Narcissus Fly (Merodon equestris)
• Netwinged Insect (Neuroptera)
• Nightcrawler (Lumbricus terrestris)
• Nomad Bee (Nomada)
• Nursery-web Spiders (Pisauridae)

Mammals that Start with the letter N

Although they can be naughty, who could resist the face of the cutesy trash panda, the Northern Raccoon. Just look at that little bandit face!

The Northern Raccoon, raccoon for short, as we know loves to eat any food that it can get its finny mitts on. We are often used to hearing that animals in captivity are not happy, but the raccoon may speak differently for itself! Due to the fact that food is brought to them and they are taken care of, a raccoon can live over twice as long in the hands of a human rather than the hands of the wild. Who would have thought?! Pssst, also, what does a group of raccoons and a group of babies have in common? They’re both called a nursery! ⁽⁸⁾

• Naked Mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
• Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus)
• Namaqua Slender Mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)
• Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
• Nelson’s Antelope Ground Squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni)
• New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)
• New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri)
• Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
• Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
• Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii)
• Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
• Ningbing Pseudantechinus (Pseudantechinus ningbing)
• Noisy Night Monkey (Aotus vociferans)
• North African Elephant Shrew (Elephantulus rozeti)
• North Pacific Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri)
• North Pacific Bottle-nosed Whale (Berardius bairdii)
• North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica)
• North Sumatran Leaf Monkey (Presbytis thomasi)
• Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
• Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
• Northern Fur-seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
• Northern Ghost Bat (Diclidurus albus)
• Northern (Steller) Sea-lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
• Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)
• Northern Nail-tailed Wallaby (Onychogalea unguifera)
• Northern Night Monkey (Aotus trivirgatus)
• Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
• Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
• Northern Right-whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis)
• Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
• Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
• Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)
• Nubra Pika (Ochotona nubrica)
• Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
• Nutria (Myocastor copyus)
• Nuttall’s Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)

Reptiles that Start with the letter N

Talk about a scary ferocious reptile! The Nile Crocodile is not one to mess with; humans, other critters, even Nile Crocodiles themselves should raise a red alert when within the same proximity. These crocs can get aggressive and mean FAST and have even been known to eat each other. (9) Yikes! Although, we gotta wonder, did they say it tastes like chicken?

• New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)
• Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
• Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus)
• Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
• North American Racer (Coluber constrictor)
• Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea)
• Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)
• Northern Three-lined Boa (Lithanura orcutti)
• Northwestern Gartersnake (Thamnophis ordinoides)

That’s all for this page of animals that start with the letter N, but that’s not it for animal fun. Feel free to check out our free, fun, and cute Animal Coloring Sheets to keep the fun rocking and rolling!

Footnotes

1) “Genus”, Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/genus (accessed 08/04/2022)
2) “Species”, Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/species (accessed 08/04/2022)

3) “Amazing Facts About the Newt.” One Kind Planet. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://onekindplanet.org/animal/newt/.

4) Kurszewski, Jennifer. “9 fun facts about nuthatches.” Wausau Daily Herald. Last modified April 27, 2016. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/sports/outdoors/2016/04/27/9-fun-facts-nuthatches/83551868/.

5) Reznik, Allan. “8 Great Facts About the Newfoundland Dog.” Dogster. Last modified April 18, 2019. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/newfoundland-dog-facts.

6) “10 Fun & Interesting Facts about Neon Tetras.” Aquarium Nexus. Last modified March 28, 2021. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://www.aquariumnexus.com/neon-tetra-facts/.

7) “About The Nomad Bee.” BuzzAboutBees.Net The Wonderful World Of Bees. Last modified February 28, 2021. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/nomad-bee.html.

8) “Raccoon.” National Geographic Kids. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/raccoon.

9) “8 Interesting Facts About The Nile Crocodile.” World Atlas. Last modified October 11, 2019. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/8-interesting-facts-about-the-nile-crocodile.html.