Fauna in the World of Avatar

Fauna varies vastly in the World of Avatar, and is notable in the characteristic that most of the animals presented are chimeras or crossbreeds of two real world animals. There are certain exceptions, including Earth King Kuei's pet bear, Bosco.

Habitats
There are several distinct habitats in the Avatar World, suitable for different animals and plants.

Si Wong Desert
The Si Wong Desert has the driest, hottest climate in the world. The desert's ecosystem primarily consists of a few scavenger species such as the gilacorn, predatory insects known as buzzard wasps, giant rhinoceros beetles, which are used for transportation, scorpions, and jackalopes.

Great Divide
The Great Divide has various species due to an arid climate. This allows the survival of some creatures, such as the canyon crawlers.

Foggy Swamp
Due to the very wet climate and abundant vegetation, the Foggy Swamp plays host to a large variety of fauna. Hundreds of living things are densely packed into the swamp; this includes glowflies, elbow leeches, screeching birds, and catgators.

Northeastern Earth Kingdom
Vast plains, mountains, and a few temperate forests are scattered across the sparsely populated Northeastern Earth Kingdom. Many habitats are available for a wide variety of species.

Fire Nation (tropical)
The Fire Nation's tropical climate allows rainforests to strive, where many animals, such as the mongoose dragon, the boar-q-pine, and the badgerfrog live.

Poles
The Northern and Southern Water Tribe's low temperatures do not allow much fauna to live there. However, there are some animals that have adapted to the cold environment, such as otter penguins, tiger seals, polar dogs, polar bear dogs, and buffalo yaks.

Air Nomads



 * Badgerfrog - Green and brown frog with a trim of white fur.
 * Firefly - Bioluminescent flying insect.
 * Flying bison - Large, flying mammals sacred to Air Nomads as the original airbenders.
 * Hermit crab - Crab with a shell-switching lifestyle.
 * Ring-tailed winged lemur - Small animal closely related to winged lemurs.
 * Winged lemur - Flying black and white lemurs kept as pets.

Water Tribes

 * Arctic hen - Hen that lives in the arctic; bred for meat.
 * Arctic hippo - A hippo hunted for its blubber.
 * Arctic seal - Swimming mammals that live in the South Pole.
 * Armadillo wolf - Armadillo and wolf hybrid.
 * Buffalo yak - Four-legged, furry, horned mammal used for transportation.
 * Fish - Fish of various types are typically relied on for food in the Water Tribes.
 * Koala otter - Oceanic mammal with grey fur and large ears.
 * Minksnake - Snake that lives in the South Pole; known to bite humans.
 * Octopus - Cephalopod that lives in the sea.
 * Otter penguin - Penguin with four flippers used for penguin sledding.Penguin sledding.png and Katara riding on two otter penguins.]]
 * Ox goat - Large, four-legged herbivore
 * Polar bear dog - Large, four-legged wild carnivore; feared and hunted.
 * Polar dog - Large dog; kept in Southern Water Tribe as pets.
 * Polar leopard - White leopard found at the poles.
 * Tiger seal - Striped brown seal; hunted for meat.
 * Sea sponge - Aquatic invertebrate.
 * Turtle seal - Brown seal with a hard shell.
 * White hamster - Small, white rodents.
 * Wolf - Beast found in the Northern Water Tribe.

