Animals That Start with C | Complete List

Looking for animals that start with C? This list provides an easy, alphabetically organized collection of common, wild, domestic, and rare species perfect for students, writers, and nature lovers.

Animals that start with C include camel, cheetah, chimpanzee, crocodile, cobra, coyote, and capybara—famous for their speed, intelligence, strength, and unique survival traits.

List of Animals That Start with C

Here’s a list of animals that start with “C”:

  • Caiman
  • Camel
  • Capybara
  • Caracal
  • Cardinal (bird)
  • Caribou
  • Carp
  • Cassowary
  • Cat
  • Caterpillar
  • Catfish
  • Cattle
  • Cheetah
  • Chicken
  • Chimpanzee
  • Chinchilla
  • Chipmunk
  • Clam
  • Clownfish
  • Cobra
  • Cockatoo
  • Cockroach
  • Coelacanth
  • Collie (dog)
  • Condor
  • Coral
  • Cougar
  • Coyote
  • Crab
  • Crane (bird)
  • Crawfish
  • Cricket
  • Crocodile
  • Crow
  • Cuckoo
  • Curlew
  • Cuttlefish

You can download this list of animals starting with “C” as a PDF file as well.

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FAQs – Animals Starting With C

Q1. What is the fastest animal that starts with C?

The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal.

Q2. What sea animals start with C?

Common examples include Crab, Cuttlefish, Clownfish, Coral, and Crocodile (saltwater species).

Q3. What pet animals start with C?

Popular pets include the Cat, Collie, Chinchilla, and Cocker Spaniel.