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This is a list of Fauna known to exist (or have existed) in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. This list applies to creatures of the Materium. For those of the Immaterium, see List of Warp Entities.

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A

Animal Image Notes
Acidic Bullworm[1] A monstrous creature of the Sump in Necromunda's Underhive. Described as "big, scary, and pink" with the ability to devastate entire communities. Denizens are to beware whenever the ground shakes, heralding its coming.[1][Trivia]
Aethexe[2a]  
Aereb-beetle[134a]
Albino sump-spiders[3] Sump beast in Necromunda's Underhive[3]
Ambull[4c]  
Anahig[5a]
Antlerdon[6b]
Arthromite Duneskuttler[7]  
Arachnospila [Help]  
Arachno-ursid[8d] Beast able to put up a notable fight again an Armiger Knight.[8d]
Archaeosaur[9]  
Argrax[10a]
Armidillian Plate Lizard[11b]
Ash Clams[12b]
Auct[13g]  
Auroch[6b]

B

C

D

E

Animal Image Notes
Elephant[52] Described as a "very large creature". Said to be larger than bikes, dreadnoughts, and landspeeders and thus, easier to aim and hit at range than the aforementioned smaller vehicles.[52]

F

Animal Image Notes
Face-Eaters[12e]
Faolchu[53]
Fanged dome-crawler[3] Sump beast in Necromunda's Underhive[3]
Fedridian Althak[13d]  
Fen skulk[54]
Felid[55]   Various creatures with cat-like traits. Some with confirmed Terran ancestors.[55]
Fenksworld Pit Thing[19e]
Fenrisian Wolf[56]  
Ferro-beast[4f][4g]  
Fire Scorpion[13f]  
Fire worm[16a]
Flashcat[28b]
Flatworm[135] Flatforms are found at the bottom of Cirian V's mostly lifeless world-spanning ocean. Hundreds of metres long, they have clusters of limbs on each segmented portion of their long bodies. They snake across the muddy sea floor, many mile below the surface. They consume phosphorescent cloud of plankton.[135]
Flat-crab[6a]
Fluff beast[4l]
Fruit-wasp[57b]
Fyre Drake[58]

G

Animal Image Notes
Garralisk[142]  
Gatorex[59]
Geldwhal[137] A species of whale, native to Fenris.[137]
Ghazal[143c]
Ghost Phage[26c]
Ghor'vash[132b] A creature hunted by Aeldari and known for being dangerous in melee.[132b]
Giant[49a]
Giant Reptile
Giant beetles[60]
Giant Spiders[12a]  
Gloomhaunt[19f]  
Glotfly[28c]
Goat[47d]
Gorebeast[61]  
Great Barking Toad of Catachan[62]
Great Beasts of Caliban[63]
Great Knarloc[64]  
Great White Bear[58]
Greater malkavan constrictor[8e] An enormous serpent whose body can be as thick as a barrelhead. Also referred to as grox-stranglers, some are known man-eating. The massive snake has armoured, purple eyes.[8e]
Greely Worm[28c]
Grendel (Xenos)[65]
Grontock[24] Livestock farmed in the Imperium.[24]
Grox[41c]   Common (but dangerous) livestock farmed in the Imperium.[41c]
Grundloper[66]
Gula[67]
Gyrfalkon[68b]
Gyrinx[42b]

H

I

J

K

L

Animal Image Notes
Lamin[78b]
Land Shark [Help]
Larisel[57a]
Lashworms[12e]
Lesser Barking Toad of Catachan[79]
Lion[55] A type of large felid from ancient Terra that is seen in various Imperial iconography.[55]
Loxodont[143c]

M

N

O

P

Animal Image Notes
Peacock[136] A creature whose feathers have been used as plumes for a hat in M41, and often referenced in idiomatic expression for confident individuals, particularly Fulgrim and the Emperor's Children
Pancake amoeba[4l]
Pech'ra [Help]
Pentarant [Help]  
Phantine[91]
Phelynx [Help]  
Phaex-firebird[134b]
Phyrr Cat[19b]  
Physokerme [Help]  
Pig[143c]
Pitcrab[28c]
Plasmic Medusae[92]   Plasmic stellaezoa are large creatures that have been observed moving in groups within the void. They're larger than a voidship and will explode on contact with a vessel.[92]
Porcine[25]
Psi-grub[93]
Ptera-squirrel[4j]  
Pterosaur[94]

Q

Animal Image Notes
Quarian[95]

R

S

T

Animal Image Notes
Tardigrade[117] Large animals that feed in swampy algae fields. Their watery, flavourless meat is considered a delicacy.[117]
Tarmite[16c]
Terrorax[104c]
Theratryx[10b]
Thermovore[105]
Thlak[5a]
Thornmaw[104d] A floating hunter in the shape of a tear-srop; a mass of exposed flesh, sharp mandibles, and rending teeth.[104d]
Thirstwater[118]
Threadneedle Worms[93]
Thunderhorn[119] Megafauna of Dennar IV[119]
Thylograe[120] dangerous alien[120]
Tiger[55] A type of large felid from ancient Terra that is seen in various Imperial iconography.[55]
Toxic Dweller[10d]
Traki[121]
Tusk Bison[46]

U

Animal Image Notes
Ursid[8a]
Underfang [Help]
Urgrox[119] Megafauna of Dennar IV[119]
Uropyghast[122] Native to the Necrontyr's homeworld, probably extinct.[122]
Ursaloth[54]

V

W

Animal Image Notes
Warboar[129]  
Warp Spider (creature)[83b]
Whipper[42c]
Wrath-badger[58]
Wuzzit Mud Demon[130]  
Wypnotoad[1] Said to be one of the most feared creatures in all the Galaxy[1]
Wyvach[131]
 

X

Animal Image Notes
Xothic Blood Locust[19k]  

Trivia

 

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

  • The name and description of the Acidic Bullworm is a referenced to the Alaskan Bull Worm from the Spongebob Squarepants cartoon.[1]

See also

Sources

 

This article includes background material from a Black Library publication re-released under the Heretic Tomes banner which, per the Heretic Tomes Publication Disclaimer, contain parts which are considered outdated and in contradiction of established background lore.

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