Earth Kingdom

 * Ant - Small insects that live in large colonies.
 * Armadillo lion - Armadillo and lion cross.
 * Armadillo wolf - Armadillo and wolf cross.
 * Badgermole - Enormous, subterranean blind mammals; original earthbenders.
 * Bear - A large brown bear; extremely rare.
 * Bearded cat - Domesticated feline with beard-like whiskers.
 * Blue Jay - Bird with blue feathers.
 * Boar-q-pine - Large wild boar covered in sharp, detachable spines.
 * Bull pig - Boar and bull cross.
 * Bumble fly - Buzzing, flying insect whose name alludes to the fact that it is a cross between a bumble bee and a fly.
 * Buzzard wasp - Enormous flying insects which live under the Si Wong Rock.
 * Cabbage slug - Destructive agricultural pest.
 * Camelephant - Four-legged mammal with a long nose; used for transportation.
 * Canyon crawler - Insectoid, six-eyed, omnivorous creatures native to the Great Divide.
 * Cat - Fluffy white cat with green eyes or slim beige cat with patches of brown, as well as feline with beard-like facial features.
 * Cat owl - Large, predatory bird with cat-like face.
 * Catgator - Stocky river-dwelling reptile named for its catlike barbels.
 * Chameleon - Small, color-changing lizard with yellowish eyes and a crest on its head.
 * Chicken - A flightless, farmed bird raised for food and eggs.
 * Dog - Four-legged, generally domesticated mammal.
 * Dove - White birds related to pigeons.
 * Dragonfly - Flying, serpentine lizards resembling dragons.
 * Duck - Farmed bird; often roasted.
 * Eel hound - Amphibious four-legged creature; used for transportation on land and water.
 * Elbow leech - Enormous leech; attaches mainly to elbows.
 * Elephant koi - Enormous oceanic koi fish.
 * Elephant mandrill - Mandrill and elephant cross.
 * Elephant rat - Black rodent with an elephant-like snout.
 * Fire ferret - Red arboreal mammal native to the Earth Kingdom.Pabu about to comfort Korra.png.]]
 * Frog - Amphibian that lives in and near water.
 * Flying fishopotamus - A combination of a hippo and a fish that people often ride for entertainment.
 * Fox antelope - Horned four-legged herbivore with a foxlike tail
 * Gemsbok bull - Stocky brown animal with large horns.
 * Giant rhinoceros beetle - Giant beetle; used for transportation.
 * Giant fly - Giant bug; eaten in the Foggy Swamp.
 * Giant night crawler - Giant worm.
 * Gilacorn - Small desert-dwelling, egg-stealing lizard.
 * Glowfly - Fly that glows.
 * Goat dog - Small, shaggy-haired white dog-like creature kept as a pet.
 * Gopher bear - Hybrid-like beast of a gopher and a bear.
 * Goat gorilla - Gorilla and goat cross.
 * Hippo - Large, semi-aquatic mammal.
 * Hog - Wild forest-dwelling mammal hunted for food.
 * Hog monkey - Forest-dwelling ape with a squashed face.
 * Hopping llama - Presumably a llama that can hop, as the name implies.
 * Hybrid pig - Includes the Wooly-pig, Moo-sow, Picken, Pigster, and Pig deer.
 * Jackalope - Jackrabbit with large antlers.
 * Leech-A-Pillar - Leech and caterpillar cross.
 * Lop-eared rabbit - A nimble rabbit with extraordinarily long ears.
 * Meadow vole - Small white rodent.
 * Ostrich horse - Large brown bird; used for transportation.
 * Platypus bear - Bear with a large bill and flat tail; lays edible eggs.
 * Poodle monkey - Domesticated simian pet.
 * Poodle pony - A hybrid of a poodle and pony.
 * Possum chicken - A possum and chicken cross; lives in swamps.
 * Purple pentapus - Small, five-legged cephalopod.




 * Pygmy pumas - Smaller, sleeker versions of pumas bred for compact city living.
 * Quilled chameleon - Reptile found in the densely forested areas of the Earth Kingdom.
 * Rabaroo - Large hopping rabbit.
 * Lop-eared rabbit - A small, long-eared mammal.
 * Reptile bird - Green reptilian bird with large talons.
 * Saber-tooth moose lion - Moose and lion cross; cubs are non-aggressive but mature females are vey protective.
 * Scorpion - Poisonous insect found in deserts.
 * Screeching bird - White bird with piercing, shriek-like call.
 * Serpent - A serpent-like seahorse.
 * Se tu - Large green catfish.
 * Scorpion bee - Stinging, swarming, flying insect.
 * Shirshu - Unusual eyeless mammal with a pink, star-shaped nose. Has a very keen sense of smell for navigation.
 * Singing groundhog - Small, brown, furry rodent with musical call.
 * Skunk bear - Skunk and bear cross.
 * Skuncoon - A skunk and a raccoon hybrid.
 * Skunkfish - Foul-smelling, oily fish.




