Animal Names Starts With Letter: M

Animals that start with M mix mountain climbers, reef gliders, and desert sentinels. Meet the towering moose wading through northern wetlands; the clever macaque and colorful mandrill in tropical forests; and the vigilant meerkat scanning Kalahari sands. South America’s slender maned wolf trots on stilt-like legs, while rivers shelter gentle manatees. Oceans add soaring manta rays and ribboning moray eels; coasts host busy marine iguanas in the Galápagos. Reptile fans can spot swift mambas and broad monitor lizards; high meadows echo with whistling marmots. Birds bring raucous macaws, clever magpies, and dabbling mallards. Look closer and you’ll find precise mantises, migrating monarch butterflies, and soil-turning millipedes. This “M” roster spans herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores across forests, grasslands, deserts, mountains, wetlands, rivers, reefs, and coasts. Browse the list below for species profiles—scientific names, habitats, diets, and conservation status—and move deeper into the marvelous world that begins with M.