Fauna in the World of Avatar

A vast range of fauna inhabit the World of Avatar; most of the animals presented are notably chimeras or crossbreeds of two real world animals. There are certain exceptions though, such as Kuei's pet bear, Bosco.

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

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.

Great Divide
The Great Divide has various species due to an arid climate. This unique area is home to certain creatures, such as the canyon crawlers.

Poles
The Northern and Southern Water Tribe's low temperatures do not allow for much fauna to thrive. 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.

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.

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 — Arctic bird bred for its meat in the Southern Water Tribe. Nearly identical in taste to its swamp counterpart, the possum chicken.
 * Arctic hippo — Mammal that lives in the South Pole and is hunted for its blubber.
 * Arctic seal — Swimming mammals that live in the South Pole.
 * Buffalo yak — Four-legged, furry, horned mammal used for transportation.
 * Cuttlefish — Used to make paint that is applied for ceremonial markings.
 * Fish — Various species are typically relied on for food in the Water Tribes.
 * Koala otter — Oceanic mammal with gray fur and large ears.
 * Ming snake — 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 sledding.




 * Ox goat — Large, four-legged herbivore.
 * Polar bear — Non-hybridized arctic creature, native to the Southern Water Tribe. Bones used in crafting weapons and pelts for carpets.
 * Polar bear dog — A large, four-legged wild carnivore; it was historically feared and hunted by the Water Tribe, but can be tamed.
 * Polar dog — Large dog; kept in Southern Water Tribe as pets.
 * Polar leopard — White leopard found at the poles; used for clothing in Southern Water Tribe.
 * Seal —  A mammal whose skin is used to build tents.
 * 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 polar areas of Earth including the North and South Poles.

Earth Kingdom

 * Ant — Small insects that live in large colonies.
 * Armadillo lion — Armadillo and lion cross.
 * Badgermole — Enormous, subterranean blind mammals; the original earthbenders.




 * Bear — A large brown, non-hybrid mammal known to hibernate; extremely rare.
 * Beetle worm — Worm and beetle hybrid, sometimes used in soups.
 * Blue jay — Bird with blue feathers.
 * Boar-q-pine — Large wild boar covered in sharp, detachable spines.
 * Bumble fly — Buzzing, flying insect whose name suggests that it is a cross between a bumble bee and a fly.
 * Buzzard wasp — Enormous flying insects inhabiting 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, slim beige cat with patches of brown, or 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 — Flightless bird raised for food and eggs.
 * Creeping slime — An "algaelike [sic] mass that crawls up the walls of the sewers in Omashu".
 * 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 parasitic worm that 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.




 * 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 by the Foggy Swamp Tribe.
 * 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 — A cross between a gopher and a bear.
 * Goat gorilla — Cross between a goat and a gorilla.
 * 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.
 * Hoppy possum — Cross between a frog and a possum.
 * Hybrid pig — Includes the wooly-pig, moo-sow, picken, pigster, pig deer, and bull pig.
 * 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.
 * Possum chicken — A possum and chicken cross; lives in swamps.
 * Prickle snake — A snake that can inhabit areas like sleeping bags.
 * Purple pentapus — Small, five-legged cephalopod.




 * Pygmy puma — Smaller, sleeker versions of pumas bred for compact city living.
 * Quilled chameleon — Reptile found in the densely forested areas of the Earth Kingdom.
 * Rabaroo — A cross between a rabbit and kangaroo.
 * Reptile bird — A cross between a parrot and an iguana. A green reptilian bird with large talons, also known as an iguana parrot.
 * Saber-tooth moose lion — Moose and lion cross; cubs are non-aggressive but mature females are very protective.
 * Scorpion — Poisonous insect found in deserts.
 * Screeching bird — White bird with piercing, shriek-like call.
 * Sea vulture — A scavenger bird that inhabits the western coast of the Earth Kingdom.
 * Serpent — A serpent-like seahorse.
 * Se tu — Large green catfish.
 * Scorpion bee — Stinging, swarming, flying insect.
 * Shirshu — Large, eyeless mammal with a pink, star-shaped nose. Has a very keen sense of smell used for tracking and navigation.
 * Singing groundhog — Small, brown, furry rodent with musical call.
 * Skunk bear — The cross of a skunk and a bear.
 * Skunk fish — Foul-smelling, oily fish.