 * Sooty copper fritillary - An orange and yellow butterfly.
 * Sparrowkeet - Small colorful birds, sometimes kept as pets.
 * Spider - Eight-legged, web-weaving arachnid.
 * Spider snake - A spider and snake hybrid with ten eyes.
 * Turkey duck - Turkey and duck cross.
 * Unagi - Enormous eel that inhabits Kyoshi Island.
 * Viper bat - Serpent-like creatures with bat wings found in caves.
 * Wolfbat - Large, snub-nosed bats found in caves.
 * Wood frog - Frog found in swamps with medicinal properties.

Fire Nation

 * Aardvark sloth - Anteater and sloth cross.
 * Armadillo bear - Large bear with a hard, segmented shell.
 * Boar-q-pine - Large wild boar covered in sharp, detachable spines.
 * Camelephant - Elephant and camel cross; used for transportation.
 * Cavehopper - White arthropod with four legs.
 * Clam - Water-dwelling mollusk; easily affected by pollution.
 * Cow hippo - Domesticated, meat-eating animal with black and white spots.
 * Dragon - Large, horned reptile with a long body; the first firebenders.




 * Dragon moose - Dragon and moose cross.
 * Duck - Farmed bird; often roasted.
 * Eagle hawk - Most likely a cross between an eagle and a hawk. Bird with sharp eyesight.
 * Elephant rat - Elephant and rat cross.
 * Hawk - Non-hybridized hawk.
 * Koala sheep - Koala and sheep cross.
 * Komodo rhino - Komodo dragon and rhinoceros cross.
 * Lion vulture - Vulture and lion cross.
 * Maggot slug - Most likely a hybrid of a maggot and a slug.
 * Meer penguin - Most likely a hybrid of a meer cat and a penguin.
 * Messenger hawk - Messenger birds of prey with dark red or brown feathers.
 * Mongoose dragon - Mongoose and dragon cross.
 * Panrilla - Panther and gorilla cross.
 * Puma goat - Most likely a hybrid of a puma and a goat.
 * Raven eagle - Raven and eagle cross.
 * Sea lion - Large aquatic mammal; sometimes used for transportation.
 * Sea raven - Fierce black seabirds.
 * Sea slug - Large slug; sometimes cooked.
 * Sealguana - Large aquatic reptile.
 * Snail sloth - Snail and sloth cross.
 * Tigerdillo - Presumably a hybrid between a tiger and an armadillo.
 * Tiger monkey - A hybrid of a tiger and a monkey.
 * Toucan puffin - Sea birds with large, colorful bills.
 * Turtle crab - Crabs with protective turtle shell.
 * Turtle duck - Ducks with protective shells.
 * Two-headed fish - Mutated fish found in polluted waters of Jang Hui River.

Spirit World



 * Curly-tailed blue nose - Seen without face.
 * Forest Spirit - Supernatural entity who watches over the forested regions of the northwestern Earth Kingdom.
 * Giant wolf - Creature identical to an actual wolf with the exception of its gargantuan size.
 * Hei Bai - Spirit of a forest that can apear as both a black and white monster and a panda bear.
 * La - Fish that is the Ocean Spirit and resides at the Spirit Oasis at the North Pole.
 * Spirit World firefly - Creature made up entirely of glowing light.
 * Tui - Fish that is the Moon Spirit and resides at the Spirit Oasis at the North Pole.

United Republic of Nations

 * Spider rat - A spider and rat cross that is considered to be a pest.
 * Lizard crow - Lizard and Crow cross.
 * Turtle duck - A cross of a turtle and a duck that can be found in the ponds of the Republic City Park

Others

 * Elephant rhino - A cross between and elephant and a rhinoceros.
 * Flying boar - Symbol of the Beifong family; possibly either very rare, extinct, or mythological.
 * Lion elephant - Presumably, a cross between a lion and an elephant.
 * Lion turtle - A cross between a lion and a turtle.Lion Turtle drawing.png.]]
 * Pheasant squirrel - A likely cross between a common pheasant and a squirrel.
 * Spider cat - A cross between a cat and a spider.
 * Spiderfly - An insect most likely based on the common spider and fly.
 * Squirrel
 * Two-headed rat viper - A rodent-eating serpent, presumably a cross between a rat and a viper, with an additional head.
 * Walrus yak - A cross between a walrus and a yak.
 * Weasel snake - A cross between a weasel and a snake.
 * Zebra frog - A cross between a zebra and a frog.