 * Sooty copper fritillary — An orange-yellow butterfly.
 * Sour beetle — The only thing giant gilacorns would not eat. Legend has it that the beetle-headed merchants' headpieces were made to look like these because of constant threat from the gilacorns.
 * Sparrowkeet — Small colorful birds, sometimes kept as pets.
 * Spider — Eight-legged, web-weaving arachnid.
 * Spider snake — A spider and snake hybrid with ten eyes.
 * Spider wasp — A cross between a spider and a wasp. Known to have inhabited Yu Dao.
 * Turkey duck — Turkey and duck cross.
 * Unagi — Enormous eel that inhabits the South Sea near Kyoshi Island.
 * Viper bat — Serpent-like creatures with bat wings found in caves.
 * Wolf — A rare non-chimerical animal, a wolf lives in a pack and can be used for bloodbending practice.
 * 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, an old Fire Nation dance is named after it.
 * Cavehopper — White arthropod with four legs.
 * Clam — Water-dwelling mollusk; easily affected by pollution.
 * Dragon — Large, horned reptile with a long body; the original firebenders.




 * Dragon moose — Dragon and moose cross.
 * Duck — Farmed bird; often roasted.
 * Eagle hawk — A cross between an eagle and a hawk. Both birds with sharp eyesight.
 * Elephant rat — Elephant and rat cross.
 * Hawk — Non-hybridized hawk.
 * Hippo cow — Domesticated, meat-eating animal with black and white spots.
 * Koala sheep — Koala and sheep cross.
 * Komodo chicken — A komodo dragon and chicken cross that is used as food.
 * Komodo rhino — Komodo dragon and rhinoceros cross.
 * Lion vulture — Vulture and lion cross.
 * Maggot slug — A cross between a maggot and a slug.
 * Meer penguin — A cross between a meerkat 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 — A cross between a puma and a goat.
 * Raven eagle — Hybrid mix between a raven and an eagle.
 * Sea lion — Large aquatic mammal; sometimes used for transportation.
 * Sea raven — Seabirds. Used as the emblem of the Southern Raiders.
 * Sea slug — Large slug; sometimes cooked for food.
 * Sealguana — Large aquatic reptile.
 * Tigerdillo — A hybrid between a tiger and an armadillo; known for its roar and its defensive nature.
 * 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 — Creature resembling a primate; 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 appear as both a black and white monster and a panda bear.
 * Knowledge Seekers — Fox-like spirit assistants of the knowledge spirit Wan Shi Tong.
 * La — Fish that is the Ocean Spirit and resides at the Spirit Oasis at the North Pole.
 * Spirit World firefly — Small insect capable of emitting a small light.
 * Tui — Fish that is the Moon Spirit and resides at the Spirit Oasis at the North Pole.

United Republic of Nations



 * Fish — Aquatic fauna found in the ponds of Republic City Park.
 * Flying bison — Large flying mammals found on Air Temple Island.
 * Lizard crow — Lizard and crow cross that lives in urban areas.
 * Ring-tailed winged lemur — Flying mammals found on Air Temple Island.
 * Spider rat — A spider and rat cross that is considered to be an urban pest. Lives inside of houses in Republic City.
 * Turtle duck — A cross of a turtle and a duck that can be found in the ponds of Republic City Park.

Others

 * Elephant rhino — A cross between an elephant and a rhinoceros.
 * Flying boar — The symbol of the Beifong family.
 * Lion elephant — Presumably, a cross between a lion and an elephant.
 * Lion turtle — A cross between a lion and a turtle.
 * Mongoose lizard — A cross between a mongoose and a lizard.




 * Pheasant squirrel — A cross between a common pheasant and a squirrel.
 * Phoenix — A large bird commonly associated with the element of fire.
 * Poodle pony — A cross between a poodle and a pony that can do tricks.
 * Rhino lion — A cross between a rhino and a lion.
 * Snail sloth — A cross between a snail and a sloth, and the slowest creature in the World of Avatar.
 * Spider cat — A cross between a cat and a spider.
 * Spiderfly — A cross between a spider and fly that sometimes gets caught in its own web.
 * Squirrel — A small or medium-sized rodent.
 * Two-headed rat viper — A cross between a rat and a viper, with an additional head.
 * Walrus yak — A cross between a walrus and a yak.